#14 Letting go: from teacher to unschooling parent in Atlanta, Georgia, with Marta Obiols

My guest today is Marta Obiols. Marta is originally from Spain, but has lived in the US for 21 years. She now lives with her husband and three children in Atlanta, Georgia. Marta was a teacher when her children were small, but became interested in unschooling after taking her children out of school and coming across the works of John Holt. She quickly let go of being 'the dictator in the living room' and fully embraced unschooling.

Marta's eldest son  recently turned 18, and Marta was inspired to write a book about her family's experiences, entitled 18: An unschooling experience. Today, among other things, we talk about facilitating the different needs of our children, trusting our children even when society around us says otherwise, and finding the unschooler in ourselves.

You can follow Marta on Instagram at @unschoolingstory18 and on Twitter at @Unschooling1.
18: An unschooling experience is available at major online book retailers. 

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