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192: The Stories of Our Lives

In episode 192 of my Stories of an Unschooling Family podcast, I talked about:
Homework for Life
Generating writing ideas
Creating second brains
Homeschool records, including strewing and planning notebooks and family journals
Social media and other online distractions
Also:
I shared Matthew Dicks’ book, Storyworthy and Tiago Forte’s book,  Building a Second Brain.
I told two stories of my life, one about a kangaroo and the other about trees topped with a bright green fuzz of new leaves.
I read my blog post, The Writing Game: No Shortage of Writing Ideas.
And I discussed the note-taking apps, Apple Notes, Evernote and Notion.
Please visit my blog, Stories of an Unschooling Family to read the associated post that includes a list of resources.

178: Strewing, Unschooling and Charlotte Mason

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
 
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168: BIG Unschooling Ideas

This week, I'm talking about unschooling ideas:
Should we encourage our kids' ideas even if they don't sound practical?
Are our ideas important?
Is it okay if our ideas fail?
What is my latest BIG idea?
Will the readers of my unschooling books join my community?
What will my community offer?
 
I'm also telling three stories:
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!
Encouraging Kids' Ideas
Why Sophie Is Glad I Am Her Mother and Other Dusty Week Stories
 
And I have some resources to share.
 
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
Email Me: 
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
Resources
The Burnt Stick
Codecademy
Bind a Book-Make a Journal Pinterest board
Secrets of the Castle
 
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166: Unschooling Sausages and Other History Stories

This week:
I'm telling you where I've been for the last 3 months.
I'm sharing a new podcast format idea.
I'm talking about podcast chapters.
I'm asking for some feedback.
I'm reading 3 unschooling stories that are tagged history and geography (and also English and unschooling).
I'm commenting on my stories.
I’m sharing some resources.
 
Show Notes
 
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
 
Blog posts
Unschooling Sausages
How Light Can Turn into Deep and Serious
Watching History as it Happened
The Writing Game
 
Resources
Tudor Monastery Farm 
Wartime Farm
Edwardian Farm
Victorian Farm
The Hollow Crown
Richard III: The King in the Carpark
The Crown
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
 
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
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!
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158: Old and New Stories, a Book Club and Other Unschooling Things

This week, I'm sharing some old stories and some new ones, as well as some news.
I talk about:
When my kids were younger by sharing a snow story and a homeschooling camp story.
How my ideas about how kids learn have changed.
How Gemma-Rose (15) has been enriching her own life.
Our family passion for musicals.
How our kids can come alive when they are involved with their passions and using their talents.
How young kids can join in with things we might think are too advanced for them.
My new Curious Unschoolers Book Club.
How Imogen, Sophie and I are travelling to Canberra on 31st August to meet up with other unschoolers.
 
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
 
Blog Posts
 
I Am a Pirate King!
When Unschooled Kids Charge Off on Their Own Learning Adventures (includes links to mentioned musicals)
 
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!
The Book Club Link
 
Books by Father James Tierney
The Bush Boys books
 
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
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 about this episode. Join us in the Curious Unschoolers Book Club. And please join me on Instagram!

149: My Unschooler's Homeschool Registration Visit

This week, I'm sharing details of my daughter Gemma-Rose's homeschool registration visit. I discuss the following questions:
Can registered homeschoolers unschool?
How do we write homeschool plans when we don't know what our unschooling kids will be interested in?
How can we fulfil homeschooling registration requirements without forcing kids to learn things they're not interested in? 
Is forced learning real learning?
I also talk about:
How we might be tempted to push our kids to use their talents or extend their interests.
How kids can surprise us. They're often not like us. They do things on their own timetables and not ours.
And I share my latest unschooling book news.
 
Show Notes
Podcasts
Episode 27: The Tricky Business of Registering an Unschooler as a Homeschooler
Episode 45: How Registered Homeschoolers Can Unschool
 
Blog Posts
My homeschool registration and record keeping posts
 
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
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141: When a Child Is No Longer Gripped by a Passion

This week, I'm answering the question: "Have your kids ever been between interests?"
I talk about:
Exciting times when kids are gripped by a passion
Quiet times when they appear to be drifting along
How we can help our kids during quiet times by trusting and strewing
Some strewing ideas
 
Show Notes
Blog Posts
When Excitement for Learning Appears to Disappear
Regaining Her Enthusiasm for Learning
Preparing our Kids for an Unknown Future: Can We Do It? 
What Happened When I Strewed a Painting on the Wall
Unschooling, Strewing, and Unplanning
My Unschool Unplanning Strewing Notebook
 
Podcasts
Episode 4: Exciting Times, Slow Times, and Unschool Holidays
Episode 83: How to Start a Great Art Conversation
 
Novel Writing
Camp NaNoWriMo
 
Coding Lessons
Codecademy
 
 Youtube Exercise Channel
Fitness Blender
 
My Unschooling Newsletter
Subscribe
 
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
 
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132: When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths

This week, I'm sharing and discussing the post When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths. It's the promised update to my daughter Gemma-Rose's unschooling maths story. 
Also, I have a maths resource to share.
And I tell a couple of stories. One involves a huge kangaroo and the other ponders the questions: What is success? How do we measure it?
 
Show Notes
Blog Post
When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths
 
Maths Youtube Channel
Eddie Woo
 
My Youtube Channel
Sue Elvis
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. 
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130: Are You a Curious Unschooler?

This week, I'm sharing a story called Are You a Curious Unschooler?
I'm also discussing the following questions:
Is everyone curious?
Or can we lose our curiosity?
Can we strew verbally?
Do we have to be good examples of learning for our kids?
Does our curiosity make homeschool recordkeeping easier?
How can we unschool and also be registered homeschoolers?
 
Show Notes
 
Podcast
Episode 58: Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics
 
Blog posts
Are You a Curious Unschooler?
Saying Yes: Unschool Bits and Pieces
 
A Resource
The House with Annabel Crabb
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. 
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by and say hello!
 

122: My Unschooling Teenagers' Typical Days

This week, I'm sharing my teenagers' typical unschooling days. I'm discussing the following questions:
 
Is there such a thing as a typical unschooling day?
Can we have too many resources? Do our kids sometimes get overwhelmed by too many possibilities?
Are documentaries and lifestyle TV series a good source of learning adventures?
What TV series have Gemma-Rose and I been enjoying recently?
Why did I initially reject this episode?
 
Show Notes
 
Podcast
Episode 110: An Interview with a Teenage Radical Unschooler
 
Sophie's Youtube Channel
Sophie Elvis
 
Sophie's Vlog Series
A Week in the Life of
 
Videos
Back in Time for Dinner
Further Back in Time for Dinner
Back in Time for the Weekend
The Secrets of Your Food
The Big Family Cooking Showdown
 
Website
Open Learn: Free learning from the Open University
 
 
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.
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Podcast music: Twombly by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)