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EU001: What is Unschooling?

January 10, 2016 By Pam Laricchia 8 Comments

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EU001In this introductory episode, I share my vision for the podcast, an overview of my unschooling journey, and my evolving definition of unschooling.

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“It is a miracle that curiosity survives a formal education.” ~ Albert Einstein

Episode Highlights

  • The Exploring Unschooling podcast will have new episodes weekly, and my goal is for us to explore unschooling together, through in-depth interviews with veteran unschooling parents, conversations that dig into a wide range of unschooling topics with experienced guests, and monthly Q&A episodes to answer your questions.
  • My school background and finding unschooling almost 14 years ago.
  • What my children are up to now.
  • How my definition of unschooling has changed over the years.
  • How unschooling doesn’t look like school at all.

If you’d like to submit a question for an upcoming Q&A episode, just go to livingjoyfully.ca/podcast.

Ines Rahn has generously translated this episode into German here.

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Comments

  1. Malissa says

    January 31, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    Beautiful. Amazing. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Pam Laricchia says

      February 1, 2016 at 7:53 am

      Thanks, Malissa! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Renee says

    February 1, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    Thanks so much! Really enjoying your podcasts!!

    Reply
    • Pam Laricchia says

      February 2, 2016 at 6:57 am

      Glad you’re enjoying them, Renee! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Carina says

    February 5, 2016 at 11:53 am

    I loved the podcast! It was insightful and inspiring. I look forward to more!

    Reply
    • Pam Laricchia says

      February 6, 2016 at 7:47 am

      Thanks, Carina! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Nada Sheppard says

    August 10, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Pam, you have the sweetest, most soothing voice!

    I love one comment you made in this podcast, in which you said, “Not following a curriculum does not mean that unschooling parents are doing nothing. Instead, you’ll be replacing it with a supportive learning environment — one based not on an outline, but on your child’s interests.”

    That really struck something with me — my “job” as the parent isn’t to create a curriculum — it’s to create a supportive and enriching environment from which my children can learn what they need to learn. I really like that idea — being the base upon which my children can learn more. Excellent idea — gotta write that down! 😀

    Reply
    • Pam Laricchia says

      August 11, 2016 at 9:46 am

      Thank you, Nada! I love that it struck a chord with you—that’s a very cool realization. 🙂

      Have fun!

      Reply

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