Unschooling

  The term “unschooling” meant not sending children to school at first. The term has been extended and changed since then, and those who reject the complete school model have taken it for themselves. Other terms associated with unschooling are natural learning, child-led learning, discovery learning, and child-directed learning.

Unschooling method was developed by a public educator John Holt who supposed that children study is better when they learn at their own pace and due to their own interests. He wanted to unschool children by requiring parents to take their cues from the children. His method is the most unstructured among home schooling techniques as it has no set curriculum, schedules or materials.

Unschooling does not mean that parents can never teach anything to their children, or that children should learn about life completely on their own without the supervision of their parents. Unschooling does not mean that parents give up active involvement in the education and development of their children and just hope that something good will happen. 

Unschooling is not “un-learning” or “un-teaching”, it is a philosophy of opportunity and interest. Unschooling families believe that this way of education gives their children the opportunity to explore anything they are interested in and that children are good judges of what they are ready to learn and when they are ready to learn it. Parents enjoy watching their children explore and discover.

Home schooling is a unique opportunity for every family to do whatever makes sense for the growth and development of their children. It is not just a method of education, it is a way of looking at children and his or her life. It is based on trust between parents and children without depending on educational institutions, publishing companies or experts telling them what to do.