The Unschool Space
Esther JonesUnschooling isn't just about education, it's a life choice! For most parents, embracing unschooling requires some serious unravelling of old paradigms around parenting, learning and childhood, and that can be both challenging and exhilarating. Join me, Esther Jones, a mindful parenting coach and unschooling mother-of-three, as I take a look at the many opportunities for reflection that naturally a... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 103 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Education | |||
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This episode, I am with Zahra Lightway and Patricia Sprenger of Light Way Learning. Both came to alternative education through feeling disilusioned with the education system, Zahra as a teacher whose son had found the system difficult, and Patricia a... more
In this episode, I am talking with Sue Patterson, who lives in Austin Texas. Sue is an unschooling coach, author, and the founder and voice behind Unschooling Mom2Mom. Sue has three adult children, who are now in their thirties, and who were all unsc... more
In this episode I’m chatting with Jenny Mainwaring who lives near Oxford in the UK. Jenny took her oldest son out of school while still in primary school and suffering from burnout. Jenny describes the slow process of helping him feel safe again and ... more
To mark the podcast's 100 conversations, this episode is a little different. I am in conversation with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue who runs the Weave online community and is also an unschooling mother. She and I co-founded The Unschooling Summit with la... more
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- So unrealistic
I’ve got an open mind about unschooling but every person on this show is so exaggerated in saying their unschooled children have learned it all, are amazing readers, writers and spellers! You too could have these super educated children if you teach them nothing and let them play all day long.! So unrealistic. Then you hear other podcasts of teenagers talking about how this experience was so awful and they are struggling to learn now that they’re college aged and so behind. Make it make sense.
Apple Podcasts1Aidaphs
United States2 months ago - Love it!
Love listening to this podcast as it’s helped me a lot on our unschooling journey. It comes from a whole heartily peaceful and compassionate place and and gives you an insight that there is an alternative to mainstream schooling.
Apple Podcasts5suziflooz
United Kingdom2 years ago - What I’ve been looking for!
I recently found this podcast online. I am so thankful! I have been homeschooling my children for the past 8 years and it has evolved, as many homeschools do, from school at home to something more like unschooling. I was never confident enough, though, to fully dive in to the unschooling world and didn’t feel like I could unschool my children because I didn’t know what that should look like. I have been devouring these podcasts! My heart knows this is right for my kids. My oldest is 15, and I fe... more
Apple Podcasts5AmberMomOf5United States3 years ago What a lovely podcast. So many different quests with so much to add and thing about. This podcast is truly helping me embark on this new journey. Thank you so much.
Audible5Daniele ValoisUnited States3 years ago- Favorite new podcast on Unschooling
What a lovely podcast. So many different quests with so much to add and thing about. This podcast is truly helping me embark on this new journey. Thank you so much.
Audible5Daniele ValoisUnited States3 years ago
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What is The Unschool Space about and what kind of topics does it cover?
The show centers on unschooling as a lifestyle and family philosophy, with conversations that spotlight child agency, observational approaches to learning, and practical strategies for documenting and supporting open-ended exploration. Episodes frequently explore neurodiversity, burnout recovery, mindful parenting, community building, and navigating the balance between autonomy and family connection. Notable throughlines include shifting away from fixed curricula toward child-led discovery, the importance of safe adults and supportive ecosystems, and the role of lived experience and personal journeys in shaping ethical parenting. The format often features parents and educators sharing personal experiments, challenges, and incremental wins, ... more
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1. Exploring Unschooling
2. Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
3. Unschooling Mom2Mom
4. The Ladies Fixing the World
5. Good Hang with Amy Poehler
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Recent guests on The Unschool Space include:
1. Zahra Lightway
2. Patricia Sprenger
3. Sue Patterson
4. Jenny Mainwaring
5. Melissa Crockett-Joyoue
6. Cassie Emmott
7. Stephanie McDowell
8. Linda Velwest
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