Hi @alvinauh. I am a preschool teacher and administrator. Our school goes up to the 3rd grade (9 year olds). My son went through the conventional South African schooling system (12 years), achieving his National Senior Certificate with university entrance. Upon reflection, I hate the system, and am investigating unschooling. Let children grow up naturally, following their strengths and interests. It's totally out of mainstream, and faces many challenges. Why should our children be forced into society's idea of success? Anyway, lots to investigate and discover!
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Hi there, thanks for stopping by! Interestingly, I was just told about unschooling as well and I do have to agree, there's a lot of appeal in it. However, I think it depends entirely on how the industry perceives unschooling. I've been comparing some curriculum and they mostly gear towards what the industry needs, although they can be rather slow. Thus when it comes to jobs, if a company would hire from a particular school, that should give the child an advantage. Also, there's the social aspect in school where you make friends and learn to collaborate. That being said, there is always the option of being an entrepreneur.
Thanks for dropping by, do drop by from time to time, I would love to find out how unschooling is going as part of my day job is to research on curriculum.