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Running Head : EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES Unschooling

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Education and learning and methods on their delivery is a currently a heavily debated issue perhaps , the most debilitating is the issue of the dogmatic and structured traditional teaching and the `enforced type of learning associated with it . School is viewed by radical educational theorists as `self-limiting , `factory-like , and `psedo-automaton ' compared to the naturalistic methods which can be learned through unschooling . This unprecedented notion of systematic instruction mandated by the `authoritative ' school is far-fetched from

the reality of educational practice . Unschooling is an ineffective method of learning if compared to formalistic and well-structured traditional type of learning

Education involves the transmission of knowledge , proper conduct and technical skills via the educators and the It seeks to cultivate skills , trades while at the same time developed the mental and moral faculties of the learner (Ball , 1990 . Just how efficient is unschooling attaining the objectives of education ? I posit that for a learning method /theory to be truly objective , then it must fulfill the objective of good education

The unschooling deviate from the conventional types in that they capitalized on `naturalistic ' method of learning which may be experiential , voluntary and non-restrictive . More so , such method is far removed from the school premise and is regulated and /or guided by the parents (Reimer , 1971 . However , there are many problems associated with such liberal and radical type of learning which includes the following (1 ) it produces holes of learning indicating incompletion in the learner (2 ) the non-curricular based activities required for the learner makes it difficult to be managed by the educator [in this case the parent] (3 ) the no time restraints associated with it makes the learner difficult to cope up with the `education ' of his /her age brackets and at the same time , presents time management problems with the working parents (3 ) the child cannot visualize the needs and reality of life which is not easily learned through simple interest and motivation (4 ) it fosters problems on social interaction , the necessary social skills and values within a more realistic environment and finally (5 )it is not acknowledged in the career world . With no disrespect to the parents of the Unschooling learner , I say that such method is insipid and the ever-changing demands of the world

Unschooling produces holes of learning indicating incompletion in the learner . Through unschooling , the child gets to pick only the subject /s that he /she perceives is interesting (Reimer , 1971 . At what cost His /her lack of education in the `uninteresting ' subjects creates holes or gaps for his learning unless an educational professional controls what material is needed . Take for instance , the Unschooling learner is only interested and motivated to learn arts , sports and history . What about Algebra , Calculus , Grammar and other subjects which are required for the entirety of the development of his /knowledge . The goal of learning process is to develop a wide array of knowledge which the child can use for the future (Ball...