When I think about how life has changed for us as unschoolers, there are a number of obvious ways that I can point to, but there are also many more subtle changes that have crept into our lives as we continue to "deschool" from traditional ways of thinking. How we measure the success of our kids from an educational stand point undeniably needs to be re-evaluated. We don't rely on tests or any standard measure of knowledge. We recognize that learning happens best when we're interested in something and, as such, kids (heck, all of us adults too) learn different things at different paces. Using any standard measure of knowledge on an unschooler plainly goes against the alternative approach to education. That's the obvious bit.
Measuring Success
Measuring Success
Measuring Success
When I think about how life has changed for us as unschoolers, there are a number of obvious ways that I can point to, but there are also many more subtle changes that have crept into our lives as we continue to "deschool" from traditional ways of thinking. How we measure the success of our kids from an educational stand point undeniably needs to be re-evaluated. We don't rely on tests or any standard measure of knowledge. We recognize that learning happens best when we're interested in something and, as such, kids (heck, all of us adults too) learn different things at different paces. Using any standard measure of knowledge on an unschooler plainly goes against the alternative approach to education. That's the obvious bit.