It’s no secret that as the school holidays draw to a close many parents are preparing to send their kids back to school for another year.

But that reality looks a little different for those families who chose to unschool.

Different from traditional homeschooling, unschooling is an entirely separate frontier of education… and it’s got people divided.

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CREDITS

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:
Rebecca English, Lecturer at the School Of Teacher Education & Leadership at Queensland University of Technology
Hilary Uhr, unschooling parent

Executive Producer: Taylah Strano

Audio Producers: Thom Lion

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Kids Don’t Want To Go To School? Maybe It’s Time For Unschooling

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