I know about Homeschooling as I homeschool my children, but I would like to know what "un" schooling consists of. How do they get credits for high school if there is no curriculum involved? How about a diploma? What is a day like with unschooling?
2006-09-07 08:02:06 · 6 answers · asked by zoe 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
One of the better books on unschooling is, "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" by Grace Llewellyn. In it, she goes into detail about how to unschool high school and what happens after. See if your local library has it. If not, it's available on Amazon.
2006-09-07 08:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Unschooling is more about having the children experience life, and learning through that experience.
For example, an unschooler doesn't follow a strict schedule, curriculum, or plan (necessarily). If the kids read a book during the day that is considered "Reading". Or maybe they write a letter to their friend, which would be considered "Handwriting" or "Grammar".
We often blur the lines here between homeschooling and unschooling, as we like to do a bit of both. We have a curriculum. We don't have strict time-lines. I believe that experience or hands-on far outweighs the benefits from using a book to learn about something.
You can go to www.unschooling.com and get much information. It's just a bit of a different way to homeschool.
Good luck!
2006-09-07 15:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by hamtaro 2 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Unschooling is really just a buzz word that seems extremly popular at the moment and depending on who you speak to ,it has different meanings. The main concept that "unschoolars are trying to get across is that they don't follow a set path like schools,instead they follow the interests and needs of each child and learn about the things that the child is interested in. So that the child is still learning but in a non formal setting.Most unschoolars that I know have students who have gained university entrance through SAT tests and they have all had extremly high scores. As with all homeschooling there are many ways to do it and this is one that seems to work for some. Hope this is helpful
2006-09-07 18:13:44 · answer #3 · answered by sunirose2 2 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Search People magazine's website. I read an article about this in one of their editions within the last 2 months.
2006-09-07 15:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with what the person who said it is another way to homeschool.. it just means that there is not rigid,set carven in stone way to teach your kid. I homeschooled my kids and all I got was alot of flack from neighbors,and the state called on me for "edutational neglect" .I finally put my kids in school,and no one has bothered me since. I wholeheartedly believe in homeschooling,and i support it, but I think my reasons are such, tht I am a rebel against society,and want to see the looks on ppl faces,especially teachers,when I tell them my kid is homeschooled. So my reasons,i don't think, warrent homeschooling,even though,I am totally for it!
2006-09-07 16:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonflygirl 7 · 3⤊ 9⤋
Judging by some of the spelling and grammar on Yahoo, it looks as though a fair portion of the population has been unschooled ....
2006-09-07 15:06:06 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 5⤊ 19⤋