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to unschooling

7.6
To let a child learn outside school by following their interests and daily life
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈskuːlɪŋ/
translation icon : desescolarizar
  • She decided to unschool her children to foster their natural curiosity and interests.

Examples

  • I interviewed somebody recently who does unschooling with his child, which is the much more free, less curriculum based homeschooling style.

  • It's tricky because what John means by unschooling is learning that doesn't have to take place at home and that doesn't look like school.

  • So as an example, he unschools his kids.

  • Many parents choose to unschool their kids, allowing them to learn through hands-on experiences.

  • By unschooling, he lets his children explore topics they are passionate about, instead of following a rigid syllabus.

Synonyms

to home-school
vsto unschooling
26 3.5

To teach a child at home instead of sending them to school

focuses on child interest and daily experience rather than a fixed curriculum
to unschool
vsto unschooling
  • Jargon
1 8.7

To help someone learn outside school without a set curriculum by letting them follow their own interests

is the noun form for the same learner-directed, interest-led education

Antonyms

schooling
64 1.3

Learning a person gets at school

How Structured

teaching
572 1.0
to unschooling
7.6

Surface Forms

unschool infinitive
unschooled past
unschooled past participle
unschooling present participle
unschools third person singular

Morphology

unschooling = unschool (transparent) = un + school + ing

The progressive/gerundial '-ing' is transparently attached to the verb 'unschool', preserving the predictable meaning.

Etymology

Unschooling comes from un- ('not') and schooling, so it means to let a child learn outside the formal school system. That's why to unschool someone is to follow the child's interests and everyday life rather than a set curriculum.