Virtual Kitchen Table

Erin
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We’d like to welcome you to the Virtual Kitchen Table. We are Hayley from Taking a Kinder Path, Erin from Ever Learning and Ashley from Ashley as Mama and Storytime Shelves. We’re gathering to have conversations about family life and home education, most specifically unschooling, which is sometimes known as self-directed education or, as we sometimes refer to it, whole life learning, consent-based education or natural learning. We’ll be sharing experiences and ideas, learning as we go through relaxed conversation. We hope you’ll pull a chair up to the table and join us.

  1. 14h ago

    Episode 58: What is Unschooling? Part 3: Myths and Misconceptions

    We discussed Part 3 of Hayley’s What is Unschooling? series.  Sue Elvis from Stories of an Unschooling Family joined us to tap back into this next part of the topic. This time we discussed Myths and Misconceptions about unschooling. We were keen to do this because we know how misunderstood unschooling often is, even by people embarking upon it. We found ourselves out of time with some of Hayley’s post to still discuss, so stay tuned for a continuation of the conversation. We’d love you to have a listen! We Discuss: Deschooling - what it is and different ways to think about it Moving in an unschooling direction without having specific language for deschooling The idea of unschooling as lazy parenting The idea of child-led (in learning and in living and whether there’s a distinction) Unschooling as a rejection of curriculums, classes, checklists, routines, timetables The concern about children being  ‘behind’, uneducated and unprepared for the real world The different things that the “real world” means to different people Questions of post-secondary education and options Choosing to live a life with rhythm and order Resources: What is Unschooling? Part 3: Myths and Misconceptions- Taking a Kinder Path Stories of an Unschooling Family What is Unschooling? Part One: A Framework of Ideas - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What is Unschooling? Part Two: What Unschooling Looks Like - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast Deschooling Through the Lens of the Unschool Challenge - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What is Unschooling and How Does it Work? - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What Do Our Unschooling Days Look Like? - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast Unschooling A-Ha Moments - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast

  2. Jul 2

    Episode 57: What is Unschooling, Part 2: What Unschooling Looks Like

    We welcomed Sue Elvis of Stories of an Unschooling Family to discuss Part Two of Hayley’s What is Unschooling? series. It was another rich opportunity to dig deeply into the nuts and bolts of the practical side of unschooling, with concrete examples and shared experiences. We hope you’ll have a listen and learn something new. Resources: What is Unschooling, Part 2: What Does Unschooling Like? Taking a Kinder Path Unschooling: What’s in a Name? – Ever Learning Home Ed Labels and Jargon: Sorting Them Through, Episode 19 – Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What is Unschooling and How Does it Work? Episode 18 - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What Do Our Unschooling Days Look Like? Part One, Episode 1 - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast What Do Our Unschooling Days Look Like? Part One, Episode 2 - Virtual Kitchen Table Podcast Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling by Sandra Dodd  - Sandra Dodd Ladies Fixing the World podcast EU382: Unschooling Stumbling Blocks: It’s Not the Unschooling - Exploring Unschooling Podcast Understanding Unschooling – Ever Learning

  3. Jun 7

    What is Unschooling, Part 1: A Framework of Ideas

    Do you ever wonder what unschooling is really about? Or maybe you have a sense of it yourself but wonder how to describe it if asked? This ended up being a very full and nuanced conversation based on the first part of Hayley’s blog post series by the same name. What a joy to speak with Sue Elvis from Stories of an Unschooling Family and reflect about the framework of unschooling in detail based on Hayley’s ideas and our own. We seem to learn as we discuss and think you’ll gain some perspective from this conversation and some fuel for your own realizations.   Resources:   What is Unschooling? Part 1: A Framework of Ideas, Hayley, Taking a Kinder Path Stories of an Unschooling Family Curious Unschoolers, Sue Elvis Radical Unschool Love, Sue Elvis The Unschool Challenge, Sue Elvis Unschooling: A Voyage of Discovery, Episode 31 Unschooling – What’s in a Name, Ever Learning What is Unschooling and How Does it Work? Episode 18 Do We Deserve Joy? Unpacking Perspectives of Joy in Home Education, Episode 8 Ladies Fixing the World podcast  8 Benefits of Learning to Read Later (and taking a more natural approach), Taking a Kinder Path

  4. May 18

    Episode 55: Young People Often Do Know What They Don’t Know

    Resources: Episode 54: Parents Can’t Teach Their Children Everything and That’s Okay  Episode 16: Lists or Not: How Do We and Those We Love Keep Organized?

  5. Apr 29

    Episode 54: Parents Can’t Teach Their Children Everything and That’s Okay

    This isn’t a criticism of the abilities of home educating parents, but instead reassurance for all parents that there is no need to take all of the things on. Children being taught everything ahead of time isn’t how deep and meaningful learning usually happens. At the same time, it’s not a conversation about “hands-off” parenting — far from it! Instead it’s a reminder of the roles that our presence, relationship and belief in children play as we walk alongside them (and ahead as needed) in their development. In this discussion, we look at the pressure that parents are under to prepare their kids for various stages of childhood and adulthood, as well as the pressure kids feel to live a life of “getting prepared” for future stages. It is neither possible nor necessary. We really enjoyed the directions this topic took us in and hope you will too. Join us as we think it through! Resources:   A Lifetime for Learning – Parents Don’t Need to Offer Everything, Ever Learning Reflecting on the Process of Self-Directed Learning, Ever Learning On Chores, Learning Respect and Such … Is There a Gentler Way? Ever Learning Episode 25: Self-Directed Learning Beyond Academics Episode 52: Does Teaching Have a Place in Self-Directed Education? Why I’m Divesting from Parenting, Fran Liberatore, A Life Unschooled Substack Virtual Kitchen Table Community

  6. Apr 14

    Episode 53: The Strength of Stories – Our Own and Our Children’s

    We happily welcomed Pam Laricchia, Anna Brown and Erika Ellis from www.livingjoyfully.ca to discuss the topic of Stories. Pam, Anna and Erika have spoken in depth about the nuances and choices within the stories we tell both ourselves and others.  In this conversation we explore what it is about looking at things through the lens of stories, and the flexibility within those stories, that is so powerful, how the past stories that we carry about ourselves and our children impact the way we see things and show up in our role as parent.  We also talk about how we can support our children in the way they see or tell their stories.   Resources:   Living Joyfully Podcast Exploring Unschooling Podcast Living Joyfully Network Exploring Unschooling Podcast Episode 404: Foundations: Stories Taking a Kinder Path – The Power of Words and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

  7. Mar 18

    Episode 52: Does Teaching Have a Place in Self-Directed Education or Unschooling?

    We read a Substack article by Esther Jones, Unschooling and the Magic of Teaching and were inspired to peel back the role that teaching might play within self-directed learning and a number of aspects that are related. It turned out to be a very interesting topic and we’d love you to have a listen! Resources:   Unschooling and the Magic of Learning – Esther Jones Substack Unschooling – What’s in a Name? Episode 19: Home Ed Labels and Jargon: Sorting Them Through Homeschool High School Ideas – The Beauty of Mentorships For Teens – Ever Learning Financially Accessible Homeschooling – How Do We Offer our Children an Abundant Life? – Ever Learning

  8. Mar 3

    Episode 51: Nervous System Health and Self-Compassion, Our Own and Our Children’s

    It was really an honour to speak with Linsey Briggs of @unschoolingstanley about a topic she shares so generously about. Her insights were both beautiful and practical. It’s always amazing to see the different angles and experiences each person has and so this was another full conversation. In listening back through our discussion, I was reminded of how closely it fit with what Hayley has always written so much about — compassion for self, our children and others — on her Taking a Kinder Path blog. If you missed Episode 50, which honoured Hayley and discussed some of her work, please go back and listen to the previous episode. And we hope you’ll join us here for this episode’s conversation with Linsey. Resources:   @unschoolingstanley Virtual Kitchen Table Community Virtual Kitchen Table Episode 50: My Journey to Taking a Kinder Path Virtual Kitchen Table Episode 21: Emotional Labour

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We’d like to welcome you to the Virtual Kitchen Table. We are Hayley from Taking a Kinder Path, Erin from Ever Learning and Ashley from Ashley as Mama and Storytime Shelves. We’re gathering to have conversations about family life and home education, most specifically unschooling, which is sometimes known as self-directed education or, as we sometimes refer to it, whole life learning, consent-based education or natural learning. We’ll be sharing experiences and ideas, learning as we go through relaxed conversation. We hope you’ll pull a chair up to the table and join us.

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  • Creator
    Erin
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Erin
  • Show Website
    Virtual Kitchen Table

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