
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.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 31 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationParentingKids & Family | |||

A 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 why that gap feels so vast, and what the impact on their children might en... more
What 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 day, she had never once stepped into a classroom. I talk about why we a... more
I 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 you’re not valuing yourself, or your role, nearly as much as you should.
An... more
For 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 kind of adult you were likely to become. You could picture the work you'... more
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I have listened to several of your episodes and only regret not following more regularly. Every time I listen, I am inspired by your experience and expertise, and reminded of my own desire and passion to guide my child rather than leaving it up to the social structure of school. Keep up the awesome work!
Hi! I came upon your podcast recently, after stumbling across your instagram. We live in the Midwest (of the U.S.) and have been practicing Aware Parenting (on an island, as there is not an AwP community here), and with that, there is a slowly growing inclination to unschool. We have twin toddlers, are first time parents, and are in our late 30s and 40s.
Listening to the first few of your episodes has not only moved me to tears, but it has inspired me to embrace the path less traveled. Without h... more
As a parent struggling with our decision to homeschool our daughter since halfway through her first school year (age 6) this podcast has given me relief. It is thoughtful and doesn't rush through ideas. A must for any parents who homeschool or are thinking about it.
To be fair, my only exposure is the episode on AI but I can say to clearly takes a singular cynical biased perspective. If doesn’t weigh in the actual environmental, political, social, and economical issues that AI faces in the near future. Instead it takes a fear mongering approach, feeding on scary phrases without actually understanding and explaining the technical realities of the adoption of AI which it highlights. Over all, would advice doing further personal education on the realities of A... more
So much wisdom, kindness and grace here… Thank you for being you, your podcast has been a great inspiration for me!🤍
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
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