Play, Passion, Purpose

[Unschooling]

Play, passion, purpose: Tony Wagner at TEDxNYED

Free Play

Free Play is non-existent at schools and is essential for Self Discovery, Curiosity, and Creativity to flourish which are squashed and squandered at schools. Play based learning gives children the opportunity to develop The Five C’s of Education. "Unschooling is not about the discovery of any particular body of knowledge. It is about the discovery of self." ~ Ben Hewitt [Home Grown] "Self-education through play and exploration requires enormous amounts of unscheduled time—time to do whateve…

Natural Consequences

Children learn from their experiences through natural consequences which comes from respecting their rights and instilling good values. Obedience and punishments serve only to hamper their natural growth and development. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." ~ P. J. O’Rourke "The thing about natural consequences is that you don’t make them happen. They are the consequenc…