unschooling
Speech parts
1. unschooling - Noun
2. unschooling - Verb
Meaning
unschooling (uncountable)
A set of educational philosophies which champion education outside the standard school environment, including homeschooling.
unschooling
present participle of unschool
Examples
Along with homeschooling & "unschooling" communities, Austin is home to a number of part-time learning environments designed to offer basic academics and inspired mentoring.
A more recent libertarian tradition on education is that of unschooling and the free school in which child-led activity replaces pedagogic approaches.
Also known as interest-led or child-led learning, unschooling attempts to follow opportunities as they arise in real life, through which a child will learn without coercion.
And it reinforces the “children are natural learners” premise of unschooling.
Anyway, I’ve written more about terminology and why I make a distinction between unschooling and homeschooling here, if anyone is interested: http://yes-i-can-write.
A leading expert in childhood development makes the case for why self-directed learning--"unschooling"--is the best way to get kids to learn.