The Life Without School Podcast
by Stark Raving Dad
Latest episode
Why school is failing more children than ever
Why school is failing more children than ever
About this podcast
The Life Without School Podcast is your grounded, research-backed companion for homeschooling, unschooling, and raising your kids outside the system. Hosted by Issy (aka Stark Raving Dad), a home educating dad of four, each episode offers clear, honest guidance to help you build a life that works - for your child, and for you.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 31 episodes
- Why school is failing more children than ever · 58 min · Episode 31A lot of parents are sensing that the gap between school and the real world has become very large. But many are having a hard time pulling all the threads together to work out…
- When Our Unschooler Tried School · 41 min · Episode 30What actually happens when an unschooler decides they want to try school? In this episode, I’m sharing the story of our 9-year-old daughter choosing to go to school. Before that…
- Why home educating is the most important work there is · 26 min · Episode 29I want to put something to you. If you’ve chosen to home educate your children - whatever form that takes, however structured or unstructured you are - there’s a good chance…
- What every parent MUST know about the AI Generation · 50 min · Episode 28For all of human history, childhood has been a time of preparation for an adulthood you could see, and understand, and picture yourself living. You could look ahead and see the…
- How Do I Know Home Education Is Working? · 47 min · Episode 27In this episode, I’m unpacking one of the biggest questions home educating families face: how do I know this whole thing is actually working? I explore: Why the “gaps” in your…
- The Only Home Ed Resolutions You Need This Year · 40 min · Episode 26In this episode, I'm digging deep into what could be the most important commitments we make as home educators this year. I explore: How to confidently reject any and all…
- Finding Balance With Screens · 1 h 19 min · Episode 25In this episode, I’m digging deep into one of the biggest challenges facing homeschooling families today: finding balance with tech and screen time. I explore: What the latest…
- Don't Believe These Unschooling Myths · 26 min · Episode 24In this episode, I spend some time examining three common perceptions that are unique to unschooling: That unschooling is 'unparenting' That unschooling will create lazy children…
- You Are Enough · 24 min · Episode 23In this episode, I'm sharing six ways you can overcome any feelings you have about not being 'enough' as a home educating parent. Not smart enough, organised enough, social…
- Your Child Is Falling Behind · 32 min · Episode 22In this episode I'm talking more about something this podcast was literally born from: the idea of children falling behind where they should be. First, I talk about how the world…
- Turning Around The "Ohhhh, You Homeschool?" Questions · 23 min · Episode 21In this episode I'm going to do something that might feel a bit uncomfortable. But if we want to move education forward in any real meaningful way, the kind of thinking I’m about…
- Dear Grandparents · 35 min · Episode 20With so many families making the decision to leave the formal education system and take their own path through life, it also means there are a whole lot of grandparents out there…
- We're Looking At Education All Wrong · 34 min · Episode 19The definition of education is being taught, and the learning that results from it. A process that happens, for a child, in a classroom. But if you read that a couple of times…
- The Big Home Education Questions Everyone Asks · 32 min · Episode 18Will your children be sheltered? How will you educate them properly if you're not a qualified teacher? How will they get a good job when they grow up? Everyone who chooses a life…
- Monthly Q&A: Comparing Your Children To Others | Slow Life Seasons | Explaining Home Ed to Your Kids · 28 min · Episode 17We're back with another question and answer episode, where I take a few of your questions and talk my way through them. I really love working on this episode each month, because…
- On Being Their Coach, Not Their Teacher · 37 min · Episode 16Today, I want to talk about why I believe it’s so important that we - as home educating parents - play the role of coach, and mentor, and guide to our children. I want to take…
- How To Make This Your Best Home Educating Year Yet · 33 min · Episode 15Happy New Year, everyone! The Life Without School Podcast is BACK. For the very first episode of 2022, I’m taking you through seven things that will help set your family up for…
- The Gratitude Episode · 5 min · Episode 14The global home educating community has grown like crazy in 2021. More families are choosing a life without school than ever before, and it’s never been more important - as we go…
- De-schooling Your Way To Educational Freedom · 30 min · Episode 13In this episode I want to help you build your de-schooling muscle. The process of taking everything you know about education, wiping your mental slate as clean as possible, and…
- On Motivating Our Children / On Their Adult Opinion Of Home Ed / On Sudden Life Changes · 19 min · Episode 12Welcome back to another question and answer episode - where I take some time to dig into things you all want to hear more about it. They might be things you’re personally…
