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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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Gaps and Being "Behind"

Gaps and Being "Behind"

Sometimes people worry that, if children don’t follow a set curriculum, they will have gaps in their education, or that ... Read more

17 Feb 2015

16mins

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Writing

Writing

Learning to write without pain and suffering.

2 Nov 2014

17mins

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Teens

Teens

What's it like to be an unschooling teen?

9 Dec 2014

16mins

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African Americans & Homeschooling

African Americans & Homeschooling

Ama Mazama is a professor of African American studies at Temple University, a homeschooling mom, and author of the recen... Read more

16 Dec 2014

18mins

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Principles

Principles

Principles and priorities (rather than rules) create the framework by which unschooling can work

4 Dec 2014

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The Word Unschooling

The Word Unschooling

Where did it come from? And where is it going?

13 Mar 2015

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Peter Gray on Play

Peter Gray on Play

Children who are free to play learn to regulate emotions, overcome narcissism, be empathetic and creative, think abstrac... Read more

7 Aug 2014

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Food

Food

Can even meal times be time of joy and harmony - and learning? Unschoolers say, absolutely YES!

11 Sep 2014

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Is Unschooling Legal?

Is Unschooling Legal?

When they first hear about unschooling, many people ask “is that legal?” Every country is different, and in the US, ever... Read more

25 Aug 2014

11mins

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Relatives

Relatives

When relatives don’t support unschooling… what then?

3 Feb 2015

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Bedtimes

Bedtimes

Everyone knows that kids HAVE to have bedtimes, right? I mean … come on. Right? Welcome to the unschooling life podc... Read more

28 Sep 2014

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Hard Times

Hard Times

What do unschoolers do when they encounter hard times?

13 Feb 2015

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Mess

Mess

Welcome to mess! For as long as I can remember – maybe since I was four years old, I liked things to be tidy. So I h... Read more

16 Sep 2014

13mins

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Special Needs

Special Needs

Can unschooling work for a child with learning problems? What about gifted children? Or children with health issues? T... Read more

24 Oct 2014

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Academics

Academics

Unschoolers don’t segment life into categories, don’t follow a prescribed curriculum and don’t see quote “academic” lear... Read more

5 Sep 2014

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Quitting

Quitting

Quitting and learning; learning and quitting.

26 Jan 2015

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"Bored" and "Lazy"

"Bored" and "Lazy"

Parents worry a child might be too “bored” or “lazy” to unschool. Is this possible? My conclusion is - not only are bore... Read more

29 Aug 2014

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Travel

Travel

The flexibility of an unschooling lifestyle makes it possible for some families to travel and learn all over the world. ... Read more

16 Jan 2015

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Strewing

Strewing

"I strew their path with interesting things."

14 Dec 2014

14mins

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Single Parents

Single Parents

For many people, unschooling as a single parent would be way too hard. But today we hear from some “solo mums” who are u... Read more

4 Feb 2015

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