About this episode
This episode discusses the principles of unschooling during the primary years and emphasizes the importance of parental involvement in a child's learning process.
Now that we understand that unschooling starts at birth, let’s take it one step at a time. Before we begin, we must acknowledge one necessary element of unschooling. It cannot occur outside of the home, which requires a stay-at-home parent, usually, but not always the mother. The moment outside childcare is utilized, the default belief is that others, including government, will have equal authority and positive impact in a child’s life as parents. This is NOT so. Needless to say, birth is followed by careful nurturing, initially mostly engaged in by the mother. However, do not kid yourself. The child is learning right from the beginning and both parents need to be involved. As children grow, they quickly demonstrate how voraciously they gather information about their environment. Nothing seems to escape their notice and they involve all their senses. Eventually they will learn to walk, use the potty, and get into all kinds of trouble. All of this is without government programs. Once they learn to communicate using language, things change. Stop and think about this stage for a moment. How complicated is language and how does learning it happen? Naturally. No program. No lessons…
People in this episode
Host: Léo
Topics covered
- unschooling
- child development
- parenting
- education philosophy
- home education
Keywords
- unschooling
- learning
- parenting
- child development
- education
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