When Our Unschooler Tried School

When Our Unschooler Tried School

January 15, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 30

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The episode discusses the experience of an unschooler trying school for the first time and the implications of that decision.

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 agreed to it. How we prepared. What the transition into a classroom was actually like. How she went socially. What happened academically. What sort of overall impact it had on her. And whether, in the end, it lasted. If you’ve ever found yourself wo...

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