Too cool for school gives rise to new trend of ‘Unschooling’

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A 30% rise in homeschooling in Australia has lead to a new style making it’s way onto Australian shores. This new form of education called ‘Unschooling’, aims to teach children what they want, when they want and how they want to do it. It’s believed up to 20% of kids who are homeschooled may secretly be unschoolers in Australia. So where did this trend come from and what are the repercussions for our children?

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