BETWEEN
The Small Changes That Shape How Children Learn—and Who They Become
A practical decision system for families educating at home and families whose children attend school. Notice what the learner is doing, consider possible bottlenecks, choose one useful change and look again. BETWEEN connects today’s learning decisions with the gradual transfer of responsibility towards responsible independence.
For parents who want a framework for deciding what to try next.
US $7.99 · UK £5.99 ebook launch prices
Who Are We Trying to Raise?
From Chapter One of BETWEEN, revised paperback manuscript.
Imagine your phone rings.
Your daughter is twenty-four.“Mum, I’ve just been offered a job on the other side of the world.”
Or perhaps the call is less exciting.
“I’ve made a mistake.”
“I don’t know what to do.”At that moment, life is not particularly interested in her examination results.
The question is whether she can understand the problem, make a reasonable decision, ask for help if she needs it, consider who else may be affected and recover if she gets something wrong.
Perhaps that is what education has been preparing her for all along.
Copyright © 2026 Alex J. Housse. Short excerpt; line breaks adapted for the web.
What you’ll explore
- Notice the learner before choosing a response
- Identify a possible bottleneck and test one change
- Review what changed and what remains later
- Transfer responsibility towards responsible independence