Ever look back on your school days and wonder if there was a way it could have been done better?
I sure do.
I was a chronic underachiever in school until I began to excel in music in the 9th grade. That gave me a bit of motivation to do well in
the other subjects, but still, looking back I feel like those years, well, could have been put to better use.
So when I heard Judy Arnall talking about this thing called Unschooling awhile back, it piqued my curiosity.
Judy hasn't written THE book on unschooling, but she has written A book on unschooling - and that will suit our purposes just fine for this podcast. The book is titled, Unschooling to University and will give you a broad overview of what unschooling is, as well as many real-life examples of its efficacy in educating children outside the "traditional" school model.
What's funny is that what we consider the "traditional" model is a fairly new concept, at least here in the
West. It wasn't that long ago that children learned the ways of the world at home, or apprenticing with their fathers or others in the community. Then the Industrial Revolution occurred, which created a lot of jobs.
Which is a good thing, right? Maybe, but what do you do with all those kids who need an adult around, and can't be left home alone?
I'll leave it at that, and let Judy fill in the gaps with how all that unfolded - as well as a lot of terrific information about unschooling, and how you can get involved with it
yourself if you think it might suit your children.
You can listen to the newest episode of the This is What We C.R.A.V.E. podcast featuring Judy Arnall here: https://jamesdnewcomb.com/judyarnall