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[quote=Anonymous]I read it.

You do realize that interest-driven, child-led, and self-directed are also terms used in progressive education.  There are progressive schools in our area.

And while it's fantastic that Joey Jughead has an interest in medicine, how will Joey approach those medical texts if Joey was never taught to read expository texts?  never taught the basics of synthesizing chunks of information?  never learned the difference btw. credible sources and junk?

You are living in a la la land, idiot.

And you're accusing me of being ignorant?  LMFAO!

I am an educator.  I've worked in different environments.  So yes, I know about "unschooling," which translates into enabling.

much luck with your kids when they're teens!  I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they hit that stage - if they're not there already. But something tells me your children are either very young or you're childless.

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I feel ridiculous arguing with someone who hasn't read the page in question, but in a nutshell: unschooling doesn't mean not learning. It's a different approach to learning, ie. "interest driven, child-led, natural, organic, eclectic, or self-directed learning." So, to use your example, if a child has an interest in being a doctor, they would apply themselves to learning the things they need to reach their goal. But there's no reason that learning has to happen in a school environment, until that kid reaches the level of college and med school ... and then only because (I assume) attending those institutions is a requirement for getting a medical license.

There are so many resources nowadays; it's not all up to the parents to teach. There are all sorts of centers that offer a-la-carte classes, as well as books, the Khan Academy, and online K-12 classes offered by the likes of Stanford and GW (children can pick and choose those that are relevant to them). I've been reading many accounts of unschoolers going on to attend colleges with great success; in fact, many start taking college classes well before they reach 18. Heck, I noticed that Stanford even has a page devoted to homeschool college admissions now ([url]http://admission.stanford.edu/basics/requirements/home_school.html[/url]). [/quote][/quote]

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