Unschooling Lets Students Pursue Their Own Interests
The "unschooling" concept holds that learning is best done when a child's interests are engaged, and for a family with the talents and the resources to allow this to happen, great success is possible.
"It is not suited either to all kids or all parents," said Tom Hatch, a professor at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City. "It requires students with considerable curiosity and independence, who come up with and get interested in questions and can sustain some interest in them."
This article appeared in the March 10th, 2006 publication of The Chicago Tribune.