What is Unschooling, Part 1: A Framework of Ideas

Do you ever wonder what unschooling is really about? Or maybe you have a sense of it yourself but wonder how to describe it if asked? This ended up being a very full and nuanced conversation based on the first part of Hayley’s blog post series by the same name. What a joy to speak with Sue Elvis from Stories of an Unschooling Family and reflect about the framework of unschooling in detail based on Hayley’s ideas and our own. We seem to learn as we discuss and think you’ll gain some perspective from this conversation and some fuel for your own realizations.  Resources: What is Unschooling? Part 1: A Framework of Ideas, Hayley, Taking a Kinder PathStories of an Unschooling FamilyCurious Unschoolers, Sue ElvisRadical Unschool Love, Sue ElvisThe Unschool Challenge, Sue ElvisUnschooling: A Voyage of Discovery, Episode 31Unschooling – What’s in a Name, Ever LearningWhat is Unschooling and How Does it Work? Episode 18Do We Deserve Joy? Unpacking Perspectives of Joy in Home Education, Episode 8Ladies Fixing the World podcast 8 Benefits of Learning to Read Later (and taking a more natural approach), Taking a Kinder Path