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Alternatives to Compulsory Education: Homeschooling and Unschooling
The document discusses homeschooling and unschooling, highlighting the growth of homeschoolers in America from 1977 to 2012. It references Dr. Sugata Mitra's experiments that demonstrate children's ability to learn autonomously when motivated by curiosity. The work of Patrick Farenga and John Holt is also acknowledged in the context of homeschooling advocacy.
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- 8. 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 1977 1991 19952003 2012 # of Homeschoolers Source: For estimates until 2007, the National Center for Education Statistics. 2012 is Pat Farenga’s guess. The Growth of Homeschooling in America
- 9. Dr. Sugata Mitra SugataMitra's "Hole in the Wall" experiments have shown that, in the absence of supervision or formal teaching, children can teach themselves and each other, if they're motivated by curiosity and peer interest. http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_show s_how_kids_teach_themselves.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_c hild_driven_education.html