Unschooled

Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom

By: Kerry Mcdonald, Peter Grey PhD

Narrated by: Lesa Lockford

As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives.

In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children’s natural curiosity and exuberance, and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people’s innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.

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Best

This is easily my favorite book on homeschooling. Doing school at home isn’t enough and Kerry shoes just how kids learn and thrive.

Great info

Easy to digest information. Audio quality was glitchy. Had to listen to it at a faster speed.

very insightful

Highly recommended for anyone needing dorection for homeschooling that is burnt out on the current school system!

Wonderful Listen and View on Education

I enjoyed listening to this book and learning about the un-schooled approach to education. I believe this book does exactly as intended, provides a view point of an alternate approach to education outside of the traditional schooled route. Just as the book suggests for the child-lead learning approach, if this books strikes a cord with you as a parent, it will be a great starting point for you to learn more about the unschooled approach.

Amazing book!

Wonderful book full of great information to let our kids lead their own learning journey.

must read if you want to raise life long learners!

great info, easy read/listen... all kids would benefit from these programs. I love how the ideas work with current system, but doesn't require forced participation. freedom with license

Thorough and inspiring

Very helpful for anyone looking into alternative schooling! One of the best I’ve read so far.

Unschooling handbook!

This was an incredibly informative and resourceful book. It covers all the basis of unschooling and self directed learning! Easily one of my new favorites and will be recommended to others.

Required listening or reading for parents

Parents should familiarize themselves with the arguments against traditional schooling laid out in this book.

Gets a person critically thinking

Good points made. Gets a person thinking outside the current public school system. Encouraging for traditional homeschoolers to also think outside the box of their “school”.