Brave Writer 309. Redefining Homeschool with Alisha Brignall from Canada
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Oct 15, 2025 Alisha Brignall, a seasoned Canadian homeschooling leader and founder of Alberta's INSPIRED conference, shares her insights on evolving home education. They discuss differences between Canadian and American approaches, emphasizing parental confidence and the shift from traditional methods to hybrid models. Alisha highlights the importance of defining success in homeschooling and fostering a love of learning through child-driven projects. With trends in secular homeschooling and new technologies on the horizon, she reassures families of the relational benefits that come from this educational journey.
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Early Pullout Led To Lifelong Accommodation
- Alisha pulled her son out of kindergarten when it wasn't a good fit and began homeschooling him.
- That decision led to long-term accommodations that later masked his ASD until adulthood.
Parenting And Teaching Are One Work
- Homeschooling blends parenting and educating into one continuous role rather than two separate jobs.
- That fusion can create more regulated, better-supported learners than some institutional settings.
Policy Shapes Homeschool Motivations
- Canadian research on homeschooling is limited and regionally varied because provinces control education.
- Pre-2020 U.S. research emphasized ideological motivations more than the diverse Canadian contexts.
