IALA » Unschooling http://learningalternatives.net The International Association for Learning Alternatives Sat, 05 May 2012 17:57:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Unschooling Versus Homeschooling http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/363/ http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/363/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:55:13 +0000 Wayne Jennings http://learningalternatives.net/?p=363 Homeschooling usually falls into two categories:

-Children taught by their parents at home because of fundamental value differences such as religious views.Unschooling.jpg

-Children taught by their parents at home because of educational differences, often progressive views about learning.

A third category, unschooling, refers to children kept home without formal teaching by the parents. The children simply explore areas of interest without pre-determined lessons or expected outcomes because the parents reject conventional schooling methods as interfering with the child’s natural learning capacities. A New York Times article describes the process has “child-led learning.” Another article, “Unschooling Stresses Curiousity More Than Traditional Academics” appeared in Education Week.

Another article from an unschooling family that maintains a blog: http://lifewithoutschool.typepad.com/lifewithoutschool/2007/01/life_with_out_a.html

Another legal choice in the panoply of educational options!


Jerry Mintz had a letter to the editor published in the New York Times published 11-28-06 on the subject as follows:
To the Editor:

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]]> http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/363/feed/ 0 Radical Alternative: Unschooling http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/327/ http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/327/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:37:34 +0000 Wayne Jennings http://learningalternatives.net/?p=327 World.jpgPerhaps the most radical way to consider educational alternatives is to see school as an alternative to learning. This view is shared by some homeschoolers. Ivan Illich and Everett Reimer promoted “Deschooling” along with many others. Googling “deschooling” or “unschooling” brings up a considerable range of references and links. Unschooling, termed by John Holt is described in an article about an unschooled 10 year old. For insights into the logic of unschooling read the attachment by Kelly Lovejoy who thoughtfully describes the concept from the standpoint of her own children and other examples.

The 2006 Live and Learn Unschool Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM

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