“Unschooling may result in illiteracy, social isolation, and difficulty to pursue areas of interests later in life”
Do you have any reading on this? Even anecdata? All the reading I have done seems to indicate the exact opposite.
Granted i have been specially seeking out material that is pro self-directed education. Would love to read anything that actually builds a strong case against it.
“I find it curious and confusing that the stated objective is to help the child develop improved critical thinking skills, while the stated philosophy (Unschooling) seeks to never have the child try anything they don't choose to do (learner directed education). Has intellectual isolation ever resulted in improved critical thinking skills before?”
Inherent in the question posed here is the assumption that the child/learner would be intellectually isolated? However from my reading this is not necessary the case.
Once they have the means learners would seek out others with the knowledge they require or ask for help.
If you can point me to some reading that contradicts the unschooling view and builds a case against it, or expands on some of the points you have mentioned that would be great.
Do you have any reading on this? Even anecdata? All the reading I have done seems to indicate the exact opposite.
Granted i have been specially seeking out material that is pro self-directed education. Would love to read anything that actually builds a strong case against it.
“I find it curious and confusing that the stated objective is to help the child develop improved critical thinking skills, while the stated philosophy (Unschooling) seeks to never have the child try anything they don't choose to do (learner directed education). Has intellectual isolation ever resulted in improved critical thinking skills before?”
Inherent in the question posed here is the assumption that the child/learner would be intellectually isolated? However from my reading this is not necessary the case.
Once they have the means learners would seek out others with the knowledge they require or ask for help.
If you can point me to some reading that contradicts the unschooling view and builds a case against it, or expands on some of the points you have mentioned that would be great.