“There is no perfect option but unschooling is as close to perfect as you’re going to get”

Gina Riley joins Heidi Steel this month, to talk about her academic book on Exploring Unschooling Beyond the Classroom.

Gina Riley is an unschooling parent, educational psychologist, and Clinical Professor. She has worked alongside Peter Gray, and is known internationally for her research into Self Directed Learning and unschooling. Her unique perspective on learning as both academic and unschooling parent is invaluable to both communities as she truly understands the choices and the process of alternative education.

This is a really exciting episode as Gina has a wealth of experience through her research and own unschooling lifestyle, that she shares with us so generously.

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We discuss:

· An unschooler’s first day at school: the adjustment and transition 1:50

· Unschooling as a single mum, working and studying herself 3:50

· Gina’s personal path to unschooling 6:50

· Gina’s research into intrinsic motivation and how it relates to unschooling 8:50

· Defining unschooling 13:30

· What learning looks like outside of the classroom 14:35

· Talking about her grown unschooled son and reflecting on the elements of learning that were present in former years, now in adulthood 18:50

· The challenges, benefits, and negative experiences of grown unschoolers 30:30

· What are the best parts of unschooling? 35:40

· Recommended books and resources 39:40

GUEST MEDIA LINKS:

Unschooling: Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in July 2020.

Grown unschoolers’: Evaluations of their unschooling experiences Peter Gray and Gina Riley

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