I first heard the term “unschooling” a few years ago, and really didn’t have an idea of what it was. Honestly, the word made me uncomfortable, conjuring up images of wildness and an overly fluid lifestyle. Even when we started seriously thinking about worldschooling, the adjacent concept of unschooling held no appeal. But I did pick up snippets here and there, when unschooling was mentioned in online circles, that there was more to it than just running around with no schedule or purpose. It appeared to be a fully formed philosophy on learning, not simply defined as “the absence of schooling.”
What is unschooling, and is it for us?
What is unschooling, and is it for us?
What is unschooling, and is it for us?
I first heard the term “unschooling” a few years ago, and really didn’t have an idea of what it was. Honestly, the word made me uncomfortable, conjuring up images of wildness and an overly fluid lifestyle. Even when we started seriously thinking about worldschooling, the adjacent concept of unschooling held no appeal. But I did pick up snippets here and there, when unschooling was mentioned in online circles, that there was more to it than just running around with no schedule or purpose. It appeared to be a fully formed philosophy on learning, not simply defined as “the absence of schooling.”