Posted by Fairywoman42 at 7:00pm Aug 4 '11We have discussed education and schools here a few times. I have often referred to unschooling which is the choice I made for my children. I am curious how it is perceived here and thoughts again about the school system. I am mainly discussing in US terms but all schools have similarities. I am most concerned that there is a general public opinion that we humans are by nature lazy, selfish, and greedy. When I look at the world I see plenty of proof to the opposite. This idea that children and humans can even stop learning if they wanted to is ridiculous. We learn everyday. I also find it interesting that there is a certain idea about what a person or child needs to know to survive and lack in the support of behavior or emotional development that I see as a need to truly live. I want to be clear. I do not blame teachers in the failing of our public schools. I come from a long line of teachers on both sides and I think they do their best with a broken system and with what they have been taught. I think schools were developed to a certain point for the industrial age to make good factory workers and they have been stuck there. The biggest problem is that this does not support children for the future let alone today when the jobs are not in a factory.
Unschooling is a progressive idea that is not for everyone and I understand that, but to think it is more detrimental then the horrors I see in the school system is laughable to me.
Unschooling is a progressive idea that is not for everyone and I understand that, but to think it is more detrimental then the horrors I see in the school system is laughable to me.
Link: CNN article
unschooling versus public school - Fairywoman42