An unschooling purist would argue that curiosity and a desire to learn are the natural state for kids, and that we squeeze that curiosity out of them in the sch

An unschooling purist would argue that curiosity and a desire to learn are the natural state for kids, and that we squeeze that curiosity out of them in the school system. So take away school and leave the kids alone and they ultimately return to that state of self-motivated exploration. I've seen it work in enough families to take the idea very seriously. We did a hybrid approach. We were more traditional homeschoolers up until high school. However, once the kids had a solid foundation in math, reading, writing, etc. we pretty much stayed out of their way for the high school years and let them follow their interests where ever they led. It worked well for us and both kids taught themselves advanced subjects that far surpassed anything we could have supplied as their parents.