Mothers, Unschooling and a Lazy Way of Life

Is unschooling a lazy way of life? Do mothers choose to unschool because they can’t be bothered putting together a proper homeschool program for their children’s education? Perhaps unschooling mothers don’t actually do much in a day.

My daughter Imogen and I discussed these questions in today’s podcast.

Along the way, we also talked about how we can encourage a love of learning, strewing, tiredness and how everything is potentially interesting, even maths! I also chatted more about fulfilling rather strict homeschool regulations, and record keeping.

I hope some of that sounds interesting and you’d like to listen to this week’s podcast.

Please ignore any contradictions. This is an unscripted conversation where we mulled over ideas as we chatted. Words don’t always come out perfectly!

Show Notes

Blog posts about homeschool registration and record keeping

My Registration and Records posts page, in particular…
Unschooling, Strewing and Unplanning
How We Unschool Despite Strict Homeschool Regulations

Blog posts about strewing

Sharing a Few Ideas with My Unschooling High Schooler
Time for Some Strewing

Blog posts about encouraging a love of learning

Igniting a Child’s Love of Learning
How to Get Children to Do Their School Work
Encouraging Children So They Get Excited About Learning

Blog post about how children learn

Making Children Learn What They Don’t Want to Know

Blog posts about being a tired mother

About Being a Tired Mother
Because I Am a Mother

sound effects credit: http://www.freesfx.co.uk/

All the above photos were taken at The National Museum of Australia, in Canberra.

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