‘I would describe us as an unschooling family’: Meet the parents embracing homeschooling

Arlene Harris speaks to parents about moves to ‘un-school’ since the pandemic and how learning has become a lot more natural as they all connect through this alternative pathway

Anna Uí Dhálaigh, husband Peadar and children Ariana, Oisín and Aonghus

It’s that time of year again when uniforms are being bought (or located at the back of a wardrobe), a small fortune is being spent on books and parents are half-heartedly trying to wean their children off the (non) routine of lazy days spent in front of the TV, playing in the garden or hanging out with their friends.

Yes, the school term has begun and thousands of children will be spending their days sitting at a desk and every evening doing homework while the autumn evenings draw in.