Tea Lover Denise

<Schooling: The process by which a predetermined (and often arbitrary)
set of learning goals/outcomes is reached using predetermined (and often
arbitrary) standardized curriculum administered by an authority figure
to target groups of students sorted largely by chronological age.
Unschooling: The process by which a person acquires specific and
non-specific skills and information as determined by the needs and
interests of the person(s) doing the learning and by methods suited to
and chosen by those doing the learning. A lot of unschooling learning
intrinsic, and some of the learning is often also accomplished by more
"traditional" methods, but the what, how, when,where,and why are
determined by the learner and his/her goals rather than a bureaucrat in
a government office, or a curriculum designer who has never met my
kids.

Unschooling is the process by which an individual learns to take
responsibility for his/her learning and his/her life, which should
(ideally) be one and the same.>

Wow, Sandy. Very well put. Thank you.

Denise, a Tea Lover in South Carolina
Stop by for a cup of tea ~ http://www.angelfire.com/sc/tealover

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In a message dated 6/4/99 7:05:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jalecroy@... writes:

> Wow, Sandy. Very well put. Thank you.

I agree. I liked them so well, I printed them out. Thanks Sandy!
Judy in CA