🎙️How to Know When Unschooling Is — and Isn’t — Working
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The episode discusses the complexities of unschooling and how it may not suit every child, featuring insights from veteran homeschooling mom Larissa Phillips.
What if the homeschooling philosophy everyone praises… isn’t actually the right fit for your child? Hello everyone, I’m Dr. Claire Honeycutt of ClarifiEd, and this is Tried & True Homeschooling — where we talk with real parents who have actually graduated their kids. They are filled with the most incredible wisdom. Today I’m speaking with Larissa Phillips — writer, adult literacy advocate, farmer, and veteran homeschooling mom. After leaving the city for rural farm life, her family embraced an idyllic unschooling life: raising animals, building projects, and riding horses under the moonlight. But over time, Larissa realized something difficult. What worked beautifully for one child was quietly failing another — specifically her quirky, gifted son who struggled both inside and outside traditional school. In this deeply honest conversation, we explore the strengths and limitations of unschooling, why some children need more structure than others, the hidden social challenges of homeschooling, and how to recognize when it’s time to pivot. This episode isn’t our usual super upbeat fair, but it’s deeply important. Larissa brings rare humility and wisdom to one of the hardest questions…
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