My son is liberal/pedagogical home educated. Three hours a day of studies and that's it for the books. The rest of his time is spent in taking care of his pets,volunteering at nursing homes,homeless shelters and church dispensaries for the poor,or just enjoying being a child. True learning isn't all about textbooks and worksheets.The world is the best classroom of all. He always says his public school friends are out of touch with reality,materialistic,or unable to think for themselves.
@reptilia5 unschooling isn't homeschooling. unschooling is when you don't teach them math or basic common knowledge they should know. homeschooling is fine in my opinion but this isn't them. it's basically kids who can't answer 2+2.
@reptilia5 Was public schooled yes. I most probally use this x+y=z everytime i'm in maths, but i still don't understand what it is. Its like i have skill in maths but don't know the basic knowlage, i'm dyslexic so it takes me ages to do simple timetables because of my memory. I also have AS (type of autism). Maths is one of my skills and got entered into a early exam when i was 14 getting a B. I can do complex equations but do not understand what i'm doing if i'm asked to do a certain part.
Talk about close minded people. I was unschooled just like these kids are from 1st grade all the way up until my 2nd year of High School and when i got into High School, sure, at first everything was nerve racking and confusing, but eventually i caught on to how everything worked and my worst grades were C+'s. So no, not everyone who unschools is going to be stupid, or fail if they ever try going to school. When i was unschooled, i for one loved reading over watching tv.
How do you give children choices let there branches grow in the direction they choose. She acts as if these children have no choices.They proabably have more choices than other children because there not inhibitied by the school system.
I'm throwing up right nowat ABC News! Looks like social control to me rather than the roots of individualism. Our society loves sending children to school fighting over grades,tuition,and all the other dramas just to homogenize people.Look at the child suicides from school. Who knows algebra and uses it? Can you really? Yes.Her daughter stays up all night. And she looks socially well.Don't we all stay up all night? But you were seven what so you know? Bullshit!Worry,Worry,Worry!
life is full of rules and boundaries and you always have to do things you don't want to do... how is unschooling setting them up for the harsh realities of the real world? can you IMAGINE their crushing disappointment when they eventually leave home and realise they have to work, pay taxes, do chores etc? i'd be surprised if they didn't get completely depressed!
"They watch TV, play games on the computer" - Who do they think makes TVs and programs computer games? People who went to college to learn engineering and programming, very advanced concepts that require knowledge of things like algebra. Unschooled kids won't have the abilities to do that.
@sydney1270 Okay, so just because these children aren't inside of a certain building it is COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR ABILITY to learn anything? I can tell you are easily influenced by the media and uneducated about anything you are saying. You act like you know all about unschooling just because you watched a biased 5 minute video.
@gexgekko99 I like the idea of unschooling to an extent. I do think there should be some exposure to as much as possible. My problem with unschooling is that,at least for most part, theres no discipline or children being forced to do things they don't want to AT ALL. I have no problem with parents wanting to use the world as their classroom, I plan to,for the most part.
@gexgekko99 I have seen other videos and have no problem with homeschooling- would consider it myself. These kids probably have a great ability to learn things, maybe more so than regular school kids, but their parents might be leaving out some important topics that could restrict them later in life. Unschooling is a broad term anyway, I'm mostly criticizing these specific parents.
I thought parents are there to give you tools, to teach you, to prepare you! No wonder so many unintelligent people in this country!!! I bet if I talk to one of those "unschooled" kids they would have no Idea what I am talking about because I have knowledge and they dont...forget me, I bet they would be blank if my little sister talked to them. Do they know how hygiene is important?They wont get in to college, get real...community college maybe,GED or none college lvl classes?
This is so poorly done, a total misrepresentation. "What did you know at 7?" That statement is indicative of our society's nonsensical beliefs and utter disrespect for children. Not all unschooling families are without rules, structure, and allow their children to eat donuts and run amok whenever they want. I hope that in the future, a story with a more informed analysis can be presented.
@gexgekko99 I'm not sure...I'm not sure how to check that. Hopefully the resistance will eventually result in further questioning and a more evenhanded future presentation of unschooling.
This is NOT what unschooling its about. Unschooling is about giving your child a world of options so they can be interested in some of them and truly learn about them. Is not about let them watch tv all day, spend the whole day in bed or eat unhealthy food instead of being learning.
@SweetyHelen92 than what do they need you for? Kid might be interested in murdering others. why? cuz mommy said he can do what ever interests him. So far "let them watch tv all day, spend the whole day in bed or eat unhealthy food instead of being learning." it is about that. At least thats what they say it is lol
Ummm....Id hate to grow up without being able to keep up with the "real world". But at the same time its not that bad. Its just that in the future, id be tough on them if they never had the "certain" education. Or not being able to reach dreams because their parents never let them go to school :/
IMO, the parents in this video are clueless--as fully clueless as the "experts" in the video dismissing what they parents are doing.
I also think children should be "unschooled" (in a sense), but I think they can benefit GREATLY from wise GUIDANCE and INTERACTION. Left to themselves, kids will go mostly nowhere (but probably be quite happy). But happiness is not everything in life--one needs to be able to navigate the world and society, if only to STAY ALIVE!
@GetMeThere1 Parents supposed to be the greatest teachers and prepare kids for the future so I have to agree with you. Kids can always try freedom in the summer, in real life when mommy and daddy are gone, what will happen than?
these parents could be teaching these children great skills like boating, gardening, building their own furniture, etc. there are so many manual things as well as artistic things (i don't see these kids trying to write books, doing art, or making clothes) that will help someone grow as an individual. so i definitely think these parents are neglecting their kids and reducing their ability to be successful and self-sustained adults.
This is the 3rd interview I've seen about 'unschooling' from ABC that has more commentary than actual interviewing,
Prove that children being schooled are more prepared for college and society than those that don't. Otherwise, this interview is full of conjecture and heresay.
Fact is dropout rates are high. Its quicker to learn algebra or calculus through youtube than high school. Maybe the old model is outdated and too costly?
Poor example of homeschooling and unschooling, ABC News. But I'm sure that's what you look for when wanting to demonize or think you're "exposing the dangers of homeschooling." This family is not typical of the rest of us. I homeschool, but I'm also very relaxed and allow my children to explore their own interests. Core learning, then interests is the way to go. That way they have their basics and the rest is all icing on the cake.
Is there no "gap" between what formal education promises and what it delivers? And who is to define life success? Does public school offer options to chiildren so they can explore outside the box? As a substitute teacher I see so many classrooms and no , sadly I see very little that even invites thinking outside the box, let alone exploring what's inside kids' heads.
@mswendyraye Yes, they are so lazy. The only lazier thing they could do is send those kids to a building where they don't have to parent and don't have to help their kids learn what they choose to learn. The people there do it for them. I can't believe how lazy these parents are being, trying to help their kids actually learn what they want to learn instead of taking the easy way out and sending them to a school.
Yeah, EDUCATORS think this looks like playing hooky...never mind that they have a vested interest in the number of butts in their seats everyday. I, for one, have learned far more on my own than I ever did in K-12 or in college, and I went to school back in the day BEFORE standardized tests.
How much of the crap that they forced on you in school did you ever actually use? How many tests did you fret over, bullies you suffered through, when you might have been off learning about computer animation or practicing an instrument you loved?
this neglect, I would report these parents! This is NOT unschooling this is not wanting to have the responsibility that comes along with parenting. These kids are in NO WAY prepared for reality. If you want to watch real unschooling watch Couture's videos.
the problem is in the real world they will have to follow rules and deadlines imposed on them by bosses. How do these kids learn things like chemistry?
Sooo what happens when it's time for your kids to get a job? That'll go over well with an employer. Never mind not having a high school diploma, they don't even have grade 8. Enjoy your kids still living at home with you when they're 40!
the producers probably picked out the most extreme family and did the piece on them. still, this is amusing purely because it pisses off the control freaks.
net. BTW I also really wanna do stuff that dosent need further education beyond my current point. Well besides in the subject itself which isn't taught at school. Or at a VERY basic level eg when I was 8. I may just be really advanced but I think school helps a bit but not going to school helps alot more.
This would actually help them when they get out of school. Also seriously? Out of all the stuff which I have been to exposed to at school barely any of it has helped. When I had to do a sport I had to fucking do it or I would get punished. My brother actually did investing. I get that needs maths but as you can see even the little kids know maths. I learn alot more stuff from games then from school. I learn how to spell hell I learned more about science then most kids while playing on the inter
@991woot119 yes a lot of stuff in school is superfluous, However what is and isn't cannot be determined so quickly and part of life is doing what you don't want.
My son is liberal/pedagogical home educated. Three hours a day of studies and that's it for the books. The rest of his time is spent in taking care of his pets,volunteering at nursing homes,homeless shelters and church dispensaries for the poor,or just enjoying being a child. True learning isn't all about textbooks and worksheets.The world is the best classroom of all. He always says his public school friends are out of touch with reality,materialistic,or unable to think for themselves.
reptilia5 5 days ago
@reptilia5 unschooling isn't homeschooling. unschooling is when you don't teach them math or basic common knowledge they should know. homeschooling is fine in my opinion but this isn't them. it's basically kids who can't answer 2+2.
lovelyxskinny 4 days ago
@lovelyxskinny No argument here. Good point!
reptilia5 4 days ago
x+y=z? wtf
SarahWalsh95 1 week ago
@SarahWalsh95 It's a simple Algebraic formula. Are you public schooled? My ten year old home educated child knows the answer to this one!
reptilia5 5 days ago
@reptilia5 Was public schooled yes. I most probally use this x+y=z everytime i'm in maths, but i still don't understand what it is. Its like i have skill in maths but don't know the basic knowlage, i'm dyslexic so it takes me ages to do simple timetables because of my memory. I also have AS (type of autism). Maths is one of my skills and got entered into a early exam when i was 14 getting a B. I can do complex equations but do not understand what i'm doing if i'm asked to do a certain part.
SarahWalsh95 4 days ago
Oh look, someone's found a novel way to raise mush-mouthed layabouts.
jussts 1 week ago
Is it just me or dose those kids talk funny??
FunTwilightpuppy 3 weeks ago
You people at ABC need to get out more.
SkyBlueNoodles 3 weeks ago
Talk about close minded people. I was unschooled just like these kids are from 1st grade all the way up until my 2nd year of High School and when i got into High School, sure, at first everything was nerve racking and confusing, but eventually i caught on to how everything worked and my worst grades were C+'s. So no, not everyone who unschools is going to be stupid, or fail if they ever try going to school. When i was unschooled, i for one loved reading over watching tv.
SkyBlueNoodles 3 weeks ago
"Are you prepared for college?"
College?!!? LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL! Ohhhh, that was a good laugh.
arayalrio 3 weeks ago
"Whuhevah, I do wut I waunt!!!"
The Maury show thanks you in advance...tards.
arayalrio 3 weeks ago
How do you give children choices let there branches grow in the direction they choose. She acts as if these children have no choices.They proabably have more choices than other children because there not inhibitied by the school system.
Alchemy0109 3 weeks ago
I'm throwing up right nowat ABC News! Looks like social control to me rather than the roots of individualism. Our society loves sending children to school fighting over grades,tuition,and all the other dramas just to homogenize people.Look at the child suicides from school. Who knows algebra and uses it? Can you really? Yes.Her daughter stays up all night. And she looks socially well.Don't we all stay up all night? But you were seven what so you know? Bullshit!Worry,Worry,Worry!
Alchemy0109 3 weeks ago
ROFLLLLLLLLLLL
oiuweroiuwer 3 weeks ago
life is full of rules and boundaries and you always have to do things you don't want to do... how is unschooling setting them up for the harsh realities of the real world? can you IMAGINE their crushing disappointment when they eventually leave home and realise they have to work, pay taxes, do chores etc? i'd be surprised if they didn't get completely depressed!
bassetts1899 1 month ago
@bassetts1899 exactly.
lovelyxskinny 4 days ago
Get the asian woman named Jew to get an insight look into the life of these parents and their kids.
asian...
brilliant network. BRILLIANT!
OwlyEagles 1 month ago
"They watch TV, play games on the computer" - Who do they think makes TVs and programs computer games? People who went to college to learn engineering and programming, very advanced concepts that require knowledge of things like algebra. Unschooled kids won't have the abilities to do that.
sydney1270 1 month ago
@sydney1270 Okay, so just because these children aren't inside of a certain building it is COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR ABILITY to learn anything? I can tell you are easily influenced by the media and uneducated about anything you are saying. You act like you know all about unschooling just because you watched a biased 5 minute video.
gexgekko99 1 month ago
@gexgekko99 I like the idea of unschooling to an extent. I do think there should be some exposure to as much as possible. My problem with unschooling is that,at least for most part, theres no discipline or children being forced to do things they don't want to AT ALL. I have no problem with parents wanting to use the world as their classroom, I plan to,for the most part.
TeddieLeigh 1 month ago
@gexgekko99 I have seen other videos and have no problem with homeschooling- would consider it myself. These kids probably have a great ability to learn things, maybe more so than regular school kids, but their parents might be leaving out some important topics that could restrict them later in life. Unschooling is a broad term anyway, I'm mostly criticizing these specific parents.
sydney1270 1 month ago
@sydney1270 They have a bright future with nametags and hairnets at the local fast food place.
arayalrio 3 weeks ago
I thought parents are there to give you tools, to teach you, to prepare you! No wonder so many unintelligent people in this country!!! I bet if I talk to one of those "unschooled" kids they would have no Idea what I am talking about because I have knowledge and they dont...forget me, I bet they would be blank if my little sister talked to them. Do they know how hygiene is important?They wont get in to college, get real...community college maybe,GED or none college lvl classes?
LexieDeaves 1 month ago
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This is so poorly done, a total misrepresentation. "What did you know at 7?" That statement is indicative of our society's nonsensical beliefs and utter disrespect for children. Not all unschooling families are without rules, structure, and allow their children to eat donuts and run amok whenever they want. I hope that in the future, a story with a more informed analysis can be presented.
kaitawake 2 months ago
@kaitawake Who flagged your comment as spam? It makes perfect sense and isn't spam.......
gexgekko99 1 month ago
@gexgekko99 I'm not sure...I'm not sure how to check that. Hopefully the resistance will eventually result in further questioning and a more evenhanded future presentation of unschooling.
kaitawake 1 month ago
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kaitawake 2 months ago
This is NOT what unschooling its about. Unschooling is about giving your child a world of options so they can be interested in some of them and truly learn about them. Is not about let them watch tv all day, spend the whole day in bed or eat unhealthy food instead of being learning.
SweetyHelen92 2 months ago
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@SweetyHelen92 than what do they need you for? Kid might be interested in murdering others. why? cuz mommy said he can do what ever interests him. So far "let them watch tv all day, spend the whole day in bed or eat unhealthy food instead of being learning." it is about that. At least thats what they say it is lol
LexieDeaves 1 month ago
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Ummm....Id hate to grow up without being able to keep up with the "real world". But at the same time its not that bad. Its just that in the future, id be tough on them if they never had the "certain" education. Or not being able to reach dreams because their parents never let them go to school :/
chizukiro 2 months ago
IMO, the parents in this video are clueless--as fully clueless as the "experts" in the video dismissing what they parents are doing.
I also think children should be "unschooled" (in a sense), but I think they can benefit GREATLY from wise GUIDANCE and INTERACTION. Left to themselves, kids will go mostly nowhere (but probably be quite happy). But happiness is not everything in life--one needs to be able to navigate the world and society, if only to STAY ALIVE!
GetMeThere1 2 months ago
@GetMeThere1 Parents supposed to be the greatest teachers and prepare kids for the future so I have to agree with you. Kids can always try freedom in the summer, in real life when mommy and daddy are gone, what will happen than?
LexieDeaves 1 month ago
these parents could be teaching these children great skills like boating, gardening, building their own furniture, etc. there are so many manual things as well as artistic things (i don't see these kids trying to write books, doing art, or making clothes) that will help someone grow as an individual. so i definitely think these parents are neglecting their kids and reducing their ability to be successful and self-sustained adults.
dauphine719 2 months ago
@dauphine719 thats called homeschooling not unschooling or what ever it is that they call it.
LexieDeaves 1 month ago
Flag as propaganda.
MultiPhisher 3 months ago
An interview needs
a) facts
and
b) unbias
This is the 3rd interview I've seen about 'unschooling' from ABC that has more commentary than actual interviewing,
Prove that children being schooled are more prepared for college and society than those that don't. Otherwise, this interview is full of conjecture and heresay.
Fact is dropout rates are high. Its quicker to learn algebra or calculus through youtube than high school. Maybe the old model is outdated and too costly?
jpusar 3 months ago
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hortulanus94 3 months ago
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I don't like the laziness of this but I do like that they are not having the State dictate to them what their children learn.
SunflowerAim 3 months ago
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SunflowerAim 3 months ago
Poor example of homeschooling and unschooling, ABC News. But I'm sure that's what you look for when wanting to demonize or think you're "exposing the dangers of homeschooling." This family is not typical of the rest of us. I homeschool, but I'm also very relaxed and allow my children to explore their own interests. Core learning, then interests is the way to go. That way they have their basics and the rest is all icing on the cake.
courtney31chris32 3 months ago
@courtney31chris32 Well said.
terryheick 3 months ago
Is there no "gap" between what formal education promises and what it delivers? And who is to define life success? Does public school offer options to chiildren so they can explore outside the box? As a substitute teacher I see so many classrooms and no , sadly I see very little that even invites thinking outside the box, let alone exploring what's inside kids' heads.
sociopathways 3 months ago
Lazy parents. Get ready for them to live in your basement as adults.
mswendyraye 3 months ago
@mswendyraye Yes, they are so lazy. The only lazier thing they could do is send those kids to a building where they don't have to parent and don't have to help their kids learn what they choose to learn. The people there do it for them. I can't believe how lazy these parents are being, trying to help their kids actually learn what they want to learn instead of taking the easy way out and sending them to a school.
gexgekko99 3 months ago
These kids are going to grow up to be morons....if they aren't already.
HRRyan2 4 months ago
@HRRyan2 Kind of like you?
Ridd333 4 months ago
Yeah, EDUCATORS think this looks like playing hooky...never mind that they have a vested interest in the number of butts in their seats everyday. I, for one, have learned far more on my own than I ever did in K-12 or in college, and I went to school back in the day BEFORE standardized tests.
recynd77 4 months ago
How much of the crap that they forced on you in school did you ever actually use? How many tests did you fret over, bullies you suffered through, when you might have been off learning about computer animation or practicing an instrument you loved?
frithar 4 months ago
Kids are innately curious. All they need is time to follow their loves and their obsessions.
frithar 4 months ago
can I be unworked?? cause I'd love to sit on my ass all day and watch tv....yeah thats realistic!
nswe2002 4 months ago
Everyone knows you have to work at things to be successful, you don't have to be institutionalized to figure that out.
flowersforwolfie 4 months ago
this neglect, I would report these parents! This is NOT unschooling this is not wanting to have the responsibility that comes along with parenting. These kids are in NO WAY prepared for reality. If you want to watch real unschooling watch Couture's videos.
TheTravelfool 4 months ago
that family is neglectful they are NOT unschoolers.
TheTravelfool 4 months ago
the problem is in the real world they will have to follow rules and deadlines imposed on them by bosses. How do these kids learn things like chemistry?
TheTravelfool 4 months ago
Those kids look bored as fuck
djazr 5 months ago
Sooo what happens when it's time for your kids to get a job? That'll go over well with an employer. Never mind not having a high school diploma, they don't even have grade 8. Enjoy your kids still living at home with you when they're 40!
Heather063 5 months ago
Id love to see her meet Amy Chuan!
iEatSleepRide 5 months ago
the producers probably picked out the most extreme family and did the piece on them. still, this is amusing purely because it pisses off the control freaks.
fornello123 5 months ago
net. BTW I also really wanna do stuff that dosent need further education beyond my current point. Well besides in the subject itself which isn't taught at school. Or at a VERY basic level eg when I was 8. I may just be really advanced but I think school helps a bit but not going to school helps alot more.
991woot119 5 months ago
This would actually help them when they get out of school. Also seriously? Out of all the stuff which I have been to exposed to at school barely any of it has helped. When I had to do a sport I had to fucking do it or I would get punished. My brother actually did investing. I get that needs maths but as you can see even the little kids know maths. I learn alot more stuff from games then from school. I learn how to spell hell I learned more about science then most kids while playing on the inter
991woot119 5 months ago
@991woot119 yes a lot of stuff in school is superfluous, However what is and isn't cannot be determined so quickly and part of life is doing what you don't want.
TheTravelfool 4 months ago
if they dont know education then they can't live on there own
TheAbirdstudio 6 months ago
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TheAbirdstudio 6 months ago
Way to stereotype unschooling.
simonealisa 6 months ago