Deschooling and then unschooling

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Hello

just wondering if anyone else is taking the deschooling then unschooling approach to home education.
We are currently allowing our dd to to get over trauma and recover and then we will allow her to set the pace for her learning.

If you do this do you have any advice? Currently dd isn’t ready for groups but I’m hoping with time she will be
Tia

Op, just giving this a bump and thinking you could ask MN to move this to the HomeEd section where there are lots of folk who might be able to guide and advise you.

If you are on Facebook there are a lot of groups for home educators that are very informative and supportive.

yes. We unschooled our daughter after she left school aged 7 years. She was unschooled until age 16 and she then went to college. Due to start uni in September.
she followed her interests and curiosities. The only structured learning she did was me teaching her to read using a dyslexia friendly program.
Unschooling worked so well for her. She did loads of creative based learning, spent hours outside observing the natural world, visited loads of museums and galleries, we lived overseas for 18 months, travelled to different countries .
I see unschooling as encouraging their natural curiosity, and facilitating learning within that.
all the best.?

How did you make sure she learned maths and sciences - were you lucky enough for her interests to take her there? And were you able to teach her up to the right level? I use fairly complex maths at work every day but wouldn't be able to pass or teach a maths GCSE without quite a bit of study.

De schooling is a really important part of HE, thats why home schooling during covid didnt really work out , you cant just bring the classroom into the home. At 13 my son was deregistered and deschooled, took a few months and you need nerves of steel as can look like not much progress taking place, but then my son organised his education completely himself, the tools are all there online, and he sat his exams at a local independant college as a private candidate, l supported him but educationally had very little imput, he managed fine and got excellent results.
Home schooled students do not suddenly become introverted lockins simply because they don't attend school, most have brothers,and sisters at school or also HE, my son goes to the gym and works part time, he has lots of hobbies and interests, is very confident and articulate. If anything HE broadened his horizons rather than limited them.

What do you mean by “right level”?
She wasn’t interested in sitting science GCSEs. She’s got a good knowledge of various aspects of science though.
She has followed her passions and interests. It’s worked out well for her. She’s got into uni and is working part time in her chosen field.
All without lots of GCSEs she’s not interested in, and which would have caused her untold stress.

What qualifications did your DD achievee to get into university @Tornado70?

I work in Alternative Provision for children who self-exclude themselves from mainstream education. Some have been out of school for years. Others weeks or months and then parents remove them. We always start with a negotiated curriculum and 1:1 lessons - some opt for groups and GCSEs fairly quickly, and others take a very long time. It's great if you can keep learning going on - watching and discussing documentaries, going to galleries and museums, learning skills such as baking or playing an instrument, but a period of calm may be the best thing.

IGCSE English language
FS maths levels 1 and 2
various level 2 certificates (creative subjects)
Arts Awards: silver and bronze
Level 3 Btech extended diploma (predicted X3 distinctions but needs a pass for uni course)
strong portfolio

When I left school early my mum followed this approach with me over a decade ago. I was similarly dealing with fear of school and mental health issues. Went on lots of days out, had discussions. I was allowed to be an autodidact. When I was 18 I decided without external pressure I wanted to go to university and the way I went (as a humanities person) was to do my maths and English gcse at an adult FE college in a year then a year of a humanities access course. There are plenty of routes into university beyond A levels, and if your child by that point is articulate enough to explain how their different education taught them to be self sufficient, self motivated, laterally thinking etc, good universities will see it as a boon.