Chelmsford Public Library

Unschooled, raising curious, well-educated children outside the conventional classroom, Kerry McDonald, foreword by Peter Gray, PhD

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index

index present

non fiction

Unschooled

bibliography

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Kerry McDonald, foreword by Peter Gray, PhD

raising curious, well-educated children outside the conventional classroom

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Playing school -- What is unschooling? -- The roots of unschooling -- Childhood isn't what it used to be -- Natural literacy and numeracy -- Tech-enabled unschooling -- Unschooling resource centers -- Unschooling schools -- Unschooled teens -- Out-of-school unschooling -- An unschooled future