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• 17 Sep 11
  

  Glenn Hardaker

  It is true that informal, sometimes referred to as child-centred education, was supposedly practiced in the so-called permissive 1960s and 1970s, though it had little in common with the kind of informal learning described here (Entwistle, 1970; McKenzie, & Kernig, 1975). Classroom research, in the early 1980s, demonstrated that even this limited kind of informal learning had not really gone beyond the rhetorical (Bennett et al, 1984; Galton, Simon & Kroll, 1980). The only informal learning that does occur in the classroom concerns how to act as a school student, fulfilling institutional and peer-approved roles, what has been called the hidden curriculum.

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• 17 Apr 10
  

  Ian Guest
  • Another aspect of formal learning that soon goes is a heavy reliance on  exercises and testing as evidence of learning. This is obviously necessary in  school. Otherwise a teacher wouldn’t be able to keep track of progress or give  feedback. It’s unnecessary at home simply because learning is highly  interactive. This means that parents know exactly where their children are at.
• 03 Aug 09
  

  Tony Rocco

  Most families who start out "doing school" at home find that what works in school does not transfer easily to the home. Of necessity, home educators find themselves pioneering new educational approaches, nearly always less formal ones. They provide convincing evidence for the potential of informal learning. Alan Thomas explores some important aspects of the home education and homeschooling phenomenon.

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• 20 Jul 08
  

  Alexander Garber

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• 07 Dec 06
  

  Sarah Bruce

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