Our Writing Unrules for Unschoolers
How do unschoolers learn to write? Can they gain the necessary writing skills without any formal instruction? I think they can. Actually, I know they can because that’s what my daughter Imogen did! She’s an unschooler who went to university to study writing. Now she has a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing and publishing. She’s also written and published her first YA novel and is well on her way to finishing its sequel.
So Imogen is an unschooler and she’s also a writer. I think she’s the perfect person to chat with about this topic. That’s why I invited her to join me for episode 148 of my podcast.
In this episode, Imogen shares her childhood experiences of writing and then offers some suggestions for parents who’d like to support their children’s writing. We also discuss some of my writing unrules which are based on my observations of my own children who all love to write.
Here’s a summary of this week’s podcast, Our Writing Unrules for Unschoolers:
Imogen and I talk about:
Imogen’s writing story: how she learnt to write, her university degree, how she is turning her passion for writing into YA novels
How free play is the foundation for creative writing
How drawing is a form of writing
How we learn by following someone else’s example
How motivation for writing must come from within a child
Books and reading
How English workbooks are unnecessary
The progress of my unschooling books
And lots more!
Show Notes
Imogen Elvis
Website
Youtube
Imogen’s novel
Podcasts
Homeschool Solutions with Pam Barnhill
Episode 150 of the Exploring Unschooling podcast with Pam Laricchia.
Books and Authors Mentioned
Jackie French
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Rick Riordan
Alice in Wonderful by Lewis Carrol
Photo
I took this photo of Sophie and Imogen during my daughters’ recent photo shoot. They were taking photos of books for Imogen’s Write. Rewrite. Read Instagram account. I enjoyed taking photos of them taking photos of books. (I got them to pose for a few too!)
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We plan to make a second podcast episode about writing, so if you have any questions for Imogen or me, please leave them in a comment!