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If you're like me, a regular weekday in your childhood consisted of rolling out of bed, grabbing some breakfast and running to catch the school bus. Staying home from school was impossible unless I was sick - or faked it well enough to trick my parents.

But what if things were the other way around? What if staying at home to learn was the norm and going to school the anomaly?

In Episode 78, Learning Outside the System: Life as an Unschooler, CitizenShift's Denise Hastings and Michelle Drew sat down with filmmaker Astra Taylor to explore growing up unschooled, and debunking some of the myths of homeschooling along the way.

If you're interested in finding out more about unschooling, you can also visit our dossier on the topic: Unschooling the Next Generation.