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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend unschools. They live in FLA ... So technically she home schools because she needs to present "work" to somebody to prove she is teaching.

My son is dyslexic and MOCo schools could not teach him so I looked into homeschooling, but I had to work, so I sent him to school, then taught him everything at night. When I was researching homeschooling she explained her unschooling methods to me, which are not pure unschooling.

Math: they go to the store and weigh fruit and figure out how much grapes cost, then compare the cost to peaches . She has a general idea if he can add, subtract, multiply, etc

Science: they own chickens and raise snakes, they go to the science center. They go bird watching. They fish, 
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English: they read stuff and write about it, or do oral reports.

I am sure I am not doing it justice but basically, they don't have text books or a curriculum. They find learning in their real world and they discuss it.

They are part of an Unschooling group of about 10 families... 15 ish kids and they do activities together. They spend a lot of time in the library, AT&T he science center, museums, etc.

Many people in her family have a combination of up schooling/homeschooling/private/public school and most have masters degrees. She is an accountant! her sister is a doctor! her other sister runs a small business that teaches people to rock climb/kayak/paddle board and her brother is an engineer.[/quote]

Not OP but thanks for your reply. That actually doesn't seem as intense or crunchy as the name makes it sound, especially for younger kids. However, how does it work when the kids get to MS/HS? If they want to go to college, it seems like they would really have to sit down and consciously study more complex subjects, like algebra - while the mom can tell now that her child can add or subtract, it's harder to have an idea of his proficiency at math or physics! Unless they're supplementing unschooling with homeschooling or other arrangements, in which case it kinds of goes against the philosophy?[/quote]

I know people who unschool for some ages and make other choices for other ages.  In theory, though, a student who unschools seeks out the knowledge that is important to them.  That can easily include taking classes (in person through a coop, or online through one or many resources, or at a local community college), or setting up a tutorial with a local expert, or self studying by reading text books or watching videos (you can buy videos of the lectures of many college professors).

I am a homeschooling parent, but not an unschooling parent, in part because we started late.  I think if I started from the beginning I might well have chosen unschooling.  Anyway, my kid has a specific interest in Ancient Egypt.  Since his interest is strong, he chooses to use the money earns from his job to buy Audiobooks of college lectures on the subject, and asks for books related to Ancient Egypt for Christmas.  He's discussed looking into classes on heiroglyphics at Howard.   He also has an interest in theater, and has read and analyzed many plays, including both Shakespeare and more modern playwrights, as part of various theater programs.  Because we aren't true unschoolers, this is supplemented with work that I choose for him in other subjects such as math and science.  If I were a true unschooler, he'd have more free time, and perhaps would discover interests in science and math that would develop his skills, in the way he's developing his historical and literary analysis skills with no direction or pressure from me.[/quote]

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