In unschooling the child is in control of his/her learning.

She offers her daughter's success in life as evidence that unschooling is a viable way to raise children.

Coming under the umbrella of home education, unschooling is legal in every state, though some regulate it more than others.

Homeschooling, unschooling, and alternative schools are popular youth rights issues.

Unschooling's interest-based nature does not mean that it is a "hands off" approach to education.

She is frequently invited to speak at homeschooling and unschooling conferences.

The site is inspired by Stephens' background in unschooling and his frustrations with the college experience.

Unschooling is a form of homeschooling that emphasizes real world experiences and student chosen subject matter.

Proponents of unschooling have also claimed that children raised in this method do not suffer from learning disabilities.

Calls to the National Education Association for comment on unschooling were not returned.

And they say unschooling lets children indulge their childish whimsies.

That study did not ask about unschooling.

The following are common opinions and concerns of people who are critical of unschooling.

Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning.

Pat Farenga, an author and advocate of unschooling, said the fears were unfounded.

Others point out that some schools can be non-coercive and cooperative, in a manner consistent with the philosophies behind unschooling.

Explaining the failings of the school system and her choice of unschooling her daughter.

He is home-schooled using the Unschooling method.

While homeschooling has been subject to widespread public debate, little media attention has been given to unschooling in particular.

A fundamental premise of unschooling is that curiosity is innate and that children want to learn.

Unschooling is a form of home education, which is the education of children at home rather than in a school.

Unschooling differs from these approaches in that unschoolers do not believe that an institution is necessary to facilitate learning.

There is also a more free-form kind of home schooling, called unschooling, which was first embraced by those who considered themselves part of the counterculture.

Unschooling has been around for several decades, but advocates say there has been an uptick as more families turn to home-schooling overall.

Unschooling is a real-world implementation of "The Open Classroom" methods promoted in the late 1960s and early 1970s, without the school, classrooms or grades.