In this webinar recording, I share how unschooling unfolds in our daily life — flowing with natural rhythms, trusting curiosity, and raising children in freedom. We explore parenting from the heart, balancing freedom and guidance, screen time and outdoor play, and the inner work that helps us grow alongside our children. Watch here 👉

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Unschooling webinar — A Place To Be

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Debunking School’s “Educational Necessity” Schools were never designed to raise free, fulfilled, and curious human beings. They were created during the industrial era to produce obedient workers and compliant consumers — people who could follow orders, meet deadlines, and fit neatly into a system. Yet somehow, over time, we’ve been made to believe: “We need school to get a proper education and do well in life.” Let’s debunk that myth. ⸻ 1. Everything they teach in school can be learned outside of it — but the things that truly matter can only be learned outside of it. You can learn math, reading, science, and languages through real life, curiosity, and purpose. But school often prevents you from learning emotional intelligence, self-trust, decision-making, creativity, independence, and how to live in alignment with your values — the very skills needed for a meaningful life. ⸻ 2. Most of what we “learn” at school isn’t learned at all — it’s memorized for a test and then forgotten. The information that sticks is what we actually use, need, or love — which means we would have learned it naturally anyway. Real learning follows interest, not instruction. ⸻ 3. The time spent memorizing what you soon forget could have been used to master something you’re truly passionate about. Instead of years of forced learning, imagine years of self-directed exploration — building, creating, experimenting, and following curiosity wherever it leads. ⸻ 4. True learning and deep understanding only come through experience. Not by being told what’s true, but by discovering it yourself — through trying, observing, failing, adjusting, and trying again. Schools teach about life. Real life teaches through life. ⸻ 5. “Doing well in life” has never depended on schooling. The world’s most creative, fulfilled, and successful people didn’t thrive because of school — they thrived in spite of it. They followed their curiosity, not a curriculum. ⸻ 6. The system confuses conformity with education. Grades, tests, and authority approval have replaced real growth. Children learn to perform instead of think, to obey instead of question, and to seek validation instead of self-trust. ⸻ 7. The belief that we “need school” keeps the system alive. When we realize that learning is as natural as breathing, the illusion falls apart. Children don’t need schools — they need time, freedom, and trust to learn from the world itself. That’s what we offer at A Place To Be! If you’re ready to take your kids out of school to let them start living their life, visit www.aplacetobe.me

How to Transition to Unschooling You’ve started questioning things — the pressure, the schedules, the testing, the way your child’s natural curiosity seemed to fade somewhere between homework and report cards. And now you’re here, wondering what life could look like without all that. Maybe you’ve already decided to take the leap into unschooling, or maybe you’re still standing on the edge, trying to see what’s on the other side. Either way, you’re ready to reclaim learning — for your child and for yourself. It’s a beautiful step, but also a big one. Because unschooling isn’t just a change in education — it’s a change in mindset. It asks you to slow down, to trust, and to let go of so many of the beliefs that were built into us through our own schooling. The good news? You don’t need to have it all figured out. There’s no perfect system to replace the old one — and that’s kind of the point. What you do need is presence, patience, and a willingness to rediscover what learning really is: living, exploring, trying, failing, and growing together. So let’s take it step by step. Here’s what really helps when you begin your transition to unschooling. READ MY FULL POST WITH 7 STEPS TO TRANSITION TO UNSCHOOLING:

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How Do I Transition to Unschooling? — A Place To Be

Thinking about unschooling but not sure where to start? This guide walks you through the first steps — from de-schooling and letting go of contro...