The third interview in the Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Methods was a delight to record. I loved chatting with my old friend, Sue Elvis who blogs at sueelviswrites.com. Sue unschools her large family where they focus on doing their own projects, relationships, and trusting the child.
Links and resources from today’s show:
- SPONSOR: Big Life Journal
- SPONSOR: BookShark
- Sue’s Website, storiesofanunschoolingfamily.com
- Curious Unschoolers: Stories of an Unschooling Family
- A Little Way of Homeschooling
- Homeschooling with Gentleness: A Catholic Discovers Unschooling
- A Perfect Method for Keeping Unschooling Records
- A Successful Evernote Homeschool Registration Visit
- Registering as Homeschoolers Using Evernote Homeschool RecordsThe Unlikely Homeschool
Big Life Journal: A Growth Mindset Journal for ChildrenBig Life Journal – Teen Edition: A Growth Mindset Journal for Tweens & TeensBookSharkCurious Unschoolers: Stories of an Unschooling FamilyA Little Way of HomeschoolingHomeschooling with Gentleness: A Catholic Discovers Unschooling
Audio Notes
The minute and second mark to find the following topics.
- 6:26 Sue describes the philosophy of unschooling.
- 9:21 Sue explains “strewing”
- 11:28 How does Sue make sure her children learn the basic skills
- 16:03 Sue’s favorite resources for moms interested in unschooling
- 17:06 What does a typical day look like in Sue’s home
- 21:05 The Elvis kids’ university experiences and how unschooling prepared them
- 23:25 How Sue uses Evernote to keep her legal homeschool records
- 26:15 Why Sue thinks that unschooling is the best way for children to learn
- 27:30 What would Sue do if one of her children decided to check out and not learn for a while
- 28:27 The importance of Mom’s example in unschooling
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