What are the different types of Home Education?
Unschooling or child-led learning means that you identify the childrens natural curiosities and interests and cater to their interest in order to educate them. This approach is based on John Holt’s book, Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things, originally published in 1976. In this work, Holt criticizes the education system stating that, it is the deepest foundation of the modern and worldwide slave state, in which most people feel themselves to be nothing but producers, consumers, spectators and ‘fans’…in all parts of their lives.” Holt says that education should be child-led and that the child’s natural curiosity should guide and inspire his/her learning. While Holt opposes the regimented curriculum, he does believe that a parent’s response to the child’s question will foster better learning. More information can be found in the following links. http://www.unschooling.com/library/faq/index.shtml -Provides information and support to unschoolers. http://groups.yahoo.com/g
