The Unschooling Life

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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... more

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April 03, 2015 More Extra Bits
Clips from interviews with Sandra Dodd that didn’t get put elsewhere.
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20min
April 03, 2015 Extras with Sandra Dodd
Clips from interviews with Sandra Dodd that didn’t get put elsewhere.
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20min
April 02, 2015 Extra Bits
Extra bits and pieces that didn't get included anywhere else.
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15min
March 24, 2015 Healing
Unschooling can repair damage done by traditional parenting and schooling approaches.
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20min
March 21, 2015 Laughter
While my kids were in school, we could easily go several days without laughing together. When we were unschooling, hardly an hour would go by without at least a giggle.
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17min
March 17, 2015 Siblings
How does unschooling affect sibling dynamics?
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18min
March 13, 2015 The Word Unschooling
Where did it come from? And where is it going?
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18min
February 17, 2015 “Gaps” and “Behind”
If children don’t follow a set curriculum, won’t they have “gaps” in their education and fall “behind?”
Let’s ask some unschoolers what they think.

Colleen has many degrees AND many gaps in her knowledge.
Jessica’s 15 yo son is enrolled in UC Berkeley in spite of his education “gaps.”
Robin is glad her “late blooming” daughter didn't have to be a late bloomer in school.
Sandra says “the idea that anyone gets through school without gaps is a fallacy.”
Deb says when her son goes to a job interview, nobody asks “How old were you when you first learned to read?”
Susie says “they learn what they need to know – and it may be haphazard – but it will all coalesce in beautiful ways that we can’t necessarily predict.”
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17min
February 17, 2015 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 they will be behind.

Is this a valid concern?
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17min
February 13, 2015 Hard Times
What do unschoolers do when they encounter hard times?
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16min

FAQs about The Unschooling Life:

How many episodes does The Unschooling Life have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

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