Schooling, Homeschooling, and Now, "Unschooling" 1345
ciaohound writes "The Baltimore Sun has a story about 'unschooling,' which is like homeschooling except, well, without the schooling. '...unschooling incorporates every facet of a child's life into the education process, allowing a child to follow his passions and learn at his own pace, year-round. And it assumes that an outing at the park — or even hours spent playing a video game — can be just as valuable a teaching resource as Hooked on Phonics.' If you have ever been forced to sit in a classroom where no learning was taking place, you may understand the appeal. A driving force behind the movement is parents' dissatisfaction with regular schools, and presumably with homeschooling as well. Yet few researchers are even aware of unschooling and little research exists on its effectiveness. Any Slashdotters who have experience with 'unschooling?'"
Re:What would these kids grow up to be? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:4, Funny)
Sounds like a fancy name for goofing off, skiving and truancy.
So... from your ability to spell, all of these apply to you.
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:4, Funny)
Sounds like a fancy name for goofing off, skiving and truancy.
Naw, we're jus teachin' the kids to run the farm an read the Bible, thas all they need!
Re:Depends on the parents (Score:3, Funny)
That would certainly be true if were all so thick that we couldn't understand that our own family != all families.
But don't beat yourself up for making such a ridiculous comment, it's probably you parents' fault.
Re:Sounds like... (Score:1, Funny)
Totally agree. All those eastern ivy league elitists with their "degrees" and "applicable training". I can take my kid to the park and teach him about biology. "See that butterfly, son? That's a mollusk! Or is that a moth? Or a bat? I can never tell." Of course, if I want to raise my kids that way, that's my American right! Schools are run by egghead communists who have some semblance of a chance of identifying my kid's talents and aptitudes, and fostering them to their full potential.
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Please send your children to school. If you don't like your public school, do what everyone else does and move until you find one you like. You, I, and 99% of all parents are ridiculously underequipped to educate their children independently of trained professionals. Your kid could cure cancer. Please?
Worked for me! (Score:5, Funny)
The Master says (Score:4, Funny)
You must unlearn what you know, before you can, uh, know what, uhm, you've unlearned? No, wait. When you unlearn what you think you know, you unthink what... crap, that's even worse. Give me a minute here...
Re:What would these kids grow up to be? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:3, Funny)
owosh!
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:5, Funny)
died due to electrical shock
Cow pies! As I child I was zapped many times futzing around with electrons. I'm still here. -twitch-
Re:What would these kids grow up to be? (Score:4, Funny)
Once they graduate from unschooling then they can master unworking so they can earn their unhome that goes with their unspouse.
unschooling ~ Like school, but not boring.
unworking ~ Like work, but not boring.
unhome ~ Like home, but not boring.
unspouse ~ Like a spouse, but not boring.
WHERE DO I SIGN UP???
Re:Good luck in university (Score:5, Funny)
I got a FULL SCHOOLERSHIP into ANY state school (ASU, UofA or NAU) because my SAT scores were nearly perfect
This sentence is the best!
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good luck in university (Score:4, Funny)
Re:NCLB (Score:3, Funny)
I keep Little Kid D,
Along with Little Kid E, Kid F, and Kid G.
I keep them about,
And when I need help
I just doff my headpiece
And let them right out.
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:1, Funny)
Well where I went to school and was bored they thought I was 'gifted' too. They put me in a 2nd grade mentally challenged class until I started bringing in history books.
Re:So it's a fnacy nmae (Score:2, Funny)
which is a rather silly thing to argue about.
Don't argue with him! He's in the top 1 percentile intelligence!