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Another grown unschooler speaks about being unschooled
Here is a video I found by a grown unschooler upset by the recent negative portrayal of unschooling in the media.
7 comments:
Anonymous
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This is nice but is this woman well rounded if she gets to do what she wants to? I was forced to study things I didn't want to and now I am grateful because i would have been ignorant in so many areas. So, i am doubtful that unschooling produces well rounded people.
thanks for sharing this - especially hard for me at the point is having a computer/video game obsessed child - hearing positive outcomes to this really helps!
To be well rounded means to know a little about most topics that living in society -you'd expect people to know. A bit of politics, world history, science, the masters in the arts etc.
7 comments:
This is nice but is this woman well rounded if she gets to do what she wants to? I was forced to study things I didn't want to and now I am grateful because i would have been ignorant in so many areas. So, i am doubtful that unschooling produces well rounded people.
@Anonymous:
How would you define being well rounded?
thanks for sharing this - especially hard for me at the point is having a computer/video game obsessed child - hearing positive outcomes to this really helps!
To be well rounded means to know a little about most topics that living in society -you'd expect people to know. A bit of politics, world history, science, the masters in the arts etc.
@Deb
Here is a really neat talk on TED by Jane McGonigal about how gaming can make the world a better place:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html
Anonymous, does she sound ignorant to you?
@steelwingedbutterfly-Excellent observation!
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