I don't understand why people assume that because a kid doesn't want to learn they can't possibly learn anything in a classroom environment and because of this a structure in which the kid isn't pressured to learn must be better. It's essentially giving up on the kid because he's deemed unteachable which is pretty idiotic.
If a kid doesn't want to learn you have two choices. Force them to learn and teach them something or let them run free to choose their own method of learning which will be none because they don't want to learn. The response to this is of course 'No, children will go and learn what they like' which is great and all except that without getting taught in some manner a kid wont know what he likes!
We were all introduced to science, literature, math, history, geography etc in a school environment. We gain our interest in things from school and in latter years we have the option to jump onto that interest and gain a further understanding of it. When you deprive a child of an educational environment than they will not discover how to write competently, or maybe even read, they wont learn about the elements or trees or the continents, they wont learn about what happened in the past and they wont know what multiplication is. The child will continue with their life as they had in their baby stages playing with things, eating and shitting. A child wont reach a point when suddenly it wants an education but maybe only wants an education in particular areas. It wont, it just wont. Given the freedom it'll do whatever the fuck it wants and what it wants is to be happy and a child is happy when it gets to play.
Granted there are times when a child will become curious of the world, everyone does. This isn't indicative of wanting an education though. Asking where babies come from isn't a sign that the child wants to be educated in human biology but if you were to take it a sign that the child wants to be educated in biology than you will be forcing them into an education system that you had might as well have ignored. You can limit their teaching to the questions that they ask you, sure, but eventually your answers will become to confusing. It's one thing to explain where babies come from, it's another to explain what Meiosis is. Eventually under any strain of asking questions a child will reach a point in which knowledge of other areas is required to understand the answer. How would a child understand how many chromosomes we have if they can't count higher than ten? How could they know the difference between X and Y chromosomes if they have never heard of the alphabet? And what of when the child doesn't want to learn anymore? Eventually they will grow tired of the explanations given from their parents, even the most intelligent and interest will get bored and they will happily leave when given that freedom, which they will always have. There is no doubt that children always have a natural curiosity but there is no way that this natural curiosity will make this unschooling work.
You'll never get a kid into school if you gave them the choice. Hell, you could buy a kid a ton of clothes but they'll never wear them if you never make them (ignoring cold climates perhaps). This unschooling stuff is nonsense and is in my opinion supported and created by people who think that they are smarter than they really are and blame the school system for their failure. Someone that has had no problem in school isn't likely going to turn around and demand for it be torn down, at the most they will ask for minor changes and modification in areas that they see as in need of repair, but that will most likely only be done by those who go through with absolutely no problems at all, you know, the smart ones.
If a kid doesn't want to learn you have two choices. Force them to learn and teach them something or let them run free to choose their own method of learning which will be none because they don't want to learn. The response to this is of course 'No, children will go and learn what they like' which is great and all except that without getting taught in some manner a kid wont know what he likes!
We were all introduced to science, literature, math, history, geography etc in a school environment. We gain our interest in things from school and in latter years we have the option to jump onto that interest and gain a further understanding of it. When you deprive a child of an educational environment than they will not discover how to write competently, or maybe even read, they wont learn about the elements or trees or the continents, they wont learn about what happened in the past and they wont know what multiplication is. The child will continue with their life as they had in their baby stages playing with things, eating and shitting. A child wont reach a point when suddenly it wants an education but maybe only wants an education in particular areas. It wont, it just wont. Given the freedom it'll do whatever the fuck it wants and what it wants is to be happy and a child is happy when it gets to play.
Granted there are times when a child will become curious of the world, everyone does. This isn't indicative of wanting an education though. Asking where babies come from isn't a sign that the child wants to be educated in human biology but if you were to take it a sign that the child wants to be educated in biology than you will be forcing them into an education system that you had might as well have ignored. You can limit their teaching to the questions that they ask you, sure, but eventually your answers will become to confusing. It's one thing to explain where babies come from, it's another to explain what Meiosis is. Eventually under any strain of asking questions a child will reach a point in which knowledge of other areas is required to understand the answer. How would a child understand how many chromosomes we have if they can't count higher than ten? How could they know the difference between X and Y chromosomes if they have never heard of the alphabet? And what of when the child doesn't want to learn anymore? Eventually they will grow tired of the explanations given from their parents, even the most intelligent and interest will get bored and they will happily leave when given that freedom, which they will always have. There is no doubt that children always have a natural curiosity but there is no way that this natural curiosity will make this unschooling work.
You'll never get a kid into school if you gave them the choice. Hell, you could buy a kid a ton of clothes but they'll never wear them if you never make them (ignoring cold climates perhaps). This unschooling stuff is nonsense and is in my opinion supported and created by people who think that they are smarter than they really are and blame the school system for their failure. Someone that has had no problem in school isn't likely going to turn around and demand for it be torn down, at the most they will ask for minor changes and modification in areas that they see as in need of repair, but that will most likely only be done by those who go through with absolutely no problems at all, you know, the smart ones.
