Mokokoma MokhonoanaAssuming that all ‘unschooled’ people to lack education is akin to assuming that a salary is the only means to make money, or, that a vagina or a penis is the only source of an orgasm.
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The idea that children are natural learners is very common. However, the assumption is false. Some children learn by doing. For example, I learned to play guitar by practicing until I got it right.
Some learn by imitating others. When I was teaching myself how to paint on canvas, I would watch other painters and try to imitate their work. Other children learn by listening to their parents and teachers and repeating what they hear back to them.
Some learn by playing or practicing until they get it right. These are all examples of unschooling and the learning methods these people use to get knowledge and skills. Many unschoolers also believe that all unschooled people lack education and that they need a formal education just like everyone else in order for them to be successful in life.
The idea that a size or a genitalia is the only way to attain an orgasm is just as false as the idea that children cannot learn without school (not all school teaches).
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