[HN Gopher] Homeschooling
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       Homeschooling
        
       Author : ivanech
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2024-06-02 15:35 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | jschveibinz wrote:
       | This is an interesting article and there are some interesting
       | connections with education theory (not practice) based on my
       | masters program.
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       | 1. Engagement. Learning is hard unless you are engaged.
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       | 2. Self-directed. Mastery education--independent mastery of the
       | learning objectives-- was tried in the 1930's (Winnetka System)
       | and it was very successful where it was tried. But it didn't
       | match the goals of the education unions...
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       | 3. Montessori. The Montessori program emphasizes "self-directed
       | activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play." This is a
       | popular approach to learning.
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       | 4. Vygotsky. Social engagement is important in learning.
       | Homeschooling as described in the article without peers goes
       | against this theory.
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       | 5. Scaffolding. A theory of learning by constructing with prior
       | knowledge. The article notes "going down rabbit holes" and that
       | would agree with this theory.
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       | 6. Gardner. Theory of using "multiple intelligences" (kinetic,
       | visual, logical, etc.) to learn. The described approach in the
       | article would seem to agree with this theory.
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       | 7. Project-based. Using projects as a way to discover and learn.
       | Again, the article seems to agree with this theory/approach
       | 
       | ...and more
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       | In short, "unschooling" as described in the article seems to have
       | support in major theories of education. However, the social
       | aspect is not well supported. A curriculum is not a bad thing,
       | it's a set of learning objectives which is necessary.
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       | What is not necessary for learning is the institutional aspect of
       | school--which is what the author is trying to avoid and has
       | discovered is not necessary.
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       | I believe that we are moving as a society to two norms: the
       | "haves" will educate their children using various homeschooling
       | approaches augmented by AI, and the "have nots" will be forced to
       | attend institutions where the emphasis is discipline and not
       | learning.
        
         | popalchemist wrote:
         | If by "haves" you mean anyone who can work from home, then yes.
         | But that is a large percentage of the population already and it
         | seems to be increasing.
        
           | riehwvfbk wrote:
           | I think you mean those that can "kinda work from home", and
           | that set of people is small. Teaching is a full time job. So
           | is a job. Doing at a half-decent job as a teacher means
           | taking a step back from the main job, and not every employer
           | will tolerate this.
        
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