Speaking & Podcast Guest Appearances
SPEAKING, WORKSHOPS & INTERVIEWS
Invite Sue Patterson to Speak
Sue Patterson brings 30 years of unschooling expertise, experience, and reassuring wisdom to your public stage. She raised three (now adult) unschoolers, runs a successful unschooling coaching business, educates on her podcast and YouTube channels, and has spoken for conferences, groups, and podcasts. As an author, she has written twenty-one specialty unschooling guides and the book Homeschooled Teens: 75 Young People Speak About Their Lives Without School.
Sue is comfortable answering any questions on homeschooling and unschooling. The topics she finds most valuable are getting started, unschooling in teen years, how real life counts toward “standard school subjects,” and helping parents overcome obstacles and fears. Sue's practical approach to unschooling helps traditional homeschooling audiences see how they can adopt pieces of the unschooling philosophy to improve their family's educational experience.
CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER
Topics Sue Brings to Your Audience
You do not need to find one universal answer. You need perspective, practical help, and a place where your questions are understood.
- Getting started with unschooling
- Unschooling through the teen years
- Recognizing academics in everyday life
- Moving beyond school-based expectations
- Helping parents work through fears and obstacles
- Showing traditional homeschoolers how to relax into unschooling
WHERE SUE HAS SPOKEN
Past Speaking Engagements
Events
- From Nothing to Anything
- Unschooling Now
- CHN MiniCon
- California Homeschool Network
- MOB Nation (Mom-Owned Businesses)
- Bay Area Homeschool Fair
- Free to Be Unschooling Conference (Phoenix)
- SoCal Homeschooling Conference
- Texas Unschoolers Conference
- Austin Unschoolers
- HomeSchool Association of California
- Live and Learn Conferences
- Rethinking Education Conference
- Keynotes for Homeschool Graduation Ceremonies
Podcasts
- Untangling Ourselves: Just People (Kaitlin Walker)
- Self-Directed (Cecile & Jesper Conrad)
- Let'em Go Barefoot (Missy Willis)
- Honey, I’m Homeschooling the Kids (Robyn Robertson)
- Exploring Unschooling (Pam Laricchia)
- Sage Family Podcast (Rachel Rainboldt)
- The Unschool Files (Meghan Suniga)
- Bright & Beautiful Podcast (Tiffany Hedgpeth)
- The Naturally Noelle Show (Noelle)
- Stories Begin at Home (Stephanie Radcliffe)
- Beyond the Box Learning (Marianne)
- Texas Unschoolers FB Chat (Rachel Miller & Shannon Stoltz)
- Classrooms without Walls – Amazon Live (Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang)
- BraveLearner Community Masterclass (Julie Bogart)
- Surviving the Waiting Room Summit (Moira Kirk Cleary)
- Heart-Based Homeschoolers (Rebecca Miller )
- Changes in Education (Gina Riley)
- The Get More Podcast (Cassandra Moore)
- Safer at Home (Monique Gaffney)
- This Indulgent Life (Mary Cook)
United States DoDEA
Through her work with the National Home Education Network, Sue was flown to Washington D.C. to consult with the military about what to do about homeschooling families stationed overseas. (The main problem being that these families come from states with various requirements and are sometimes in countries where unschooling is illegal. What's the commander to do?) Sue helped draft a policy that continues to work for all homeschooling families overseas today.
Book Sue As A Guest
Sue is a known authority on curiosity-led learning topics of unschooling. Her enthusiasm, humor and stories will engage your audience while also reassuring them on their unschooling journey. She has years of experience with public speaking on stages, podcasts, and digital media such as YouTube, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Zoom, and other virtual conference systems.
With her extensive knowledge, she is able to speak about any relevant level of unschooling and homeschooling, from novices to parents who have been doing it for years. Click the button below to book a call with her for details.