(2012-02-28) Gray Unschooling Survey Benefits

Peter Gray quotes respondents to an UnSchooling survey about the benefits they see. "I love watching my kids grow and learn and ask questions. I love having one less thing to worry about (finding the time for "school") and I love being able to skip curriculum shopping and planning. I also look around at other homeschoolers and feel sorry for their constant stress and worry. (Is my kid learning enough? Did we pick the right curriculum? How much does homeschooling cost?) I see traditional homeschoolers so burned out by the stress they make for themselves. Don't they know their kids will learn despite them?"

Mar'2012: responses about parents' experience before unschooling. 101 of the 232 families indicated that at least one of their children attended school prior to starting unschooling, and that the child's experience in school led them to remove the child from school.

Apr11'2012: the challenges. The most frequently cited of these categories is the one that we labeled "Social Pressure."