EU190: Unpacking Unschooling Memes with Sue Patterson
Sue Patterson joins me this week to dive into five popular unschooling memes. Memes can be quick, inspirational pick-me-ups, but we don’t need to stop there—we can use them as a springboard to learn more about both ourselves and unschooling. It’s so worth doing the work.
The five popular memes we discuss
1. “You cannot raise your children as your parents raised you, because your parents raised you for a world that no longer exists.”
2. “Not every place you fit in is where you belong.”
3. “I don’t have a 9-5 job. I have a “when I open my eyes to when I close my eyes” job.”
4. “The reason that kids need to learn to read so early in school is because in school kids read about doing stuff instead of doing stuff. When kids live life outside of school they actually get to do stuff, so it’s not as important to read about it in order to learn.”
5. “In the end, I am the only one who can give my kids a happy mother who loves life.”
{ taken from Sue’s Unschooling Mom 2 Mom Instagram feed }
Things mentioned in the episode
Pam’s blog post, Are You Playing the Role of Mother?
Find Sue on Instagram and Facebook.
Learn more about Sue’s membership group.
Episode transcript
