Unschooling Is More Interesting For Kids
One of the most satisfying things for a parent to observe is their child in eager pursuit of knowledge. Learning is a natural, normal and exciting activity for kids, and in their early life this pursuit is in full operation during their every waking hour. It is this natural proclivity to be curious and learn about the world around them that a trend called “unschooling” is designed to restore to a child’s education.
After their first few years, most children are shuffled off to public classrooms where a child’s natural curiosity and spark for learning all they can takes a secondary role to the curriculum and lesson plans for the day. While it is true that schools also want to have students in the pursuit of knowledge, it is also simply part of the institutional structure that by nature focuses and forces children to learn what the school has outlined and in the way that has been approved.
Since this is common, this is unfortunate because it usually runs counter to what most students are ready and eager to learn, and does not support them in bringing their best to the learning situation. Unschooling attempts to change that institutional educational approach and open up the child to be able learn in a more natural fashion which is almost always more effective as well.
Traditional school curriculums are based on the idea that children have to be pursued by knowledge because they are not trusted to ever pursue knowledge for themselves. And, because in a school setting, learning is defined by schoolwork, it is easy for teachers to conclude that children are not eager to learn since most tend to avoid the schoolwork.
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