{"id":95717,"date":"2025-06-02T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=95717"},"modified":"2025-06-01T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:34:37","slug":"two-items-re-unschooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/06\/02\/two-items-re-unschooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Two items re: unschooling"},"content":{"rendered":"

These parents are ‘unschooling’ their kids. What does that mean?<\/strong><\/a> — from usatoday.com by Adrianna Rodriguez<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal for them is for them to love learning<\/span>,\u201d Franco said. \u201cIt\u2019s realizing you can educate your child beyond the school model.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some parents say their children are thriving in the unschooling environment, fueling their confidence and desire to learn.<\/p>\n

But not all students find success in unschooling. Some former students say the lack of structure and accountability can lead to educational neglect if parents don\u2019t have the resources to make it work. Some kids who were unschooled feel they were left unprepared for adulthood and had fewer career opportunities.<\/p>\n

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What Is ‘Unschooling’ and Why Are More Parents Doing It?<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0— from bckonline.com byTiffany Silva<\/p>\n

Unschooling is a growing alternative education movement where children learn through life experiences instead of\u00a0traditional classroom\u00a0instruction. As more parents seek personalized and flexible learning paths, unschooling is\u00a0gaining popularity\u00a0across the U.S. and here\u2019s what you need to know!<\/p>\n

So, just what exactly is unschooling? Well, Unschooling is a form of homeschooling that breaks away from the idea of following a set curriculum. Instead, it centers the child\u2019s interests, passions, and pace.<\/p>\n

The belief is that learning doesn\u2019t have to be separate from life because it is life. Unschooling functions on the premise that when kids are given the freedom to explore, they develop deep, authentic understanding and a lifelong love of learning.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These parents are ‘unschooling’ their kids. What does that mean? — from usatoday.com by Adrianna Rodriguez \u201cMy goal for them is for them to love learning,\u201d Franco said. \u201cIt\u2019s realizing you can educate your child beyond the school model.\u201d Some parents say their children are thriving in the unschooling environment, fueling their confidence and desire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[343,347,141,533,121,373,119,46,102,7,838,510,559,87,423,199,560,173,69,480,66,321],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-education-reform","category-engagement-engaging-students","category-experimentation","category-face-to-face","category-homeschoolinghomeschoolers","category-instructional-design","category-k-12-related","category-learning","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-experience-design","category-learning-from-the-living-class-room","category-learning-hubs","category-learning-spaces","category-love-of-learning","category-more-voice-more-choice-more-control","category-parents-guardians","category-pedagogy","category-personalizedcustomized-learning","category-society","category-student-related","category-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95717"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95721,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95717\/revisions\/95721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}