Read some John Taylor Gatto https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072F9VRZP
Hiya, welcome to homeschooling. I read this recently and found it very insightful https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072F9VRZP/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And I'm currently reading "free to learn" by Peter Gray, I will update you on that if you like, once I've finished.
I've also just written a blog post on my blog that talks about active learning, which you may or may not find interesting: http://zobotics.tech/make/2017/10/23/active-learning-with-robots-in-schools/
Well, anyone who's noticed the graduates come out unemployable might oppose that system. This New York State Teacher of the Year, for example.