Mar. 4, 2006 - Speaking of labels...
So, in my last post, I threw a big fit about labels.
Today, I realized I needed to update my profile, since I now have four children, not *almost* four, and I saw there is a place to choose what category my blog goes in... Well, I chose unschooling, as misunderstood as that label is.
The most important part of our Real School is that we follow our interests and are led by our curiosity. Our approach first and foremost child-led. We focus on classics. I'm a huge Charlotte Mason fan. We believe in leadership education- in mentoring. We fit into several different categories, but none of them really say who we are or what we are about.
I probably should have chosen "child led." But if you're child led, you're unschooling. Being child led is by definition the very opposite of schooling- it is UNschool. It's too bad that unschooling has come to mean, for many people, un-rules, and un-schedules, and un-chores, and un-work. Un-learn.
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