The Unschooling Life

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**The Unschooling Life**

Discover the innumerable wonders & challenges of the unschooling life. Featuring interviews with unschooling families recorded and edited by Amy Childs. Show your support at patreon.com/amychilds

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Food Sep 11, 2014

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Can even meal times be time of joy and harmony - and learning?

Unschoolers say, absolutely YES!

Peace Sep 10, 2014

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How do unschooling parents create a peaceful environment that is conducive to learning?

Academics Sep 05, 2014

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Unschoolers don’t segment life into categories, don’t follow a prescribed curriculum and don’t see quote “academic” learning as different or better than all kinds of learning.

People who still have a school mindset worry that this means unschooled children are not learning the important things.

"Bored" and "Lazy" Aug 29, 2014

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Parents worry a child might be too “bored” or “lazy” to unschool. Is this possible?

My conclusion is - not only are boredom and laziness not reasons or proof that unschooling doesn’t work - they can be great opportunities to learn new things, to have more bonding experiences, giving a chance for parents to pay closer attention to their child and find out more that is going on deep inside.

Is Unschooling Legal? Aug 25, 2014

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When they first hear about unschooling, many people ask “is that legal?” Every country is different, and in the US, every state is different. But usually the answer is yes.

Learning from Screens Aug 23, 2014

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Many people worry that unlimited screens will harm their child.

But natural learning occurs best when children follow their interests and are trusted to direct their own play and learning... EVEN when they’re interested in something on a screen.

Bonding Aug 07, 2014

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What do families gain from an unschooling lifestyle that goes beyond providing a natural learning environment? I asked Sandra Dodd to talk about the differences between unschooling and other education alternatives. Today she touches on the parent-child bond, the parents’ learning, honoring human instincts, respecting the rhythm of a child’s whole life and making a relationship investment that lasts a lifetime.

In short: unschooling is more than an educational alternative. It is a lifestyle that promotes a child’s wellbeing 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Peter Gray on Play Aug 07, 2014

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Children who are free to play learn to regulate emotions, overcome narcissism, be empathetic and creative, think abstractly, discover and develop their passions.

Peter Gray on Learning Aug 06, 2014

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Peter Gray is a developmental psychologist and research professor who has written many things including a blog for Psychology Today magazine called "Freedom to Learn." His latest book is also called Free to Learn, and in it Mr. Gray writes about how all people are born to be self-directed learners.

College Alternatives Jul 25, 2014

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Lots of people- not just unschoolers - have been questioning more and more whether a college degree is really worth the skyrocketing costs. I guess most would agree that sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn’t.

Unschoolers are well situated to do other interesting, educational, strategically savvy things, rather than going to college. They have years of experience seeking out good opportunities, being self-motivated resourceful and creative, and finding alternative ways of learning the things they want to know.

In today’s podcast we hear a little more about some of these alternatives.

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