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Article #413: What is Unschooling?

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






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