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Unschooling Tips and Tricks
I established my own alternative school because I was sick of the traditional educational system of hierarchy and oppression. Kids go to school and are told when to sit, when to speak, when to eat... they have to ask for permission to go to the washroom which is a basic human need.
With that said, if you are not located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada or thereabouts, then your choices are simple: either you are seeking out alternative schools in your area (forest schools, day programs, homeschooling collective) or you are choosing to unschool.
Let's break down that term for a minute....
Unschooling does NOT mean NO EDUCATION
Unschooling does NOT mean we let the child learn naturally (some learning opportunities need to be planned)
Unschooling is NOT LAZY
Unschooling is a movement of epic proportions.
It doesn't matter what your reason was:
- indoctrination in school
- lack of freedom and observable progress
- negative effect on mental health
- ridiculous rules with no practical implementation
- lack of study skills or life skills being taught
- wasting days on rigid and regimented curriculum that is not effective
- inability to deal with your child in a compassionate and understanding manner
- constant calls for you to pick up your child because the classrooms are too full
- lack of sustainable instruction that is ideologically based and intrinsically contrary to your own beliefs
Whatever the reason, if you chose to unschool your child or children, you are NOT wrong. You will not regret protecting your child(ren) from whatever it is you feared - your greatest regret will be if you DIDN'T follow your gut when you felt what you felt.
I am going to be straight with you.
I am a teacher now for over 25+ years. What? God, I am old!
I am a principal of my own school for learners of all abilities.
I am working on completing my Master's Degree in Special Education.
I think unschooling your child can work so effectively but you still need some structure in case they want to pursue higher education in the future. You definitely still want to teach them practical, transferable, and useful academic skills that they can utilize whenever they need.
So I will be sharing posts with practical activities you can do with your child(ren) to teach them things like:
- deductive reasoning
- critical thinking
- math skills
- scientific discovery
- linguistic mastery
- active learning
- learning moments
I would love if you continue to share your experiences as well. If you are unschooling...why are you doing it? What are some exciting lessons your child(ren) have learned so far?
Sharing is caring - lol.
Chat soon.
In the meantime - watch this:
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Unschooling Tips and Tricks
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