“I don’t think you need to know advanced math unless you’re going to work in a field with advanced math” please tell all schools this!!!

@strawberrycow3413

4 жыл бұрын

Julia Hooper I 100% agree! I’m really bad at a lot of my other subjects (especially math) and I don’t want to do anything related to them ;(

@zirrnorseman8068

4 жыл бұрын

On the contrary my school did a piss poor job of teaching advanced math and now as an engineering major I'm struggling like hell.

@aidensmith6277

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think you need to know art unless you're going to work as an artist.

@Gamper1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and some people will need it so they need to teach it

@katharinelovegood6554

4 жыл бұрын

An understanding of advanced math is actually quite crucial to los of careers. Anything with Engineering or Science depends highly on it, and its useful for social sciences (statistics and models) and business as well. Unless you do liberal arts or something, you might need it. Even if you don't like it. And I think it's smart to "force" people to pursue math at least into high school, because 14-year-olds shouldn't give up all these opportunities because they just don't like math.

The American school system actually sucks so this isn’t a bad idea

@urszulamank3916

4 жыл бұрын

It's funny because in my country (Poland) everyone says Polish education sucks :p

@evelina3207

4 жыл бұрын

Or come to Sweden hehe 😂

@urszulamank3916

4 жыл бұрын

@@S_u_n_Flower_ well, i'm not from third world but many young ppl from my country envy Americans their education system. We have a saying about it in Poland: grass is always greener on the other side of fence. It means that you see only disadvantages of what you have and only advantages of what other have

@chesteruwu

4 жыл бұрын

Random Christian the public education system is flawed against a certain class no doubt about it to overlook it shows that you have a skewed view

@urszulamank3916

4 жыл бұрын

@@chesteruwu can you elaborate? Idk much about US ed system

“Education is not the learning of facts; it is the training of the mind to think.” -Albert Einstein

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

You completely missed the point of the quote lol

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

MunkMan9 my self-jerking has nothing to do with the fact the quote has nothing to do with unschooling lol

@LordofChaos.

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlazedWeed Explain it then lmao

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

Entity 121 The point of the quote (which is misquoted to begin with lol) is that education is valuable for shaping a mind on how to think. It isn’t about the ridiculous belief that because you aren’t likely to ever specifically regurgitate the facts you learn in school when you reach the real world means that it’s not important. If anything, the actual quote is a great argument for why unschooling is lazy and dumb.

@jasonmurray4034

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlazedWeed The quote seems to relate neither to formal education nor to informal education. It only suggests that the development of your ability to think should be the main goal of a good education system. Homeschooling and unschooling are perfectly healthy and supportable methods of training somebody to think if executed correctly, and the formal education system works aswell. My only question is how you percieve the intent of the quoter when all they did was provide the quote? Maybe they agree with your take on the quote, and are advocating the formal education system?

My boyfriend and his family didn’t attend school. They traveled around in a van and went to library’s depending on the city. He decided to start college when he was 14 as non degree seeking. Graduated at 18 and then completed his PhD after in genetic engineering. He has much more motivation to learn than the students I see at my college. This is because he wasn’t forced to sit behind a desk 6 hours a day for 18 years, he isn’t bored of school like I am at this point. His siblings also went to college and got masters and now law school. They are all very bright, much more creative and authentic people due to less molding from the schooling system. I personally wish my parents had known about alternative options. .....(edit) I’m surprised so many people are interested in this, should I make a video interviewing him on his non traditional schooling path? Haha Also to add to the plot, his whole families never eaten meat! ( :0 blastphomy!, not following traditions is an option?!)

@courtneyg2576

4 жыл бұрын

that seems so positive

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

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@Incite1

4 жыл бұрын

Good parenting

@jeremiahw.3874

4 жыл бұрын

Julia Patters how did he get into college without any prior schooling? Don’t you need to provide evidence of having gone through high school or have standardized tests?

@Vamrekisses68

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah W. yeah, in the US this doesnt seem super possible with the way the system is.

His voice reminds me of brick from the middle

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@cs2712

4 жыл бұрын

Bro I love that show

@ienjoywritingsometimes3986

4 жыл бұрын

Captain Cat I can’t stop watchingggg

@jelousmoth

4 жыл бұрын

i miss it soo much 😭😭😭😭😭

@faith9196

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss

I think there is good in unschooling homeschooling and school we just have to figure out how to get the best out of all three and make it one

@luckylink6452

4 жыл бұрын

The formal schooling system doesn’t function as well as it should

@tinaholbrook9719

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky link Formal schooling functions just as crappy as it was meant to. Read "Weapons of Mass Instruction" by John Taylor Gatto. It's no mistake that schools don't run well. They were meant to dumb down society.

@ab-wb7kl

4 жыл бұрын

well said man

@goldensilence5841

4 жыл бұрын

@Speaking Truth i get what your saying but i disagree because the American school system was made to put people in factories and hasn't changed in over 100 years meaning they dont learn everything they'll need to learn for the real word but a homeschooler or unschooler will learn what they need but they'll still have more time to actually learn new thing I'm not saying a regular schooled child wouldn't but they would have less time to do what they actually want to do

@stpeta17

4 жыл бұрын

Well said speaking truth. It's essential to learn that everything isn't always your way. We have to do so much that we don't want to do otherwise I'd never get out of bed in the morning! I feel i have taken what I have learned from unschoolers and put it into my own homeschool. On Wednesday we have elective days where I teach psychology, music appreciation, art, health, foreign languages both spanish and german and ALSO an interest study. So whatever she has a interest in at the time we will spend about an hour going over it. This week was Japanese culture, last week's was the deep ocean creatures. She is grade 4 but tests like grade 6. I worry with unschooling becoming so popular I hope it doesn't give those that actually do all the work a bad reputation. Right now college acceptance rates are booming and with her wanting to be a doctor that will definitely be her future. But as unschooling becomes more popular I wonder if they will accept less percentage of homeschool students in the years to come.

his voice is literally dustin from stranger things i love it

@whoareyou3220

4 жыл бұрын

Hannah holy shit. you’re right

@sunnyf4iry

4 жыл бұрын

Omg yea! :o

@art.ificer

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god i cant unhear it

@idiotsandwich115

4 жыл бұрын

Trueee

@TheRealCasadaro

4 жыл бұрын

Brrooooooooo!

Unschooling is literally just what you do after college....

@yopyop902

4 жыл бұрын

Ashley Ugstad so you could say this man is on another level with this ground breaking shit

@ashleyprochnow2308

4 жыл бұрын

@Nicolas RAGE youre obviously missing the point of my comment.

@zachsteele6964

4 жыл бұрын

@Nicolas RAGE you didn't even do it right, plus it's cringe.

@DarkLight-sz1vp

3 жыл бұрын

Except the government created college and the education system so they could make people commit suicide, and they have succeeded. Now all you brainwashed sheeple can say what you want but it’s the truth.

@DarkLight-sz1vp

3 жыл бұрын

Lol if you actually think government and politicians care about you then your crazy. Civilization and society was created to have power over the people. Not to help them.

Well the American school is a disaster. So not attending it is actually a great idea.

@PrivatePrivate-do2on

4 жыл бұрын

look into acton academy

@danielled108

4 жыл бұрын

The american PUBLIC school you mean?

@skojigoquist9288

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielled108 You know. No offence but I met a few private schooled kids and they are way behind our European students. Sorry. Again: no offence. I think Americans might need to get off from the high horse

@alexso820

4 жыл бұрын

skojig oquist some are always bad, some are ok. I have also had person that migrated from Europe in my class. He was a trouble maker and failed most classes, and kicked out the following year.

@skojigoquist9288

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexso820 that's fantastic. And here in Slovakia we had a lot of American families coming over because of their business and their kids all failed the basic slocakuan school system. What we teach them in grade 2 - in the usa that learn it in grade 7. They were falling behind esp in maths and sciences. Our school is based on succeeding academic my so we give the kids a lot if books to read and a lot if homework and even the p.e. classes are harder here than there. Our American newcomers had a problem on everything. It was a relief when they opened the international school and now they are wreaking havoc over thre.

Things I’ve noticed about unschoolers and homeschoolers: • They get super high scores on SATs • They create the best arguments • Most graduate early • They’re always #1 on Mock Trial teams

@draw_lex6058

4 жыл бұрын

Well no shit they have free will (i assume most of the time) in what they learn.

@keana1057

4 жыл бұрын

Draw _Lex okay? 😂 i dont get your point

@Squimba

4 жыл бұрын

@@keana1057 I think what draw_lex means is that all of the learning comes from your own motivation, you learn to read because you want to understand what is written in the book not because your teacher says you have to, you learn languages because you find them interesting and so on

@keana1057

4 жыл бұрын

Squimba factsssssss

@draw_lex6058

4 жыл бұрын

@@Squimba Yes that is right thanks for clarifying

You look like someone that would be into this kind of stuff.

@shaunb5214

4 жыл бұрын

The lisp explains it all

@Lepo4256

4 жыл бұрын

O K B O O M E R

@sinistar7876

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lepo4256 ok soyboy

@Lepo4256

4 жыл бұрын

@@sinistar7876 oh noo you mentioned my favorite ingredient, your boomer brain is full of knowledge and facts! I have been defeated. I will go plau fortnite and vape and eat tide pods while I complain about the fake climate change. :C

@sinistar7876

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lepo4256 lol

I’ve grown to really dislike reading. Not that I don’t like storytelling or the stories, it’s just that I see it as work, thanks to school. Reading to me is like work, and that’s why I don’t like to read books. Like how somebody who works at a theme park might grow to dislike theme parks because they see it as work. But sometimes I come across a book that I genuinely enjoy reading. Unschooling seems really nice to get a broader pallet.

@bknighttheemo8756

4 жыл бұрын

Yup I get that feeling even though I am homeschooled eh it still kinda made me hate reading since we are given homework but I at least still have free time to learn what I want.

@amberslahlize7961

3 жыл бұрын

Well I don't want to add discouragement, but I've kind of lost interest in reading myself, and I was homeschooled, but I was never really a bookworm to begin with. I think being on the internet is what really caused me to not be as patient when it comes to reading. Although I do enjoy chatting with people online, that seems to be the limit of my attention.

@kmak4861

3 жыл бұрын

I really struggled to finish a book, it was a rarity until I got in to audiobooks and now it's part of my daily life. Highly recommend giving it a try! On my second round of all the harry potter books :D

@Cassxowary

2 жыл бұрын

You’re just not reading the right books then, I thought I hated reading until I found books I love

@crptnite

9 ай бұрын

Same. When i was a child, i could get lost in a book and make a whole day of it. But by the time college rolled around, reading had become a chore and my add brain wasn't having it 🤦🏽

I was homeschooled until 10th grade and I loved it. I had the time for exercise, I enjoyed school, and I was just generally more curious and interested in everything. Now I go to private school, and It’s completely different. All of my free time is scheduled around school, homework, assignments, projects, etc., and I find myself enjoying things less, being way more stressed and less happy. I have to give up hobbies like dance and running to make time for homework and bus rides. Unconventional ways of education are so interesting, and they do work. Great video!

@bloodmoneyhistory6845

4 жыл бұрын

Hope Armstrong how is your social skills?

@joaovitormendescerqueira6985

4 жыл бұрын

At least you can develop some kind of work ethics, you're probably going to need it later on

@mjhgtb

4 жыл бұрын

i was homeschooled until 9th grade, i liked homeschooling up until i got to 7th grade, 7th and 8th grade homeschooling was hell for me, my highschool years at a public school were definitely the best years of my life (so far, i only graduated last year lol), im glad i was homeschooled k-8th and i wouldnt trade it. if i ever have kids i will homeschool them until highschool. if they want to stay homeschooled though and not do public then i wont force them

@hopearmstrong743

4 жыл бұрын

MuzikSource they’re good. During my time homeschooling, I was involved in lots of team sports, extra activities, church youth group, a homeschool co-op, etc.

@hopearmstrong743

4 жыл бұрын

catie yes! It definitely depends on the person, and I suppose the higher the grade, the harder it is to homeschool. Some people i know too hate homeschool and love public/private schooling, and vice versa. :)

He was the kindergarten computer hacker that erased his name from roll and didn't get caught

Graduated unschooler here 💁 I used to be very insecure about the fact I didn't do all the same stuff people learn in public school. Now I realize all the experience I gained has helped me so much in my adult life! I feel I have a much more vivid imagination compared to my peers, I love to think outside the box and I never feel discouraged from learning new hobbies or skills. It may not be for everyone but I really enjoyed it.

@arielcolbert7925

4 жыл бұрын

I think I would have been better off learning at home. I don’t think children are meant to be in a prison-like structure for 7-8 hours a day not able to explore and learn as their true nature would have them do.

@jamisons9971

4 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what career you took up, or if you got a degree?

@ellamaek

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamisons9971 Being a creative person I would say I've done a little of everything, I've had a hard time honing in on one interest. I mainly work with photography and post production, something I have a lot of experience with starting as a teenager. It's easy to freelance and find work with that and for many years I made a good living off of a part time job working for a photography studio. I decided not to go to college, although it's not completely out of the question if I want to study something in the future that requires higher education! It's crazy the amount of friends tell me they would rather be in my position (completely debt free, but not a huge salary right now) instead of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. 🤷 This year I have learned that there are so many people willing to teach you their trade too. I'm excited to learn some new skills so I have a fallback job in a field that doesn't die (trade jobs).

@MegaCoolman234

4 жыл бұрын

Ella Mae college isn’t about being wealthy while your 20. That point of getting a degree is that it’s an investment (which always have risks) to give yourself a much higher earning potential later in life. Sure some people who don’t go to college can make a lot of money but that is definitely the exception and not to rule.

@tillymcreese334

4 жыл бұрын

@@MegaCoolman234 And Ella appears to be the exception. I am too. I have a degree but I told my parents I had no desire to use it or any formal degree even as I was entering it. It would have earned me a lot of money but so has modeling and now video production. Some people are entrepreneurs and others are not, on that we agree. I just don't think you understand how many people are born (and successful) entrepreneurs. In society, we still talk about it like it's a very rare quality and it's absurd to do so.

With the trauma school left me with, I'm genuinely relieved to hear that an option like this even exists. Great video, thank you!

I didn't know this was called unschooling. This is exactly how I wanted to teach my child. It was very interesting to hear about your experience.

@shervonri

4 жыл бұрын

Tiana Coats EXACTLY!! Same

@Homeside301

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but do it right please! Some folk dont know what they are doing or just dont care to.

@TomSzold

4 жыл бұрын

BaconOrButter, Yes! Do your research and be prepared to give them the tools they need to educate themselves

@freedumb2010

4 жыл бұрын

@@TomSzold I found that what I did when I unschooled my son , basically boiled down to having faith in him rather than experts, authorities or systems. And I feel it was the greatest achievement of my life

@moonspun4evr

3 жыл бұрын

@@Homeside301 So how do you unschooling a 9 year old that just lives for playing video games. And he has time limits too. But when hes done for the day, all he wants to talk about is what he created or what he'll create tomorrow. Hes lazy to a point. Doesnt really WANT to learn anything. Thats why i use a semi structured curriculum as of now

I went to public school through middle school til I graduated high school . Most miserable six years of my life. I was a 12-13 year old with depression. Not every child would benefit from homeschooling/unschooling but I sure would have! Left alone, I loved reading, I’d spend all day reading if I could. I liked watching documentaries and learning about history. I could have learned much more on my own. I’m 36 now and still shudder when I think of my time in school.

@dom__

4 жыл бұрын

bruh

@Kokiicat

4 жыл бұрын

You’re not the only one, I’m 14 but last year I suffered from stress induced depression because of the amount of work (piles of work including piles of homework), the amount they give an 8th grader is ridiculous, and the thing is, I only have one sheet of homework as a freshman, it doesn’t make sense but I’m glad it’s over

@rosiepettals9645

4 жыл бұрын

I’m 13, I suffer from anxiety (diagnosed) and unfortunately makes it very difficult for me to do day to day things without getting anxious. School just makes my mental health extremely worse. My mom won’t homeschool me. I am talented. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I do have things of interest. But I go to a private school, and there I can’t expand my “talents.” :(

@Kokiicat

4 жыл бұрын

I understand, and it’s good to acknowledge you are talented because you truly are, I think it’ll get better in high school thought because you’ll have elective classes like cooking class, agriculture, cosmetology, drama, etc. Just try to look forward to the future, I’m sure it’ll get better

@gracieb9753

4 жыл бұрын

i’m 13 and started homeschooling this year due to depression caused mainly by public school. it was an extremely rough time for being so young, and still going to therapy for it. i’m so glad i got out of that mess

Can’t drop out if you never attended in the first place

@vermin5367

4 жыл бұрын

Yee Yee street bois

I am a public school teacher, and I find this to be a very interesting perspective! America’s school system is only inclusive to very specific types of learners, and there are so many students who get left behind from a lack of interest in subjects that are not going to help them in their desired career path. OR students get left behind because they just learn differently! I think unschooling could be a great option for those students. That you for sharing!

I wish i could unschool but in england there are lots more rules about school and attendance. You HAVE to attend school unless you get homeschooled lol

@beth3075

4 жыл бұрын

In the UK the term unschooling isn’t as common because law (up until a certain age) doesn’t require you to follow the national curriculum when home schooling. So you have the freedom to homeschool how you like, including unschooling

@charkatslife

4 жыл бұрын

Lovett Trash uh yeah it’s like that in America if ur under like 16 I think lol

@elmo8138

4 жыл бұрын

Here in Germany even Homeschooling is forbidden and we have to go to school up until class 9. After this you either have the chance to attend class 10-12 (which most peeps do) or study for a workfield (not in University but in an actual workplace, its called Ausbildung) but you're usually bound to go to school up until you're 21 or older :/

@babyfingers9874

4 жыл бұрын

You know in England, your parents can actually go to court if you don’t attend school since the education here is free. It’s basically in a way of “why are you not going to school? Its free. There’s no excuse for you not to go.” But this usually occurs when there’s no authorised notice of your absence. But your parents can go to jail for up to 3 months (in worse cases).

@elmo8138

4 жыл бұрын

@@babyfingers9874 same in Germany. A friend of a friend etc didn't go to school for half a year bc their mom tought them at home and she actually just put him back into school bc she would be sued and brought into prison if she'd continue

Personally I wouldn’t unschool my kids, but I found this really interesting. My time in public school were the best years of my life. I’m in a very math heavy field so traditional schooling is a must for me. But this was really interesting insight.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's definitely a case by case thing. I have siblings who were unschooled but decided to go to school. It just depends on the kid!

@bbykhyla

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Rehrman yeah I see that now. The media portrayed it as a terrible thing. But now I see it’s really not like that.

@cj5857

4 жыл бұрын

Khy J you must’ve had a pretty bad life no offense if public school was the best times

@bbykhyla

4 жыл бұрын

CJ Nope I had a great public school life. I had a great group of friends, great teachers and just had overall great time especially in high school. All of our school experiences are different. Mine just happened to be good.

@cj5857

4 жыл бұрын

Khy J mine sucks

Interestingly enough, as a former school teacher turned homeschool mom, I knew a lot of kids in public school who couldn't read or were years "behind" in reading, but I've never met a homeschooler/unschooler who couldn't read, and most of them are "ahead."

This actually sounds good but the name “un schooling” just sounds bad

@diewerner6235

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. freeschooling or independant education sounds less degrading than most people might think of this topic.

@peyton1817

4 жыл бұрын

I like life schooling even more!!

@kailasmith7414

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, I went to school and I also couldn't read until I was 8. Turns out I was just dumb

@kailasmith7414

4 жыл бұрын

@Esther A I don't believe in God. Now do you think I'm dumb?

@pyrefly7575

4 жыл бұрын

Unschooling sounds like that kind of hippie ass alternative bullshit trend that popped up like a year ago

for some reason whenever I see someone with long hair, in real life or on tv, I keep imagining braiding it.

@kinglunarchy9417

4 жыл бұрын

Winter 👀

@alicewillscratchyou3371

4 жыл бұрын

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES AGH

@stonedagger2031

4 жыл бұрын

@@louis-on5vj winter

@phoenixflame5220

4 жыл бұрын

OMG Winter!!! I got to meet Marissa Meyer once and it was SO COOL AHHHHH

@TheCHADsession

4 жыл бұрын

Toriana Douglas 😂

The school system should be more like this. they should focus on more things we could actually use for life teacher than things we clearly hate and will just forget.

@buzzlightyearandco

4 жыл бұрын

Everything around you in the physical and digital world was built through gaining a deep understanding and practical application of science, engineering, math and technology. These are not fringe subjects that the public education system forces upon students for no reason

@servicedog2325

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but if they do all that, how will they find the time to make kids hate their country and each other?

@ashleyzupetz1086

2 жыл бұрын

It never will be because it’s about creating indoctrination (why public school is free) and it’s also about money. There’s a reason why standard testing is going away. It’s to hide the fact that their teaching stud kids is shit and they are creating dumber and dumber kids.

As an unschooler I can confidently say that we are much more open minded and more real than most who attend public school. To me being open minded and allowed to think for yourself is so important and is what will allow you to do great things in life, plus unschooling allows you to figure out who you really are rather than public school kids who strive to have some sort of validation from their peers. And I’m saying this because I went to public school till 9th grade so I understand what it’s like on both sides Edit: living and learning from the real world from a young age better equips you with the knowledge you need to be successful later in life, in my opinion

@GetRachelRay

Жыл бұрын

1,000% agree

I found the education system today seriously outdated. It really needs to be reformed.

Every state and country has their own rules and regs, except for the lone star state, Texas, which has no laws regulating how you educate your own children.

@habeebaelwalily3081

4 жыл бұрын

New Jersey as well. I was homeschooled growing up, but I had some unschooler friends. In New Jersey they literally don't care what you do as long as long as there's no child abuse involved.

@crow1628

4 жыл бұрын

Habeeba Elwalily everything is legal in New Jersey

@axolotliza

4 жыл бұрын

• 蓝 冰 龙 • Hamilton?

@habeebaelwalily3081

4 жыл бұрын

@@crow1628 I would say most things are actually not legal. I always have to be hyperconsious of what I'm doing to make sure that I am not breaking the law. For some reason the state doesn't really care about how people choose to be educated. Some things are illegal, but so stupid the cops don't really care if you follow that law is not.

@crow1628

4 жыл бұрын

70 subscribers with no videos you bet

Public School teacher here for 15 years......BRAVO Bravo Bravo

I just don’t understand school at all. Why should I be forced to learn chemistry if I’m not interested in that at all? Why are we forced to do math problems that have no correlation with math present in the real world? Why do grades define who we are as a person? I knew a kid who broke down in the middle of class near the end of the grading period because his GPA wasn’t high enough to stay in sports. The school system is wack in my opinion. It troubles me because in the future when I have children, I feel like I wouldn’t want this for them. Of course I would want them to get an education and makes friends, but this is not schooling at it’s best. I want to see a significant change in the school system in the future.

@janamatekovic7749

4 жыл бұрын

amayabuns can’t you drop chemistry? Probably not, but I’m asking because I don’t know much about the American school system to be honest. I’m Dutch and we choose profiles after a few years of secondary school. I dropped history, economics, French, German and geography, but kept biology, chemistry, maths (you can choose between a few kinds of maths), art, Greek and Latin (there are also some mandatory classes like Dutch, English, pe and more). So you choose a profile so you have subjects you’re good in or will/ want to use later on in life. I quite like that method, even though school is still really really stressing me out. According to what you say, I don’t think you can choose between something like that where you live. The fact that sports and hobbies are a part of school seemed always so cool to me, but now i really see the disadvantages of that! That sucks that he couldn’t stay in sports. Here sports aren’t linked to school. You join a sport club which has nothing to do with school. I do agree with you on grades defining us. I feel like everything we learn has to be tested. I barely know anyone who actually cares about a subject. We all just want pass and go on, which is kind of sad. And I have one question if you don’t mind, how much homework and test do you have? In terms of how much time a day does it take you to finish and does it really get checked by teachers? Because I don’t ever do my homework (oops) and I’m curious how long it takes because I might want to take a gap year and attend a semester of high school (maybe, because I also don’t want to get shot at school yikes) Sorry for my long comment and putting my opinion and shit online even though no one asked. I usually don’t do this but I was really bored :))

@nikolinaninkovic6748

4 жыл бұрын

Omg, same thing in my country (I'm from Serbia). It's a bunch of bullshit that you're being forced to study even if you don't want to. Currently, I have three negative grades in math, if that doesn't tell how much I hate it and don't want it in my life, idk what does.

@Its_Elise_C

4 жыл бұрын

That’s why in many Scandinavian/Nordic countries they don’t have grades until secondary school when you’re actually doing what will benefit your future

@boguspopcorn6972

4 жыл бұрын

amayabuns sure you may not use science and math in your future career. But everyone needs to know these things for the benefit of everyone. When people don’t know basic science or math, we get things like anti vaxers or flat earthers

@therealvlad505

4 жыл бұрын

In the uk we can choose what we can study by year 9, i think thats grade 10 in america, which is good in theory. However, its been critisized for discouraging people from subjects based on previous prejudices, like girls from maths and the sciences, since a lot of the time its the parents choosing for their kids because they dont know enough of the subjects at the age of 14 to make uninformed decisions.

I wish I was unschooled! The amount of time wasted in school and university is depressing. Not to mention the political indoctrination you go through. You must have some smart and loving parents. Good for them. It's evident that unschooling works great just by listening to you talk. Keep at it! :)

I was so happy to see this video. My girls were homeschooled and what l refer to as life school. So many children graduate school even college and have very little real life skills. There are so many issues l had when my older two girls went to public school. The bullying is out of control and now all the school shootings. I hate when l hear from strangers . Why aren't your kids in school ? It drives me insane alternative schooling is normal now. My oldest daughter is a professional photographer and make up artist. My second daughter has graduated and is pursuing social work. My youngest is extremely intelligent and is an artist . They are all well socialized and thriving. Please keep spreading the information about how it's just a different way of life. Im blessed to have been with my kids so much. Im in nursing and would work different shifts so l could help them. To each their own. Good job with this video.Blessings to all

You seem plenty mature, responsible, and educated to me!

Finally! Someone's taking a stand against the fked up schooling system. I went through 13 years of formal schooling and am about to enter college. I learned absolutely nothing. Keep up the great content. Love it! We should collaborate :)

“unschooling is good” “i couldn’t read til i was 8” no diss but damn edit: with these replies i’ve realized the importance of pre school.

@zachsteele6964

4 жыл бұрын

@jilly but 8 years old? That's pathetically late

@zachsteele6964

4 жыл бұрын

@jilly soyboy Democrat

@catboyhole

4 жыл бұрын

imagine thinking soyboy is an insult.

@tanogg794

4 жыл бұрын

@@zachsteele6964 late for for what tho ?

@marilynrichards3551

4 жыл бұрын

I went to high school with kids that could barely read a fucken Captain Underpants book so I think he's doing pretty well

We are unschoolers! Thanks for spreading the positive message. 🤗

I was homeschooled until middle school then un-schooled and I loved it! It all made sense

@GinaBean-hr5ff

4 жыл бұрын

palexxpixie do you graduate as an unschooler ?

@BeLikeNexus

4 жыл бұрын

It all made sense because you were never challenged with anything more difficult than everyday life.

@zachsteele6964

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeLikeNexus thank you

@user-zk5cn3mp6q

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeLikeNexus ikr, if you aren't challenged then you won't be prepared for the real world, because it has many challenges.

I love that there is more awareness about these types of learning. I would say I grew up with a mixture of homeschooled and unschooled. Never stepped foot inside a school until I started college at 15 lol. I am 19 now and almost have a bachelors degree. I have amazing memories of being a kid and not stuck in a classroom. Love this video

@larkluvshorses7631

4 жыл бұрын

That is so awesome! I have a very similar story actually! I was homeschooled/unschooled up until I started college at 14. I am now 16 and on my way to getting my associate of arts and hopefully, my surgery technician certification. I adjusted well to college and I've done great in my classes! It is strange to me how so many believe that homeschooling will prevent you from doing well in or even being accepted into college!

@keeshavia

4 жыл бұрын

@@larkluvshorses7631 My husband and I also have very similar stories as well, and we are now unschooling/worldschooling our children too! It has been an adventure of a lifetime.

@freedumb2010

4 жыл бұрын

@@larkluvshorses7631 wow, that sounds great!

@asherhaun

3 жыл бұрын

I am 16, and I have been homeschooled (not unschooled) for my entire life, I just started college. Working towards a computer science degree, which is something I probably wouldn't have gotten into had I been public or private schooled.

The thing is, with homeschooling, unschooling, and even private schooling comes with a lot of privelege, and people don't usually get to have that.

@daniboy2619

4 жыл бұрын

Private and home schooling no doubt, but unschooling is I think widely accessible with newer and cheaper means to access information. For the unfortunate souls without access to internet, there's still public libraries and people that could help.

@alexgerweck4507

4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous Sniper You’re right to an extent, but you also have to take into consideration other factors like socioeconomic status. For example, many parents have to be at their jobs to make ends meet, secure benefits like health insurance, etc. and just wouldn’t have the opportunity to stay home each day and participate directly in their kid’s education. Even if they want to it’s not realistic for many families. As for resources, many educational experiences do cost money, and those that don’t can vary quite a bit in quality. For example, my hometown has a great library with almost everything I care to check out available to me, and they have an exchange system for people to request items that our county library doesn’t have. But I’ve been to and heard about other areas with less funding, far fewer options, a website that’s basically useless, no exchange system, and so on. For low income families that can’t afford internet or a lot of books, that’s a big deal. Communities that have less money available to spend on resources like libraries and museums just can’t offer the same quality learning opportunities. Even if they do, and that’s a big if, transportation is another factor. Family cars, gas, bus fare, and even bikes can be difficult to pay for for some families. Buses and bikes also take a significant chunk of time out of the day compared to a family car, and lost time comes with opportunity cost. Safety is also a factor. Unschooling involves learning from the world around you, and in some areas there’s a lot of violence, drug abuse, human trafficking, etc., which could make it unsafe for kids to leave the house to learn, even with a parent present. Then you have to think of the social repercussions of unschooling on different groups. Even in cases in which unschooling is effective and kids get good standardized test scores, unschooling is unconventional and generally has a bad reputation. That’s already a disadvantage in some ways (think of closed-minded potential employers, admissions personnel, etc.). But beyond unschooling itself being a disadvantage in the eyes of more traditional folks, it also enables people to discriminate against marginalized groups more easily. For example, people may view a white kid who’s been unschooled as more intelligent than a black or Hispanic kid who’s been unschooled. And it may not even be conscious, but those biases exist and may make it harder for certain groups to progress if they’ve been unschooled-even if they’re just as intelligent and qualified. So even with more widespread internet and libraries, unschooling is just not realistic for many families, and by nature it most benefits the people who are already most advantaged. Thanks for coming to my ted talk 😉

@daniboy2619

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexgerweck4507 It's 2 am and i didnt expect that, wow. If only unschooling became the norm...

@kvglenn1

4 жыл бұрын

I also notice that often they are lacking in social skills, no matter how much they always claim they went to camps or hung out with other homeschool kids and whatnot, you just truly don’t get the same kind of socialization (and through the socialization, soooo many life skills) as those in a public school system

@daniboy2619

4 жыл бұрын

@@kvglenn1 Sure does, except earning those skills imply you adhere to an old and inefficient educational system for 12-13 years of your life. And what if you can't develop those skills? What then? You're stuck in your own social inhibition and a system that doesn't do much to help either.

I feel like not having a “traditional” learning would have worked for me... though my parents never would have let it fly just because of how they were raised. But I don’t think I would ever dismiss the though had my child brought it up or even give them an option. I’m learning a lot of other ways of things wile times change and it’s so cool and interesting because my mind wants to read more and be soooo informed about these things.

As someone who went from homeschooling my whole life up until last year into my local public high school, I had a bit of a culture shock. Less than others that make that transition, but it was there. I prefer public school because I feel more prepared and it lets me be less close minded socially. And through homeschooling, hobbies were accumulated really well. Homeschooling and unschooling do support much more artistic and creative hobbies which are really helpful. I mainly switched because I got really depressed as a homeschooler and I wanted to be exposed to people who genuinely felt the same without the guidance of my parents because that was also another factor for my depression. Now I’m an AP student and I plan to go into law and asl interpretation on the side and defend ethical cases. 🙂

I'm homeschooled, but we do all this and just normal school

Hands on learning is great. I dropped out high school in 9th grade and got my GED at 16. While everyone was still in high school, I was working as a research assistant at one of the top medical schools in the country and going to college. I learned more about what I was interested instead wasting time in the typical school system.

Twenty something former unschooler here, very much appreciated your take on this! I love how unschooling tends to foster a greater love of learning simply because you’re not being force-fed anything. I like to say I’m still homeschooled and my 3yr-old daughter is already homeschooled 🤗 also great point about having more time to learn new skills. When I was 14 I took an interest in piano and because I didn’t have other obligations crowding my day, I could spend most of my hours practicing and reached an advanced level very quickly. I’m now a piano teacher and get to spend more time with my daughter (unschooling of course!) because of it!

I'm studying stuff that I won't use in my future and I keep asking why is the system this way

@BeLikeNexus

4 жыл бұрын

FiNEsT pOtATo the point isn’t to remember everything your taught. School teaches you to learn. I don’t get why it’s so difficult for people to understand that.

@drteddy2609

4 жыл бұрын

I also thought this. Until I got older and found out I'm interested in the field that does need math. I understand your point because I once also thought this, now I'm happy I had that education. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@titanofchaos5917

4 жыл бұрын

The system is this way because factory owners in the industrial revolution need a workforce of obedient drones to work for them, so they sent lobbyists to change our school system so that they indoctrinate the youth, preparing them for factory work, thus why schools have the bell system like in factories, and why it has strict rules(raising your hand to go to the bathroom, assigned seats, etc). This to enforce obedience and blind loyalty for factory life. However since our government is corrupt, we kept the school system after advancing out of the industrial revolution.

This is the most informative video on unschooling I’ve seen. You’re a very articulate and intelligent person, thank you for explaining this so well.

The idea that you don’t need to know “super advanced math” is absurd. It’s proven that the main purpose of math class is not just to learn procedural math, but to develop logic and reasoning skills as well as hone problem solving skills. Also in high school you do not need to take anything more advanced than algebra or math analysis, which is actually quite useful and maybe even essential for life

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you... I also love hearing children talk about how the real world works and what they need and don’t need to succeed lol

@boguspopcorn6972

4 жыл бұрын

Richie Holden finally a logical person

@lunarlovegoodx3

4 жыл бұрын

I.. Kind of agree actually. When I was 16, I knew I wanted to study social work. My school required far beyond algebra, and my grades suffered. I was an all-around good student until then. 10+ years later I am finally getting my Social Work degree. And STILL suffering through mandatory math classes. I think once a child is set on a career path, usually around 15-16 they have some sense of what they would like to do, it would be better to start introducing subjects more relevant to their interests and abilities.

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

bunny They call that college. all schooling before that is structured to encompass a broad range of learning so you don’t have to choose a career path as a naive high schooler. And we were all naive as hell in high school, let’s not kid ourselves

@BlazedWeed

4 жыл бұрын

TitanOfChaos What an absolutely absurd thought process. You honestly believe that learning how to mathematically reason and think hurts a persons reasoning skills? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. The only reason people in the KZread comments are bitching is because they think everything in their life is supposed to be fun. That hedonistic crap is what damages reason and thought process. And this isn’t to mention how stupid an argument is that learning something, ANYTHING is bad. Why would anyone who isn’t a blindly ignorant bum want to actively avoid consuming knowledge? Your point is beyond dense and makes zero sense.

Thanks for this Ben! It's such a challenging topic for most people, due to all the cultural programming they've received about schooling. It was refreshing to hear the topic handled in such a balanced way and covering the real concerns that people trip over about unschooling. I found this a very helpful resource that I'll share with other parents.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I wish my parents had done this with me. I spent a year outside school and ended up learning the constitution and how to pay taxes and manage my personal finances, started reading again, ended up devouring all my uncles and aunts college books on topics ranging from economics to philosophy and politics, had enough time to practice the classical guitar as well as a multitude of other instruments and started about 7 experimental musical projects with friends. I became interested in math and decided to start learning from the start as I had realized I did not learn anything from school and that math cannot be taught. I discovered philosophers and completely re-invented my self. I went from skinny carefree kid who would rather skip classes and despised the traditional schooling system to someone who does calisthenics regularly and eats healthy, reads everyday, practices math, and is aiming to learn 7 languages. Problem is, I figured all that out in a year or two when I was kept home by the quarantine which affected me in a more positive way as I enjoyed having more time to myself and not having to sit in a room with 20 other people listening to someone try to explain something I wasn’t interested in. I did not have enough time to master the things I wanted to master or learn about what I wanted to learn about before I was shoved right back in to the traditional school. I hate it so much. I’m bored all the time and to make matters worse I am unable to leave due to a scholarship and I am unable to do anything else as I am attending two schools simultaneously as a result of some complications regarding my records. It’s complete bullshit. My parents threaten to take my books away if I don’t comply to the school. I’m number one in my class but they still scold me for not passing requirements on time. I don’t play video games I read. That was my choice, I decided to abstain from most things someone my age would enjoy. And they still find ways to take away what I love, to see my interests as detrimental to my education. Anyways, I think parents should recognize when their children are clearly uncomfortable with the way they are learning. I know it probably isn’t easy for everyone but take the time to teach your children, teach them the important things they’ll need and be a conscious parent when it comes to their education, their health, and their sanity. I feel like I’ve wasted so many years of my life, yet I am only a teenager in the 10th grade.

Thanks for sharing your perspective, I'm a homeschool mom, and have started implementing unschool days. The children get to choose what they learn, its empowering for them to decide and have a voice. I've noticed they are much more productive throughout the week.

I was ‘unschooled’ until the age of 14. I was told it was autonomous home education. I basically did whatever I wanted when I wanted. I developed English and mathematics skills naturally, and just lived out my life. I passed my GCSE’s, and am currently in my third year of college in the uk. It’s actually a really good method of education. A happy, stress free way of living :)

Thank you for making this video. We also unschool our 9 year old son and are seeing amazing results. School is great for some, and unschooling is an amazing option for others.

We have something like this in secondary school here in Ireland. It's called Transition Year and is optional in most schools and is just learning through experiences.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome!

This is exactly what I've been saying!!!!! Unschooling is amazing and I wouldn't be the same person I am today without it

Great video man. We applaud you and your family for taking this path. About two years ago we pulled our kids from school - started traveling full time and started homeschooling on the road. We are now more unschooling than anything and we love it. You are an inspiration - thanks for sharing your story.

@childcareonline

2 ай бұрын

You are not unschooling, you are *Life schooling*

This is very encouraging to hear. I went to public school and its the worst thing that ever happened to me, and I want to give my future kid(s) a better life.

@fakename7423

4 жыл бұрын

Better life = learning complex math formulas

Thank you for covering some of the basics of unschooling. I think it's important to remember that even as adults, many of us continue our education outside the school system ie: University or College and so you can count a vast amount of adults as unschoolers. Humans are naturally curious creatures and many of us naturally take pride in the things we learn from our own interests. It's not much different once we reach about 8yrs old. Our brain waves speed up and we become more self aware and pride in learning is a given if the home environment is a supportive environment. It's appropriate you used Pink Floyd's The Wall as the intro and outro music, as I re-listened to the album the other day and am really taking on a deeper awareness of the poor assumptions and Victorian factory worker mentality around education. Mainstream education is at best 50 years behind current research and understanding of learning but it's such a juggernaut at this point that change happens slowly. Parents who understood they were short changed by mainstream education and are making the decision to offer their children another option is important for our society as a whole.

Thank you so much for sharing from your perspective. I plan on showing this to my teen so he can hear from another teen. It’s good to hear from a kid rather than a parent sometimes. 😊 Blessings!

I unschooled my daughters till they were 6 and 9. I think you did an excellent job describing what unschooling is and how unschoolers learn. I also really appreciate that you spoke about how regulations vary from state to state.

Fabulous! Great job, Ben! Congratulations to your parents for being such forward thinkers, I love it!

I’ve been “homeschooled” for 3 years now but now that I’m watching this video (and I also live in Pennsylvania so what you said you do is exactly what I do to pass the grade legally) I think I also am doing unschooling, we just do what we want and what we’re mainly interested in while covering the basics of what’s necessary, thanks for making this video :)

“Some basic math” *watches this while doing Accel pre cal hw

You’re so sweet 💕 you make me feel better about unschooling my children. You’re parents should be so proud!

As someone whos someone in college now to be a public school teacher, I find this really interesting! Ive never heard of this before. Thanks for expanding my knowledge of different kinds of education 👌

Just out of curiosity: if you plan on going to post-secondary, how will the admission process work? how will you be evaluated by the institute ?

@PilkScientist

4 жыл бұрын

SAT scores, I assume. It's what most colleges work off anyways

@LeopardGeckos2003

4 жыл бұрын

thank you. Also I guess the other comment is a bit situational. In my province in Canada, we don't really go through any standardized testing that post-secondary institutions look at for admissions. It solely depends on grades, courses, and volunteer work/experience. Hopefully there is someone who will be able to answer it for this specific scenario

@raea3588

4 жыл бұрын

It can vary from college or State. You don't always have to have a GED these days. Sometimes it's SAT scores, it can be a portfolio of accumulated work and activities you have done throughout your education plus letters of recommendation. Taking the school's entrance exam, etc. Most colleges are very interested in having home educated students.

I basically did this to myself as a teenager. Biggest regret of my life.

@wii3willRule

4 жыл бұрын

Really? What about it made the choice regrettable? I think unschooling is not a particularly good idea, but I think it might work for some folks. Want to know your perspective.

@katrinawall4315

4 жыл бұрын

wii3willRule I guess it’s good if you want like an office job or something, even something in the arts or design. If you want to do anything that requires further schooling or even a high school diploma? Don’t do it. I was lucky and went back to school for my final 2 years. But my time off resulted in me having no sense of direction, a weak work ethic, and also made my depression and anxiety worse and less manageable. You can teach yourself everything about something but that will not make your hireable in that field so you’ll have so much knowledge but be more likely to end up in a job that doesn’t use your brain to its full potential.

@melonproductions1471

4 жыл бұрын

@@katrinawall4315 Yeah unschooling is a waste of time. I doubt anyone thinks to themselves that they want to work a minimum wage job in the future so they won't do their school work lmao

@katrinawall4315

4 жыл бұрын

Melon Productions yep! Especially in America where it’s difficult to get a job. at least in other places there are trades you can go into but they ask for school reports to do apprenticeships, and you really need to do “unschooling” right to develop the skills but here’s the kicker, you’re a kid so you don’t know what the right skills are!

@larkluvshorses7631

4 жыл бұрын

Katrina Wall That is why your parents guide you... statistically, homeschoolers and unschoolers actually have a better work ethic and make better grades in college. Universities often recruit homeschoolers as well because they are known to be so successful. It may not sound like a good idea to you, but the statistics say otherwise.

This made me so happy to watch!! My family started homeschooling when I was in 1st grade and then slowly switched to unschooling when I was about 8 or so. I'm 22 now. My brother also learned how to read when he was 8 and it was amazing seeing him just start reading out of nowhere! And I have for sure found that homeschoolers/unschoolers are much more likely to talk to/have friends of all ages. I always thought it was weird that some of my other schooled friends were so uncomfortable talking to people that were of a different age than them. I'm dyslexic so one reason I was pulled out of school is cause they didn't believe my mom when she tried to tell them and wanted to put me on meds for an issue that I didn't have. Anyways, it makes me happy that people are talking about this in a good light rather than a bad one. Love this video!!

I think Homeschooling is a mix of this and the actual school system. Cause I got to travel all over the world, pursue my dreams, and still get a 4.0 gpa in high school and in the community college I went while I was still in high school. I wish more people wouldn’t hate on it so much and call homeschoolers stupid and friendless. But I’m glad you’re making such a great video on unschooling. I’ve been arguing this point to my parents ever since I was younger haha, so I’m interested to see how this would all work with colleges and such

Thanks for making an easy to understand video. Some people still don't get it why we're on this unschooling path, although my kids are still young (3 & 4 years old). I'm excited for them to follow their passion and explore as much as they want! 🙏🥰

Your story about reading is so encouraging for me. My homeschooled/ actually more unschooled 7 year old hasnt got much interest in reading yet, and ive been relaxing about it, trusting she will come to it in her own time. Its always reassuring to see other peoples experiences. Great video thankyou for sharing :)

Why does he look like late 80’s Julian Lennon?

@kkibela

4 жыл бұрын

Nice catch.. Spot on

@melanieespriu5809

4 жыл бұрын

Salvation Salvatoré I was looking for this comment THANKS hahahahahs he gave me Lennon’s vibes

@elitsagospodinova7241

4 жыл бұрын

i also discovered a resemblance

I would like to know what he is reading, as in the level of his reading.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird

@DaChanging1

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, I’m fascinated by what you do and I’m glad it works for you!

@dddila

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenRehrman love that book!

@sparksfilmss

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenRehrman haha I'm reading it rn as a part of my 8th grade LA honors class! my classmates say that the book doesn't really interest them and they get stressed out from having to keep up with everyone. although I enjoy it, I wish my entire class wasn't forced to read it with me. what do you know, public schooling is way harder to keep up with. I really wish I could focus on my career already instead of having to go through all this nonsense.

@blehblehblehdracula

4 жыл бұрын

Upsite Realone by right, he’s about three years off in terms of lexile level (grade level of reading), though honestly... I’m a teacher and a lot of my students are about seven grade levels behind. So considering how late he learned.... I’m impressed.

Such a great video! Thanks for making it. I’ve been thinking of unschooling my own children. I went to public school myself so this was very helpful for me ❤️ on a side note, I’m also a professional graphic designer so love that you’re learning more about that 👍

You're amazing ...thank you for doing this awesome video

Seriously what a great video! Thanks for the info.

You go dude, this sounds really interesting and I wish this was an option for me growing up. Just keep at it and keep being passionate! 💕

i love this idea. i’m so sick of people telling me to just “push through” the last year of high school, living itself and doing basic daily things are already fuckin hard enough. how am i supposed to focus on studying if i can barely get myself to eat at some days

You put this so well! I'm was unschooler here in Canada and when I finally went off to college the idea of it baffled my classmates. I wish this video had been around then. All the best to you and your learning!!

Great description, Ben! I relate to the reading idea: it's so great to read when you're not forced to do it -- same with writing.

I think an important skill in life is being comfortable with doing things you don’t really feel like doing! In life you’ve gotta persevere and do boring, unglamorous or uninteresting things so for me unschooling isn’t the one

@uke7084

4 жыл бұрын

That is wise.

@nataliek1566

4 жыл бұрын

But might as well do it when you have the choice to have fun and explore things before you are forced to a schedule in the work world. For most people, they spend many more years working then having the opportunity to play and explore. So might as well take it while it is avalible to you

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with that, I just don't think unschooling avoids that. You do things with purpose, so when you have to do something uninteresting or not very glamorous it makes since and you do it. The point is not to avoid uncomfortable things, just to avoid pointless things.

@uke7084

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenRehrman My only experience is with public school and I have observed a few homeschool curriculums within families. That being said, it is difficult for me to imagine a person with no obligation persevering through something they deem uninteresting. Would you mind giving me a few examples please?

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

@@uke7084 Sure! I unschool but still do some formal learning. I'm mainly focusing on math and government at the moment. I enjoy the government stuff but not the math, however I still do it because I see purpose in it. Having a good math understanding is very useful in everyday life and needed to go to college. So despite the fact that I don't enjoy math I still do it daily because I see the purpose in it. I hope that answers your question!

I never heard of this before, but it's super interesting. I mean this is exactly what most of us need, what we all have always wanted. You do good young man, and show 'em you're just on the right path for you. Maybe this will spread awareness on how counter-productive school can be. Maybe people will listen, and people will apply this to their children more and more often. It'll definitely create a brighter generation.

This is fantastic! Thanks for creating this. I've been thinking about unschooling more and more each year that we homeschool, and this was really helpful. Also, excellent song choice.

Great to hear from an actual unschooler! I’m homeschooling my kids who are 9 and 11. I’m trying to lean more towards unschooling. They do love to do workbooks and I want them to know the basics of writing, grammar, spelling, etc. and basic math. I’ve backed off on science and history and geography. We’ve put away the official curriculum I had purchased for this year. There are some online things I’m going to let them explore and learn what interests them. Thanks for sharing from the kid’s point of view!

“You don’t need to know super advance math unless you’re going into a field that involves super advanced math” Amen... Amen

@lameduck1690

4 жыл бұрын

Algebra is not "super advanced math." It's actually incredibly basic and useful in every career where significant growth is possible. Most people don't know what field they are going into until they are in their twenties, even if they think they do.

@buzzlightyearandco

4 жыл бұрын

Missing the point of learning math entirely...

@re-vb9ph

4 жыл бұрын

@@buzzlightyearandco Amen.

The beauty of Unschooling is that it’s different person to person! No unschooled child does it the exact same way and that’s what it’s really all about

I met an unschooler on a little batch of islands off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. She was killing it and still is.

Thank you so much. I truly enjoyed your explanation 🤗

I love this so much! My son is almost 3 and I believe this way is best and the route we will take with him. Thank you for giving me some insight. :)

@PrivatePrivate-do2on

4 жыл бұрын

we unschool and I am enrolling him in Acton Academy for 4 days a week so he can work with other "aiming up" kids.

Amazing! You sound like a pro from being such a young man. Congrats 🎉🎈! Love your video.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is the PERFECT intro to unschooling. It's just as comprehensive as it needs to be. You're kinda awesome, Ben.

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This was super helpful, thank you. I appreciate you sharing your experience.

This is the future! Kids need to learn through living life, not through being controlled and brainwashed.

@zachsteele6964

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't living life just being conditioned? How are you supposed to live without having struggles that prepare or "condition you" to get through the lows?

@notavailable403

4 жыл бұрын

@@zachsteele6964 Oops sorry I thought "conditioned" meant like "brainwashed" for a moment, I'm not a native English speaker!! :D Also, so many people are depressed because of school and the whole system in general. School mainly trains your left side of the brain and doesn't want you to develop the right side of your brain, creating an imbalance. Yes, struggles help you learn, that's included in learning by living. School just takes away your powers, they control us. It's so much better to learn by simply living and study only the things you need/want to. That's so much more natural.

@heisvi9317

4 жыл бұрын

@@notavailable403 left/right side of the brain doesn't exist

@lameduck1690

4 жыл бұрын

@@notavailable403 The left and right side of your brain control different motor functions, but it isn't split into analytical or creative. The problem is that teenagers don't know what they need to learn to be successful.

@notavailable403

4 жыл бұрын

@@lameduck1690 Not if you trust your intuition. We should be able to learn through living without the influence of the system. Sure, implementing a new school system isn't easy, but it's necessary. Forcing kids to learn stuff they don't need or want to learn is just not it. Also, it's not like all teenagers don't know what they want. More teenagers would know what to learn if they wouldn't be repelled by learning because school made it something that's the opposite of joyful. Learning is actually so wonderful, but most people don't think so because school made it awful for them.

As much as I like the idea, I give my public school education a lot of credit because it gave me the social skills, and abilities to learn and communicate in lots of different types of learning environments. (Ex. English classroom, or a Science Lab). It also gave me lots of independence and gave me something that I could control that is completely separate from my parents. Not to say being extremely close with your parents is a bad thing, it just pushed me to want to explore things on my own free from their influence. That’s just my personal experience.

@larkluvshorses7631

4 жыл бұрын

I have been homeschooled for my entire education until now (in college). For me, I feel like it actually gave me independence being “in charge” of my schoolwork and getting it done on my own, without constant nagging. Now, I’m college, I haven’t found that I lack any of the social skills or knowledge needed to function properly in the real world. All of our experiences are different, I just wanted to share mine to show that homeschooling can also teach you social skills and independence.

@nooneyouknow7093

4 жыл бұрын

I think that home/un schooling and public schooling are quite different ways of learning and the different structures could benefit others completely differently. I feel like the public school education I had was a good structure for me, because i like structured assignments. Not every type of schooling will fit everyone :)

@melonproductions1471

4 жыл бұрын

@@larkluvshorses7631 This really depends on the person. When all you do is procrastinate, the nagging and the deadlines are extremely important if you actually want to learn anything lol

Thank you for posting this.

You did a very good job on this video! Thanks

As interesting as I find this, I have serious concerns and can’t say I find it a compelling style of education. The public education system isn’t perfect, but the idea is to give students a well rounded foundation of basic knowledge so they can make informed decisions about their careers as they enter the workforce or move on to continuing education. For example, it’s true that a large proportion of students won’t need to know trigonometry. But for those who end up going into a math heavy career, that class could be instrumental to helping them realize their passion. In the case of self directed study, it’s possible that a student would A) be interested in math but not be motivated enough to pursue it, or B) be turned off by the mundanity of lower level math and never know what they’re missing because they weren’t forced to study it. Even if a student thinks they’ll never use a skill they learn in school, it could be really important to a classmate, which is why it’s important to teach it. The same goes for the not reading until you are 8 thing. That’s incredibly concerning. It’s great that your family loves reading and that you now love reading, but that’s not universal to all families and your experience can’t necessarily be used as representative of the whole movement. Knowing how to read is foundational to having any white collar job, communicating professionally, and knowing how to write well, which is why public schools have standards students are required to meet as they go through the system. Unschooling is apparently legal, but a child at age 8 being unable to read would not meet appropriate standards. The basic idea of self directed study falls apart under the simple premise that children aren’t fully formed adults who know what their passions will be, so shouldn’t be expected to lead their own curriculum.

@wdw0001

4 жыл бұрын

Here's the thing though- it's a huge change having a forced education system for birth through 18, then freedom to learn on your own after that. Starting with learning on your own means you learn the system of adult life early. No crappy transition. Most forced things that are held up as "for the kid's own good" are just an adult with trauma passing it down to the next generation. Kids know how to live. We could be learning more from them.

@dianeaishamonday9125

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry OP, but I don't lick the government's boots like you do ✌

@grovenn

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine thinking the point of learning should be to join the workforce

@MegaCoolman234

4 жыл бұрын

Billye Welburn Adult life is completely built in the rigidity and structure that schools demonstrate unless your living on a farm and just doing your own thing. But 90% of Careers, especially white collar high paying jobs, are built in structure.

@MegaCoolman234

4 жыл бұрын

Groven Why do you think society collectively agrees to collect taxes to pay for children to receive an education. It’s so that those children use it to better said society. And that means in 99% of cases getting a job and producing output that will benefit everyone.

I appreciate your video. I unschooled last year and didn’t realize it. My two teen sons had me there to give them direction here and there but they studied what interested them and they learned more than most learn in several years, including how to care for an infant. As for reading, my oldest 2 who read by age 4. My 3rd child wasn’t reading until she was 8. It depends on the child.

Love this! Also, nice editing and music!

@BenRehrman

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I just released the first episode of my new documentary series about self-directed education. WATCH IT HERE! www.youtube.com/@learningandliberation