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How Do Unschoolers Turn Out? (2014)

• vannevar 12y ago
  Interesting survey, but it doesn't really rise to the level of a study. The respondents were all self-selected and many of the questions asked are requiring them to compare an experience they did have to one that they didn't have, an obviously problematic approach. And no mention is made of their family economic background, which is has been shown in other studies to be a powerful predictor of later academic and financial success.
• ammon 12y ago
  I was unschooled from 1st grade through high school. Overall, the experience was great for me. I had time to do a bunch of different things (boat building, blacksmithing, metal casting, programming, ice boating, climbing and hiking, firework making). I'd simply not have been able to do all these things to the degree I did if I were studying 6 hours a day. That said, it made applying to university hard. I ended up going to a pretty bad school, the only place that would have me. I had gaps to fill once in university, but managed that quickly (earned a 4.0 my freshmen year). However, I know people for whom unschooling was a disaster. They feel they were neglected and missed critical education. I will not unschool my children. Oh, and I can't spell. Many unschooled people seem to be bad at spelling.