What do you think of un-schooling??

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how does one prepare to not educate one's child?

How many of these kids are getting into college? Their futures are at stake.

Not sure I understand your question......

My question is how many of these unschooled kids are getting into college? How do they manage to do well on the SATs? What kind of careers are they being prepared for?

 

[Zahboo]

I think in some situations it's okay. Don't throw your toys or you get broke, then you don't have one to play with. Life lessons can be learned that way. But not teaching basic knowledge will leave the kid lost. She/he will be unable to be at a college level without struggling. Yes, sure maybe someone will benefit from it, but too many parents would abuse it.

 

[saddina]

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Not sure I understand your question......

My question is how many of these unschooled kids are getting into college? How do they manage to do well on the SATs? What kind of careers are they being prepared for?

Many homeschooled kids do dual enrollemnt in high school, that is, they'll take 1-2 classes a semester at the city college 16-graduation, and transfer into a 4 year school as a sophmore/juinor. On the curve they're on, we expect they'll "graduate" at 14 &16, that is be able to pass the exit exam for the state, but there's no way i'm sending a 14 year old off to college, so they'll dual enroll and spend a few years volenteering or working in the family. Once you have a few college credits, you're not homeschooled, your a transfer student.

 

[Elite Silkies]

Well, I just took the PAX test and it was a nightmare! I have quite a bit of schooling and some of those questions blew my mind. If I were unschooled, I would not have gotten past the first page.

But, I do think that some children could learn on their own, but it would take a very dedicated child.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

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Is that anything like a unicorn?

 

[pulletkeeper]

One word - irresponsible!

 

[Elite Silkies]

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Is that anything like a unicorn?

But, I don't think there is many of those kids out there. I have 6 and absolutely NONE of them would learn on their own.

 

[sune42]

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home schooling requires a curriculum, testing, meeting state standards, etc.

Unschooling has no structure at all. How do children learn to spell with no one teaching them?

See, this is often the misunderstood part. They are taught, but they are not taught in the classroom setting.
Each and every daily experience is used to teach.

My concern is that if they kids aren't interested in something, they don't learn it. I think this will leave them very unprepared for collage. I am all for homeschooling, and would really like to do it myself. However I feel differently about 'unschooling'. Learning how to balance a check book is great, working a family budget, these are good skills, but it is not algebra, classic literature, learning how to formulate a scientific thought etc. The kids in that article play computer games all day. I love the idea of hands on learning, because that's something that works for me. That being said these kids need some structure. In this day and age you need a degree to get a decent job. I fear my kids will need a masters for the same level of employment. I am afraid these kids will be behind the curve.

 

[saddina]

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Is that anything like a unicorn?

Naw I have 2 of those, be careful not to trip on the laundry bot, or the new toilet bot on your way in. Laundry bot needs a modification because I've not replaced my top loader with a front loader yet, toilet bot is being crosstrained to do bathtubs as well.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

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Is that anything like a unicorn?

But, I don't think there is many of those kids out there. I have 6 and absolutely NONE of them would learn on their own.

I KNOW!! I have to threaten bodily harm to get 5 pages of Math out of my youngest...root canal would be simpler!