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As a schooled society, we take for granted the instruction assumption and the curriculum myth. The entire foundation of conventional schooling rests on the belief that young people must spend most of their childhood passively absorbing specific content deemed by others to be important. It assumes that young people are incapable of choosing what to learn, when, and how, and that teachers are the only ones who can effectively impart knowledge. With curriculum comes gatekeepers. Without an adult-imposed curriculum—an agenda for determining what a child should know and when—learning happens as a direct result of living. Children absorb the environment surrounding them, become fascinated by various ideas and topics at various times, and dig deeper into those areas with the help of adults when necessary. And when they are done with a certain topic or interest, they are done. With unschooling, authoritarianism is ousted.

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Kerry McDonald

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Unschooled

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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