Virginia unschoolers, the Benfante family, made the news.
- NewsChannel 3, Hamton Roads, Virginia, 13 May 2006, Unschooling: Child Directed Learning With No Books, No Schedules, No Curriculum
Barbara Benfante unschools her three boys in their Chesapeake home. “I think that they’re allowed to learn naturally, the way that kids were meant to learn. As an interest is sparked, they pursue that interest, they learn that they love it and they remember it.”
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Valerie said on May 24, 2006
Barb explains “editor’s choice” on what made it into the report, and what got left on the cutting-room floor.
http://barbnowinva.blogspot.com/2006/05/tv-stars-follow-up.html