My oldest is 3 and we will probably do a watered-down version of unschooling. This is based on my child's learning style and personality; I, personally, like the idea of classical. From what I know of my child, however, he needs a child-led non-sequential approach.
Anyway, I'm going to guess that the "unschooling answers" in the quiz were the ones that had nothing to do with books, rather living the lesson. That wasn't my impression of unschooling at all. I was under the impression that unschooling, in essence, was letting the child direct his own learning, in whatever way he sees fit. So, for some kids, unschooling would involve reading all day. Not all children are kinsthetic learners who would desire to live a day like a Native American or play with mud. I think that the quiz-writer is making the assumption that all children, given the choice, would rather wallow in mud than curl up with a stack of books. I know that there are stereotypes and myths regarding unschooling, i.e. that it's devoid of books. To me, the quiz seems to feed that stereotype.
If I were given the chance to be unschooled as a child, I would have chosen to read biographies of Native Americans way over sitting in a circle and living it with other people. That's because I'm an introvert. There are some educational approaches in which introverted children are made to do circle time and group activities, like very hands-on stuff. That doesn't make it unschooling. Isn't unschooling simply child-led learning?
What are your thoughts regarding this? I thought this would be interesting to discuss.
Anyway, I'm going to guess that the "unschooling answers" in the quiz were the ones that had nothing to do with books, rather living the lesson. That wasn't my impression of unschooling at all. I was under the impression that unschooling, in essence, was letting the child direct his own learning, in whatever way he sees fit. So, for some kids, unschooling would involve reading all day. Not all children are kinsthetic learners who would desire to live a day like a Native American or play with mud. I think that the quiz-writer is making the assumption that all children, given the choice, would rather wallow in mud than curl up with a stack of books. I know that there are stereotypes and myths regarding unschooling, i.e. that it's devoid of books. To me, the quiz seems to feed that stereotype.
If I were given the chance to be unschooled as a child, I would have chosen to read biographies of Native Americans way over sitting in a circle and living it with other people. That's because I'm an introvert. There are some educational approaches in which introverted children are made to do circle time and group activities, like very hands-on stuff. That doesn't make it unschooling. Isn't unschooling simply child-led learning?
What are your thoughts regarding this? I thought this would be interesting to discuss.
, and we found several great books to check out. After the library, we decided to go grab a taco at the nearest taco bar, so we set out for the restaurant, each kid with a library book under an arm. We sat in the taco bar eating tacos, and reading about marine biology and seaweed. As we drove home, the kids continued reading to themselves - calling out interesting facts as they came upon them.
that is not a second choice style but a very valid way to provide an education for a child think about how many of those school at home kids tested high and made the national statistics in the 80s-90s we **all** use to support & defend our homeschooling today
