Stories of an Unschooling Family
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
187: The Problem With High Expectations and Control
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
This week, Imogen and I are talking about:
High expectations and control. Do they result in unhappy children? Do controlled kids look for distractions? Does limiting screen time result in an increased attraction for devices?
A novel that Imogen reviewed: Dear Hero
Inspiration and different ways of telling a story
How we can work together, share our skills, and help each other
The Catholic Homeschool Conference (I'm a speaker!)
News of two soon-to-be-produced unschooling podcasts
Show Notes
Things we mentioned in this episode:
Indistractible by Nir Eyal
Masterchef Australia 2021
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
Dear Hero by Hope Bolinger and Alyssa Roat
Illuminae Files Book Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Catholic Homeschool Conference
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Books
The Crystal Tree
The Shattering Song
Frost Hands
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
185: Social Media, Hooks, Distractions, and Books
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
This week, Imogen and I are discussing:
Social media and video games: can we break the hooks that pull us in?
Books: is it okay to use someone else’s ideas and create something of our own?
In particular, we’re talking about the documentary, The Social Dilemma, and the books, Dust by Kara Swanson and The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell.
We’re also telling a few family stories.
Show Notes
Things we mention in this episode:
Indistractible and Hooked by Nir Eyal
The Social Dilemma on Netflix
Dust by Kara Swanson
The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Henry Lawson: poems and short stories
Bleak House and Little Dorritt by Charles Dickens
How to Train Your Dragon: movie and book
The Princess Bride: movie and book
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Jeff Wayne’s musical, The War of the Worlds
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Books
The Crystal Tree
The Shattering Song
Frost Hands
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
184:Trying Not to Complain
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
This week, as the rain continues to fall, I'm telling a few stories:
Wondering Weather I Should Iron
The Elvis Connection
Me? I'm Elvis' Wife
Why I'm Wearing Stiff Undies
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Friday Jul 24, 2020
178: Strewing, Unschooling and Charlotte Mason
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
This week, I'm sharing and discussing two stories about strewing:
Time For Some Strewing
Unschooling When Charlotte Mason Also Appeals to Our Hearts
I'm also talking about overwhelming times, how we don't have to be perfect, and looking for the delights in our days.
Show Notes
A Blog Post
Unschooling When Charlotte Mason Also Appeals to Our Hearts
Podcasts
Episode 151: All About Strewing
Episode 30: Why Classical Music Is Not Enough
A Book
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment!
Monday Jul 13, 2020
177: Encouraging Unschooling Kids and Mothers
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
This week, I'm talking about encouragement. I have two encouragement stories to share with you which I'm hoping you haven't heard before. But if you are familiar with them, will you think, "Sue is getting repetitive"? Will you consider giving my podcast a negative review? I hope not. Instead, maybe you'll offer some feedback.
Do you have any ideas for future episodes of this podcast? What would you like to hear about?
Most of my kids are grown up, so often I don't have any current unschooling news to share with you, (unless, of course, you're interested in hearing about my unschool learning). Over the years, I have explored a lot of unschooling topics multiple times, and sometimes it seems like I have said everything possible. Could it be time to pack up my mic? Move on and do something else?
I'd love to hear your thoughts. I know they will be kind and encouraging!
Episode Details
0:00 intro
1:53 discouraging words and negative podcast reviews
3:46 Crushed by a Label
11:11 story comments
13:07 Encouraging Each Other to Do Difficult Things
16:08 How I Became a Runner
24:46 what I learnt from my running adventure
33:01 other encouraging stories
33:53 I’d love to hear your thoughts!
34:42 Summit interviews worth watching
38:17 unschooling: something worth hearing about
38:55 an encouraging unschooling community
39:48 thank you for listening!
Show Notes
Blog Post
Encouraging Each Other to Do Difficult Things
The Homeschooling Global Summit
The Homeschooling Global Summit
My 2020 Summit interview
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick encouraging review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. And if you haven't already seen it, perhaps you'd like to check out my Homeschooling Global Summit interview!
Friday Jul 03, 2020
176: How Curious Unschooled Kids Learn
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
This week, I'm talking about how children learn:
0:00 intro
1:30 News: Podcast chapters
2:55 My Homeschooling Global Summit interview
7:25 Unschooling alone: things I’ve been doing and learning about
15:18 Is It Really Okay if Kids Play All Day?
25:53 Comments about the story
30:30 How Ticking Off Boxes Can Be a Waste of Time
35:45 Comments about the story
43:48 Looking ahead and other end things
Show Notes
Blog Post
How Ticking Off Boxes Can Be a Waste of Time
Video
What's in Your Strewing Basket?
The Homeschooling Global Summit
The Homeschooling Global Summit
Our 2019 Homeschooling Global Summit Interviews
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Other Things I Mentioned
Powtoon
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Font Packs
Skillshare
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Email Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. And perhaps you'd like to watch my Homeschooling Global Summit interview!
Friday Jun 26, 2020
175: More About Starting Unschooling
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
This week, I'm talking about starting unschooling and exciting things:
0.00 Intro
0:53 My First Unschooling Zoom Meeting
11:07 A New Podcast Series
19:20 Time to Unschool
32.25 There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start Unschooling
44:10 End Things
Show Notes
Blog Post
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start Unschooling
The Homeschooling Global Summit
The Homeschooling Global Summit
Our 2019 Homeschooling Global Summit Interviews
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Pat Flynn's website: Smart Passive Income
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Email Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. Perhaps you'd like to join me for our next Zoom meetup!
Friday Jun 19, 2020
174: When in Doubt, Just Love
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
This week, I'm talking about love again!
00:00 Intro
00:48 Is Anyone Listening?
02:07 My Homeschooling Global Summit Interview
09:46 Unschooling Zoom Meetups
13:32 Video Plans
14:56 Radical Unschool Love Discussion
15:54 Two Love Stories
16:15 Following Our Mothering Instincts
24:30 Reject What Doesn’t Feel Right and Just Love
33:25 End Stuff
Show Notes
Blog Post
Reject What Doesn't Feel Right and Just Love
The Homeschooling Global Summit
The Homeschooling Global Summit
Our 2019 Homeschooling Global Summit Interviews
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Email Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. Perhaps you'd like to join our book club!
Friday Jun 12, 2020
173: Unschool Love Stories
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
This week, I'm talking about:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Casual Work and Gemma-Rose
06:22 Unschooling Community
07:11 Unschooling Challenges
09:28 Resources, Links, Questions, Photos
10:57 Book Club Discussion Group
12:14 Nothing Is More Important than Love
17:38 Children’s Book Club
20:02 Homeschooling Global Summit
25:09 A-Z Unschooling Stories
28:21 Clock Watching
35:33 Impressing Other People
43:10 End Stuff
Show Notes
Blog posts
Clock Watching
Impressing Other People
The Homeschooling Global Summit
Our 2019 Homeschooling Global Summit Interviews
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Email Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. Perhaps you'd like to join our book club!
Wednesday May 06, 2020
172: Discussing Books and Writing Stories
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
This week, I'm talking about:
The unschooling things I've recently been doing.
Our new book club and how we're about to begin discussing my book, Radical Unschool Love.
How we can feel helpless when we lose our freedom.
How kids might feel if we're too afraid to let go of control.
My new blog, Where the Carol Birds Sing
I'm sharing a few stories from my new blog:
Battle
Daylight Saving
Look
And I'm sharing a story from Radical Unschool Love:
Perfectly Them
Show Notes
Blog posts
The Problem With Being Too Nice
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Battle
Daylight Saving
Look
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Email Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. Perhaps you'd like to join our book club!