School’s Out Forever: ‘Unschooling’ Gains Traction With Home Educators

An emerging trend among U.S. homeschoolers centers on allowing students to learn “without doing school.” But is this new approach, called “unschooling,” a valuable way to educate children? The innovation specialists from What Are We Thinking look at some of the pros (experiential learning) and cons (lack of social interaction) of this controversial practice.



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