What is Delight Directed Learning?
- The name gives us a good hint
- Letting kids follow their interests and learn what they’re delighted/ interested in
- Many call it the most natural way of learning
- As adults, we are free to pursue learning whatever sparks our interest
- Is it the same as Unschooling?
- Not quite
- Delight Directed homeschools typically use more formal lessons
- Most Delight Directed homes teach core subjects with formal lessons and curriculum as well
- Still can use the unschooling concept of strewing to spark ideas and introduce new concepts
- Very relaxed and follows children’s interests, generally a bit more structured and may follow more of a schedule than Unschooling
- What does Delight Directed learning look like?
- Working with the child’s unique learning needs, learning language, and style
- Children applying interests to real-life and learning real-life research skills
- Choosing a subject they want to learn about and doing a deep dive
- May include- books, documentaries, podcasts, field-trip, crafts, curriculum, visiting with experts on the subject, research, art, and more
- Often begins as a spark of interest from something else covered in school or discovered in life
- Begins spontaneous and then may progress into something more structured
- May last only a day or may last months!
- How does Delight Directed Learning work with Fun-Schooling?
- Fun-Schooling is the perfect combination with the Delight Directed (DD) approach!
- Students can easily study anything they want with our journals
- Single-subject journals give students a guided deep-dive into dozens of topics
- Or students can choose a core journal and library books, documentaries, podcasts, interviews with experts, hands-on projects, etc. to study anything they can.
- Aligns with the idea Delight Directed learning teaches of following the natural learning process
- As adults, we decide what we want to, or need to know, and dive in!
- A relaxed, fun, and encouraging learning process like DD focuses on
- Students can cover all the main subjects like math, language arts, history, science, social studies in alignment with their interests.
- Sets students up to dive deep into the skills, knowledge, and tools they will need to have for their future callings and careers
Be sure to join the main Fun-Schooling Moms group on Facebook, and then click below to watch a video on Fun-Schooling journals that are Delight Directed-Friendly!
