unschooling

Also known as unschooler, unschoolers, unschooled child, unschooled children, free learning, learning free, independent learning, learning independent

thumb|Children investigating insect deposits in tree bark as part of an unschooling activity

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Article

20 sections

Contents

History
Motivations
Methods and philosophy
Natural learning
Learning styles
Developmental differences
Music and Unschooling
Essential body of knowledge
The role of parents
Paradigm shift
Compared with other homeschooling models
Branches
Other forms of alternative education
Criticism
See also
References
Further reading
Books
Essays and articles
External links

thumb|Children investigating insect deposits in tree bark as part of an unschooling activity

Unschooling is a practice of self-driven informal learning characterized by a lesson-free and curriculum-free implementation of homeschooling. Unschooling encourages exploration of activities initiated by the children themselves, under the belief that the more personal learning is, the more meaningful, well-understood, and therefore useful it is to the child.