[Leslie]

Originally Posted by illinoismommy

Yes that's true, and I think that it surrounds that self-discipline thing. Unschooling says they'll learn it because they are inclined to learn, CM says they should discipline themselves to learn it because self-discipline is a useful life skill.

Right - and it all boils down to the way you perceive a child's nature. With unschooling (and I'm talking about radical unschooling), there's faith that the child instinctively craves what he needs and, if left alone, will gravitate towards what he needs to learn. CM felt that human nature needed a little more help.