I can see a lot of merit in it, done right. I'm sure as with anything there are many shades of grey - children in the education system could potentially be more 'neglected' than a motivated unschooler with an enthusiastic parent. I also think formal education is much more competitive in the US as compared with a lot of other countries.

Originally Posted by Ametrine
What of social issues, especially in the teen years?

Where are the testimonials of wholly un-schooled children who have made a success of themselves (able to self-sustain)?


Here's an unschooler with a PhD in IT who works at Google: http://www.ivillage.com.au/unschooling-sounds-great-except-one-thing/

I would think the social issues would be the same as home-schooling