The Unschool Space
The Unschool Space
Esther Jones
#112 From maths teacher to a life without school, with Ruth Rinaldi in Cumbria, UK
51 minutes Posted Sep 2, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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Today I am chatting with Ruth Rinaldi, a former maths teacher now unschooling parent of two. We talk about what led Ruth not only to home educate her children but also to leave her career as a maths teacher and head of department, which she had worked so hard at. Ruth shares how the experience has looked for her and her family, and what it felt like to make such a huge change. We also talk about maths, of course, and the problems with how it is approached in schools. And Ruth gives us all som...