Exploring the author's experience with their son's reading journey through unschooling and self-directed learning, emphasizing the importance of personalized learning and the drawbacks of conformity to societal expectations.
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Episode 2061:
Isaac Morehouse shares a transformative experience with his son's learning journey, illustrating the profound impact of unschooling. By stepping back from conventional teaching methods and embracing a more natural, interest-led approach, his son discovered the joy of reading on his own terms. This narrative challenges the conventional wisdom on education and underscores the importance of trust in a child's innate ability to learn.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://isaacmorehouse.com/2015/06/30/how-my-son-learned-to-read-when-we-stopped-trying-to-teach-him/
Quotes to ponder:
"Reading was always an activity that interrupted his day and was associated with expectant and often visibly stressed parents."
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