https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:47:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682157 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:21:39 +0000 mrs. bird 682157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i didn't, but i had a few friends who were. all are quite successful adults now. this is a great book if you are looking for more information about it<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Unschooled-Mind-Children-Schools/dp/0465024386" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Unschooled-Mind-Children-Schools/dp/0465024386</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682151 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:19:47 +0000 Cole 682151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I somehow missed that you were just curious the first tine around :-) It really did go well for her, but I don't think it is for everyone. She isn't the type of person to just be content, it is go go go with her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682149 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:19:21 +0000 Arden 682149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I was unschooled. I don't have time to tell you about it right this second, but I promise I'll come back and post later! :)</p> <p>I will say - it only works if you lay the right groundwork at a young age. The child needs to have a love of learning instilled in them and a good foundation of study skills and self-motivation in order to get a good outcome. </p> <p>It bothers me to no end when parents just abandon their children to their own devices and call it "unschooling". That's not unschooling, that's laziness. When it's done right, it can have fantastic outcomes. </p> <p>And btw, getting into college was no problem at all for me. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682143 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:15:16 +0000 Ra 682143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: Very cool! I wasn't looking for any particular age group. I just wanted to learn more about it.</p> <p>It seems like your sister is incredibly self-motivated. I'm guessing that would be an important factor between success/failure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682053 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:39:33 +0000 Cole 682053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister was largely unschooled through high school. They landed there because she was really good at keeping her education well rounded with little outside input as to what she should be doing. Her parameters were to keep things that were suited to a portfolio and work towards being prepared to take college entrance exams. This worked really well for her, she learned most everything else other high schoolers would have been taught but often in the context of literature and museums, both of which she loves. For math I believe she would work backwards from an SAT prep book, she would work until she got confused and then seek out other resources to help her. She would go through spurts though- months would go by and her math studies would be limited to sales at the Gap but that seemed to work for her. Often she would assign herself a project and then work out from there, a photo a day project led her to learning the chemistry behind developing, US history through photographs etc. </p> <p>I would imagine you are probably looking at the early years side of things but I thought I would chime in anyway. For what it's worth she is in college now and has a 4.0. To this day she is one of those people who dabbles in everything happily and can hold an intelligent conversation on many things. I am sure personality plays a big role but I think being given that freedom really helped her grow in that respect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682049 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:38:30 +0000 Ra 682049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: I agree with you. I am a public school teacher, so I will choose public/private schooling for my child and tend to value more traditional education. </p> <p>However, I love learning about all of these different methods that I've never considered. I want to be more open to things and less judgmental just because something isn't right for me or my child :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682043 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:35:18 +0000 Weagle 682043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't really educate you on it, but I had a cousin that was essentially unschooled. From my perspective, it seemed like one big fail. I would be shocked if he got into college. I understand why it sounds appealing, and in theory it's an okay idea, but I value other aspects of more traditional education more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-unschool#post-682017 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:25:39 +0000 Ra 682017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If so, how does it work? What are your reasons behind it? What kind of reactions do you receive? Will your child be able to attend college if he/she wants to?</p> <p>One of my favorite things about these boards is that I have been exposed to so many different parenting viewpoints. I know unschooling isn't for me, but I would like to learn more about it. So, if you unschool, do you mind educating me? </p>