Renee Cabatic, the mother of two unschooled teens, joins me this week to share some wonderful stories from their lives. We dive into passions and comfort zones, college and quitting, agency and self-efficacy, and lots more.

Questions for Renee

Can you share with us a bit about you and your family?

What did your family’s move to unschooling look like?

Many long-time unschooling parents have a story around learning the value of stretching their comfort zones. The spark is usually one of our kids becoming interested in something that makes us feel uncomfortable, or even fearful. Do you have one of those stories?

I regularly get questions from newer unschooling parents about concerns around technology. I’d love to hear how technology like TV, video games, and YouTube, wove through your unschooling days. What was your experience?

One of the valuable paradigm shifts that often happens on the unschooling journey is around the idea of quitting. Conventionally, it’s often seen as a failure or lack of commitment. But there’s another way to look at it, one that’s much more positive. Do you have a quitting story you could share?

Another common concern is that choosing unschooling closes the door to college. I’d love to hear a college story or two!

Looking back, what do you feel has been the most valuable outcome from choosing unschooling all those years ago?

Things mentioned in the Episode

Renee mentioned a couple of unschooling conferences, Free to Be and Life is Good

Episode Transcript

Read the transcript here