Stories of an Unschooling Family

By Sue Elvis

Want to know more about unschooling? How about radical unschooling? (It’s not as scary or as wild as some people make out!) Join me as I share ideas, stories, homeschool record-keeping tips and resou... more

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Stories of an Unschooling Family episodes:

September 01, 2018130: Are You a Curious Unschooler?
This week, I'm sharing a story called Are You a Curious Unschooler?
I'm also discussing the following questions:
Is everyone curious?
Or can we lose our curiosity?
Can we strew verbally?
Do we have to be good examples of learning for our kids?
Does our curiosity make homeschool recordkeeping easier?
How can we unschool and also be registered homeschoolers?

Show Notes

Podcast
Episode 58: Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics

Blog posts
Are You a Curious Unschooler?
Saying Yes: Unschool Bits and Pieces

A Resource
The House with Annabel Crabb

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August 02, 2018129: Unschoolers Earning Money, Following Passions
In this week's episode, I'm talking about:
How my daughters are earning money while they continue to pursue their passions
Why it's okay not to finish everything we start
What I've been doing recently
Why I left Instagram
Why Gemma-Rose is painting the interior of our house
Imogen's first novel and where you can buy a copy!

As usual, I have some stories to share and a resource as well.

Show Notes
Imogen
Blog: Write, Rewrite, Read
Novel: The Crystal Tree, available as a paperback or Kindle ebook.
TV Series
The Great Interior Design Challenge
You might find some episodes on Netflix or other sites.
Podcast
Episode 86: Are You an Unschooling Multipotentialite?

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39min
May 10, 2018128: Hitting the Pause Button and The Colin Show
This week, Cricket is my unschooling guest podcaster.

The Colin Show
Cricket tells us about her family
She shares their journey from school-at-home homeschooling to unschooling
Cricket recorded her guest podcast with her son Colin’s help. Please visit Colin’s Youtube Channel, The Colin Show, and subscribe!

Hitting the Pause Button
I share some of the responses from my Stories of an Unschooling Family survey
I respond to some constructive criticism
I talk about some changes I could make
I tell you what I'm going to do next, how I'm hitting the pause button for a while and taking a break
I also talk about:
Accepting ourselves as well as our kids
Quiet times and how they are essential
How we can make a big difference by doing little things
The importance of feedback

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A big thank you to Cricket for being this week's guest podcaster!
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May 02, 2018127: Thankful and Facing Facts
This week, Venisa McAllister is my guest podcaster.

Thankful
Venisa is talking about:
Her own educational and childhood experiences
How her family moved from homeschooling to unschooling
Her children and how they have their individual learning styles
The reasons she is thankful her family is unschooling

Facing Facts
I'm talking about:
How perfectionists like me don't always face facts
What I discovered when I was brave enough to look at my blog, podcast and video stats
How data can help us do better work
A survey I'm hoping you'll fill in so that I can find out if what I'm doing is helpful.
Changes I could make

Show Notes

Website
Cal Newport

Book
Finish by Jon Acuff

Survey
Stories of an Unschooling Family Survey

Patreon
My Stories of an Unschooling Family Patreon page

Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. Maybe you'd also like to support my work and receive some exclusive content by becoming a patron.
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.
A big thank you to Venisa. If you'd like to be a guest podcaster, please let me know!
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38min
April 26, 2018 126: My Number One Unschooling Fan
This week, I'm chatting with my teenage daughter Sophie.

We're discussing lots of questions including:

What extra content am I producing for my Patreon patrons?
What has Imogen been doing instead of making music videos?
Why have I asked my daughters Imogen and Sophie to be regular contributors to my blog?
Why should we take an interest in our kids' passions?
Do I present my children in an honest and truthful way?
How do we encourage our kids to be themselves and not follow the crowd when they go out into the world?
Why would Sophie become a patron of my blog and podcast (if she were an unschooling parent)?

Show Notes

Podcasts
Episode 110: An Interview with a Teenage Radical Unschooler
Episode 34: Learning from My Daughter and Other Unschool Stories

Video
How I Got My Mother to Do a 100 Squat Challenge

Blog Post
Confident to Be Me

Youtube
Sophie Elvis
Imogen Elvis
Sue Elvis

Patreon
My Stories of an Unschooling Family Patreon page

Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
sophie_elvis
write.rewrite.read

Fitness
Fitness Blender

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April 17, 2018 125: Connecting Unschooling and Ageing
This week, I'm talking about ageing and unschooling.
I share the reasons why I'm finding my ageing appearance difficult to accept. Maybe you are a lot younger than me. You could think this conversation isn't relevant to you. However, this episode, despite first impressions, is about unschooling. If everyone lived an unschooling way of life, would the problems associated with ageing disappear? Does the world need unschooling?

Show Notes

Blog posts
Ashamed of Being Ashamed of Looking Older
Playing for Ian

Patreon
My Stories of an Unschooling Family Patreon page

Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. Maybe you'd also like to support my work and receive some exclusive content by becoming a patron. I hope you will!
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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.

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47min
April 11, 2018124: Does Unschooling Work?
This week, I'm discussing the question Does Unschooling Work? The answer, of course, depends on what we mean by the word 'work'.
I'm also talking about:
My fabulous Patreon patrons and the work I hope to do with their help
Camp NaNoWriMo
How kids learn new things when they have a need
How younger siblings think they are just as capable as their older siblings
How sorting out a problem isn't always as difficult as it seems
A new podcast idea which involves collaborating with other unschoolers

Show Notes

Patreon
My Patreon page

My Instagram Account
stories_ofan_unschooling family

My Unschooling Newsletter

Blog posts
Does the World Needs Unschooling?
Are We Incomplete Without Our Passions and Interests?

Youtube channels
Sue Elvis
Imogen Elvis
Sophie Elvis

Videos
What is Unschooling?
Mission: Surviving Holy Week

Music
Podington Bear's Sound of Picture

Writing
'NaNoWriMo
Camp NaNoWriMo
4theWords

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. Maybe you'd also like to support my work by becoming a patron!
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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.
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46min
April 04, 2018123: Epic Plans for My Podcast and Blog (and Other Things)
This week,
I'm sharing my new BIG idea. I'm joining Patreon! I hope you will join me as I set out on this next chapter of my unschooling adventure.

I'm also talking about:
The need for us to take risks
How the world needs unschooling
Instagram
How we shouldn't lose our playful spirit as we grow older
How Sophie filmed a Passion Play on Good Friday
And other Easter news

Show Notes

Patreon
My Patreon Page
Video: Join Me On My Patreon Adventure

My Instagram Account
stories_ofan_unschooling family

Blog post
Does the World Needs Unschooling?

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. Maybe you'd also like to support my work by becoming a patron!
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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment on this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.

Podcast music: Twombly by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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March 07, 2018 122: My Unschooling Teenagers' Typical Days
This week, I'm sharing my teenagers' typical unschooling days. I'm discussing the following questions:

Is there such a thing as a typical unschooling day?
Can we have too many resources? Do our kids sometimes get overwhelmed by too many possibilities?
Are documentaries and lifestyle TV series a good source of learning adventures?
What TV series have Gemma-Rose and I been enjoying recently?
Why did I initially reject this episode?

Show Notes

Podcast
Episode 110: An Interview with a Teenage Radical Unschooler

Sophie's Youtube Channel
Sophie Elvis

Sophie's Vlog Series
A Week in the Life of

Videos
Back in Time for Dinner
Further Back in Time for Dinner
Back in Time for the Weekend
The Secrets of Your Food
The Big Family Cooking Showdown

Website
Open Learn: Free learning from the Open University

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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment on this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.

Podcast music: Twombly by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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March 07, 2018 122: My Unschooling Teenagers’ Typical Days
This week, I'm sharing my teenagers' typical unschooling days. I'm discussing the following questions:

Is there such a thing as a typical unschooling day?

Can we have too many resources? Do our kids sometimes get overwhelmed by too many possibilities?

Are documentaries and lifestyle TV series a good source of learning adventures?

What TV series have Gemma-Rose and I been enjoying recently?

Why did I initially reject this episode?

Show Notes

Podcast

Episode 110: An Interview with a Teenage Radical Unschooler

Sophie's Youtube Channel

Sophie Elvis

Sophie's Vlog Series

A Week in the Life of

Videos

Back in Time for Dinner

Further Back in Time for Dinner

Back in Time for the Weekend

The Secrets of Your Food

The Big Family Cooking Showdown

Website

Open Learn: Free learning from the Open University

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling

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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment on this episode. Or just stop by to say hello.

Podcast music:
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28min

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