StorySchooling—the podcast that flips education on its head. Instead of drilling facts first and hoping meaning follows, we start with stories rich with meaning and let all other learning unfold naturally.
34. Five Reasons Your Child Refuses to Learn, Study, Practice
Experience more joyful, peaceful learning with your children! Children have an innate desire to learn and grow. When children refuse to learn, study or practice, one or more principles of great mentorship are not being honored.
In this episode, Angel and Sandy identify five common causes of refusal and share stories of both refusal to learn, as well as eagerness to learn when these principles of great mentorship are being honored.
2 Nov 2026
33. How Free Should Kids Be? Leveraging Kids' Autonomy for Maximum Learning and Joy
Attempting to require learning kills it. In case you haven't experienced this yourself, a solid body of research, supports it. But is our only other option letting children do whatever they want?
Maria Montessori writes that it is the mentor's job to nurture the will, not break it. Autonomy is a powerful force that can be leveraged (not broken or manipulated) for the child's learning and growth, to ultimately become intrinsically motivated, self-directed learners Children need (and indeed look to us) for guidance and support. But how do we do that? What is our work to do as mentors, and what is not?
26 Oct 2026
32. From Taskmaster to Guide: The Real Work of Mentorship (with Ian & Emma Cox of TJEd)
End the power struggles and extrinsic motivators in your homeschool and find peace and joy in learning with your child.
In part 2 of our conversation with Ian and Emma, they advise us on how to shift our role as homeschool parents from being a taskmaster (which is exhausting and typically doesn't produce great results) to becoming a guide. Ian and Emma simplify this by first helping us understand what the real goal of education is, then exploring what is the mentor's work to do and what is the student's.
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