What Do Unschoolers Do All Day?
Years ago, when we first started homeschooling, I used to wonder, “What do unschoolers do all day?” Even though I’d read a few books, I couldn’t find a satisfactory answer to my question. I needed a fly-on-the wall view into the unschooling life. This is why I decided to tell stories about our unschooling life when I began this blog. Turn unschooling theory into stories about real children. Perhaps it’s helpful to see unschooling in action?
In this week’s podcast, episode 94: What Do Unschoolers Do All Day? I share a few of these stories. I chose several blog posts from a time when my younger girls, Sophie and Gemma-Rose, wore flashing wheels on their shoes and didn’t mind swinging on the swings even when an icy wind was blowing. In those days, we used to ponder such things as:
was Helen of Troy still beautiful after ten years of war? Was she still worth fighting over?
are Elvis feet different from everyone else’s? Why can’t we walk in thongs (flip-flops, not underwear!)
As well as sharing some blog posts, I also talk about:
how we never used to unschool maths
how we sometimes deceive ourselves because we’re not ready to face the truth
how unschooling is a continual learning experience for parents as well as kids
how I forgot something very important when we first began unschooling
So will you join me and find out what we used to do on a typical unschooling day when we had younger children?
If you’d prefer to read the blog posts (without my updated commentary), I’ll add the links to the show notes.
Podcast Music
Twombly by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)
Images
When Sophie was younger and wearing wheels on her shoes, I never imagined that one day she’d be passionate about photography and videography. I took these photos while Sophie was filming Imogen’s music video Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. These days, a typical unschooling day might start with a music video shoot.
What are your unschooling days like? Do they change over time like ours? And what do you think about thongs, (the flip-flop variety!)? Can you walk in them?