ESTHER JONES

Something I often come across in unschooling groups is how alienated people can feel when they choose this path. And I admit that in quieter moments my mind does sometimes wander into Utopian dreams of living in a supportive community of likeminded people. In this green and lovely place, adults and children alike would be free to explore interesting activities and conversation with no agenda other than being with whatever fulfills them, and feeling cared for. Interestingly th

My partner is away for a few days, so life is just that little bit more orderly. When there's another adult here it all feels so spacious. One child wants to go out? No problem, there's still another parent around for the others. Since we're both pretty much in charge of the hours we work when we're at home, there's a lot of flexibility. When it's just me, there are inevitably some more complicated moments, where meeting everyone's needs is challenging. It was in this context