What are the bad things about unshcooling?

Question

I am sorry I spelled that wrong.

Answer 1

We've been unschooling 14 years. The results are awesome. You don't have to worry they won't read or do math, as long as mom or dad do and use it and show its relevance. If you are an active excited learner, your kids will be, also.

Our 14 year old devours non-fiction books on history, warfare, politics, philosophy. He's never had a single formal lesson. You didn't need one to learn to walk or talk and you don't need them to learn most other things humans do.

School is like a substitute for the real thing, and that's always second best.

There is a bad thing about faux unschooling, or unparenting. There are parents who argue that there should be no limits on media consumption by children, on the theory that unlimited tv and video games are the same as having no limits on learning.

Media is by design habit forming. For that reason alone, kids should not be free to chose their media schedules. At it's worst, media is designed to make you a conforming consumer or a braindead automotan.

Answer 2

it's always amusing to see people debate against a thing of which they have little or no understanding.

as a homeschooler I plan to incorporate unschooling into our educational plan, but it's a big leap of faith to unschool exclusively and yet be confident that a child will acquire a complete set of the skills they will need for college and a career.
While I approve of the concept of a child pursuing those interests for which they have a true passion, it's also true that they may be ignorant of entire categories of learning, or uninterested in fundamental subjects such as grammar or math.
We've all had the experience of not enjoying something initially that later fascinated us once we knew more about it.

Answer 3

It varies from person to person. Whether it's a good idea for you or someone you know depends on what part of your life you want to devote your time to. Not everybody wants to become employed through education, some people want to climb the ranks of the ladder the old fashioned way. I've met plenty of people who are successful simply because they had what it took to be successful. All the schooling in the world won't prepare you for the real world, and the competition you'll face.

Socially, it's not a good idea. If you drop out of school at an early age there's absolutely no doubt your social skills will suffer, so I'd recommend at least some form of regular face to face human communication with unfamiliar people, such as joining a sports team etc. I don't know if you were considering taking yourself out of college or taking a child out of school, but either way there are ups and downs to either decision. Personally I always recommend private school for children, or if you can't afford it then public school, because the social skills are really important.

Answer 4

Have you ever described 'red' to a person who is color blind? Sometimes, trying to define unschooling is like trying to define red. Ask 30 unschoolers to define the word and you'll get thirty shades of red. They'll all be red, but they'll all be different. Generally, unschoolers are concerned with learning or becoming educated, not with 'doing school.' The focus is upon the choices made by each individual learner, and those choices can vary according to learning style and personality type. There is no one way to unschool. Kinda like homeschooling.

I tried it. It was not for me since my children are both ADHD. I also have ADHD. I just could not get organized enough.

Answer 5

Increasing likelihood of spelling errors.

Answer 6

One effect is the inabilty to spell.

Answer 7

there can be lots if you do it the wrong way. there can be lots of good things too. it all depends on the experiance.

Answer 8

Why are you asking this if you are home schooled? I read your answer on the one thing. You had read all the answers for her question, so why are you asking the same question, basically.

Answer 9

Lack of socilization

Answer 10

You don't see a lot of friends every day.
It is sometimes harder.