The Nature of Unschooling

thoughts on learning from an unschooling parent - what happens when you skip school and play outside?

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[radiofreeschool]

For more information about unschooling, autonomous or self directed learning visit

radiofreeschool.blogspot.com. Comments are welcome!

Radio Free School gang.

[skullaria]

I am not an unschooler, I'm more eclectic in my approach, but I did attend an unschooling conference. I was VERY impressed with the teens I met there.  VERY.

[catzie690]

I know of lots of unschoolers who either went or are going to college or university. That's not really an issue at all...

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

@skullaria ...and discipline was the wrong choice of words...discipline is a good thing. SELF-discipline is a good thing..and public schools don't teach that either. The word I was looking for is subservience...that's what they teach. And none of this is intended to be negative, I respect all sides of life. Just saying...public school? MY kids? Uh, no

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

@skullaria I'm not surprised...think about what public school is all about...training kids how to become commodoties in a flawed system of greed. That's it! Public school doesn't value the well-being of the students, it doesn't value teaching them how to become self-empowered and creative, it values discipline and conformity and the criteria is very limited...it just trains kids to become a slaves to the system. If I had kids, there's no way in hell they would be in public school.

[kozychik]

We have forgotten. But, we are remembering.

[littleseamstress]

the beginning music was hell dramatic lol

[amyyyamy]

what a hippie

[PavePaws]

@Jpmadore1

1) YOU wouldn't compare him, but *I* would.

2) You want to remove my comments because they offend? If that was possible, then there would be no ugly lesbians...I'd have "removed" them all.

[PavePaws]

@hannabthemd

Why yes, I would like another cup of coffee. And bring the bill when you get a chance please...thanks

[OgeronimonominoregO]

@Jpmadore1 Obama is a killer just like Bush and Hitler

and all the rest. Human life and human rights mean nothing

to him. He regularly drops bombs on weddings and funerals.

He's in at least three or four countries openly now, and many

more covertly. He is also imposing his regime on us.

The only difference is that he doesn't kill for racial reasons

but reason of class, money, status, power. The dead are

still dead though. They die by his hands.

Don't defend murderers and thieves.

[jazzmatik]

@hannabthemd Thank you for clarifying! I'm not sure if unschooling is ubiquitous in Canada, but I agree, as I do believe hybrid approaches regarding learning to be done inside and outside of the classroom is vital. University is an odd one though. I spent most of my time learning biochemical and signal transduction pathways outside of the classroom on my own, but I guess the applied understanding came from lab work and exams. p.s. I'm a med student too ;)

[hannabthemd]

@jazzmatik The United States Education Program spends more time on relationships then it does on hard core EDUCATION. Kids learn more about how to be nice to one another rather than what the Quadratic Formula is. (not saying there's anything wrong with that.) But maybe an Unschooler should attend a real school so they understand both. Then they'll be smart and know how to take criticism.