Unschooling is not easily defined. The range of homeschoolers claiming the unschool label vary from "radical unschoolers" who disdain any form of curricula or textbooks to those who prefer child-led learning but might also be called eclectic. All homeschooling was originally called unschooling by John Holt, one of the pioneers of the movement. Gradually the term has come to mean those who use no formal curricula but make liberal use of the learning opportunities that present themselves in daily life.
The following articles give a view of unschool life:
Unschooling—Education Outside the Box
by Nancy Carter
Going Our Own Way
by Ann Zeise of A to Z Home's Cool
Waiting for Unschooling to Work
by Shay Seaborne