Unschooling and Worldschooling Has Changed Us | The Conrads in dialogue with Heidi & Andrew Schrum
About this episode
We sit down with Andrew and Heidi Schrum, just three weeks away from starting their life as a full-time nomadic worldschooling family. They ask us direct questions about our seven years of unschooling and worldschooling.
We discuss how the biggest changes happened in us as parents—not our children. We describe letting go of academic pressure, seeing teenagers choose their own academic interests, and how travel creates natural learning opportunities. We also talk about why we stepped away from curriculum-based education and what we've learned about trust, autonomy, and family life on the road.
Topics include:
- Trusting children’s natural learning
- Moving beyond academic schedules
- Teens choosing study for themselves
- How travel shapes social and cultural learning
- Critiques of conventional schooling
- What changes most for parents in unschooling
🗓️ Recorded August 3rd, 2025. 📍 The Addisons, Whityham,UK
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