Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781641600637)

Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. 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.

Author: Kerry McDonald
ISBN-10: 1641600632
ISBN-13: 9781641600637
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019