| Unschooling is a movement in education.
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| | standardized, one-size-fits-all
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| Basically, it can be seen as learning
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| | education. This does not respect the fact
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| without school. Although unschooling may
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| | that children do not all learn the same.
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| be considered a form of homeschooling, it
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| | Children have different learning styles,
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| differs from most homeschooling in that
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| | and also have different interests and
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| unschooling does not try to recreate the
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| | needs. In contrast to mainstream schools,
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| school environment at home.
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| | unschoolers keep their children at home
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| Unschooling lets the child control his or
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| | and allow them to explore their own
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| her own education and learning. Instead
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| | individual interests in a way that they
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| of forcing the child to learn certain
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| | want.
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| material in a certain way, unschooling
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| | While unschooling, the children like
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| consists of letting the child learn
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| | learning, and they have fun while
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| naturally on their own. Usually, this is
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| | learning. For example, a child might see
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| done without a curriculum, without formal
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| | a bug that interests them and the child
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| classes, and without teachers, but a
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| | may then want to go inside and look up
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| child can use any of those resources if
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| | information about that bug. An older
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| and when the child wants.
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| | child who is interested in computers
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| The unschooling philosophy is based in
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| | might ask for a kit that would allow him
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| part on the belief that children are
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| | or her to build a computer at home.
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| naturally curious and inquisitive.
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| | Since the children are following their
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| Children want to learn, and they do it
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| | own interests and desires, the child
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| best when left to explore their own
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| | learns what they will want to know. For
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| curiosity.
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| | example, that child who built the
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| Unschoolers often believe that schools
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| | computer as a kid may grow up to be a
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| hinder the natural learning process. In a
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| | computer engineer. Had the child gone to
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| school, the environment is too rigid and
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| | mainstream school, the child would not
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| unnatural for children to learn at their
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| | have gotten the chance to explore his or
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| best. Additionally, children are often
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| | her own particular interests at such an
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| not interested in what is being taught,
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| | early age, and would have instead been
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| since they have no choice in the matter.
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| | forced to "learn" a standardized
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| Having an unwanted "education" shoved
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| | education.
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| down their throats turns the kids off to
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| | Not everyone thinks unschooling is better
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| learning. Because children don't like
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| | than mainstream, standardized education.
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| school, they stop wanting to learn at all
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| | At the very least, now you know what
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| when forced to go to school.
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| | unschooling is and some of the reasons
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| A major problem with mainstream schools
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| | unschoolers prefer it.
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| is that they can only offer a
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