Unschooling vs Homeschooling

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Un-schooling is a variety of educational practices and philosophies which aim to allow children to learn through natural life encounters Learning is usually child directed and it includes social interaction work experience , household responsibilities , game play and play . The role of the adult in this case is to facilitate as children explore different activities . Home schooling refers to the type of education whereby the children are educated at home often by tutors or parents rather than in formal educational institutions like

schools . It is a legal option which is used by parents to offer a learning environment to their children as an alternative to the schools which are publicly provided (Hartnett ,

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Advantages of un-schooling include children getting to appreciate that learning does not only occur in a classroom situation , rather it can occur anywhere . There is independence on the part of the children since they learn that they do not have to use adults ' directions rather they are capable of learning things without assistance . To children , learning without being restricted becomes an adventure . It allows children to pursue their own interests and it is possible to have it irrespective of one 's living situation . Its disadvantages include parents fearing that their children might not be educated wholly . Children might also leave out the subjects which do not interest them . Some opponents of un-schooling feel that it needs people who are more focused since it is easy to deviate from the goal of...