The Philosophy Behind Unschooling and Self-Directed Education

The term unschooling was actually coined in 1977 by John Holt. The idea with unschooling is that those natural drives for learning Can continue, should continue, will continue. Unschooling and self-directed education are truly the opposite of what we would consider standard schooling It's a much more bottom-up approach, much more decentralized Really focused on an individual child's interests and passions And having that guide learning.