The 2023 season of the UnschoolingFuture Podcast was devoted to children on the internet, their digital rights and access to information.
It's because I’m writing and illustrating FREE TO BROWSE, a comics journalism project in progress about coming of age online.
It delves into the stories of vulnerable teens, including my transgender son, for whom the internet has served as a crucial lifeline.
Expected in 2025!
Why We Are Leaving Europe
I usually say our family are educational refugees. We have had to move countries to be able to homeschool and we are about to move across the Atlantic to be able to continue unschooling. We are seeking refuge from Europe’s bulging institutional control over learning and development as we want our children to continue self-directing their learning process.
In May 2022, Marta Obiols Llistar is releasing the second, updated edition of her beautiful book 18, An Unschooling Experience, this time in Spanish under the title #vidasincole. I’m honored to have been asked to write the closing chapter, Carta de mi amiga. In this audio fragment, you will hear me read my chapter, Letter from My Friend, in English. The “letter” briefly tells our family’s story and explains why we’re leaving Europe.
If you want to listen to the whole conversation, please go to The UnschoolingFuture Podcast, Season 2 Episode 9: Migration and Learning
Migration and Learning
Why is our family leaving Europe? How does moving impact learning and self-discovery? Are we still nomads at heart or are we in search of paradise, the ideal home? What is home anyway?
Sleep, Love and Unschooling
Does our society have a chronotype bias and how can the discriminated chronotype stand up for themselves? Is there a relationship between sleep and body weight? How can dreams help in problem solving and emotional regulation? What is the after puberty sleep phase shift? Why do some people have longer circadian rhythms? Do you co-sleep with your children? How can unschooling lifestyle help discover your biological clock and build a healthy relationship with sleep? What does an unschooling day look like?