Mom Leaves People Shocked After Admitting To Not Teaching Her 'Children Anything' And Letting Them Learn On Their Own

By Harsh Rana in Parenting On 27th June 2024
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A mom has left people absolutely amazed by her unconventional plan to homeschool her kids, aiming to do it better than public schools.

School can be a wonderful experience for many and a complete nightmare for others. But you'd hope that by the end of it, you'd leave more educated than when you started, right?

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You know, having a good grasp of math, meeting solid literacy standards, discovering what you're good at and passionate about.

Essentially, you'd want to feel confident and comfortable entering society as an adult.

One woman who is determined to homeschool her children has turned heads with her methods TikTok / @mami.onami

However, one woman determined to homeschool her kids has really caught people's attention with her unusual methods.

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Homeschooling can be a great option for all types of children, allowing greater focus on weaknesses and amplification of strengths.

However, people are convinced this one mom’s method isn’t going to have... well, any good results.

The woman, known as mami.onami on TikTok, defended her homeschooling method, but many people just aren’t on board.

In a video, she said: “So we don’t teach our children anything, everything that they learn is in response to either interests or their questions."

"We have no curriculum, we have no school hours, we really just respond whenever they wanna know something and do our best to make sure they really get it.”

Now, call this a revolutionary idea, but I think it can be beneficial to teach children stuff when it comes to learning.

"The curse of shame is the hardest to break because when they put it on you there’s a clause that says you’re not allowed to talk about it." X / @mamionami

Many people on social media also pointed out that this method could run into serious issues.

These young children won’t know what they don’t know to ask about. It’s a bit like a catch.

In the clip, the mother also showed her 6-year-old son's scrapbook, proudly displaying his literacy skills.

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@mami.onami The best part is that my son LOVES learning, LOVES beginning something new, and is experienced with practicing things until he improves. They do this school because they want to, and when you want to know something; your retention is 💯. Learn more about what we teach our kids at the story highlight “we teach them” #freeschool #unschool @Your Natural Learner ♬ original sound - Mami Onami

Unfortunately, this didn’t convince many social media users. They argued that the child should be better at reading and writing by this age, pointing out the apparent flaws.

“A child at six should be able to write simple sentences not struggling with letter formation this child is far behind their peers,” one user on X wrote.

“That kid is far behind where he should be at 6, I was reading voraciously and writing little book reports in preschool (3-4)."

"Plus kids need structure to learn discipline. This is really sad,” another added.

Many people on social media also pointed out that this method could come into issues because these young children won’t know what they don’t know to ask about it TikTok / @mami.onami

“lol I was reading at a 6th grade level at 4 because my mom was awesome and she challenged us,” wrote another.

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“Children will also eat candy until they throw up. Should you only feed them candy or actually have them eat what they should?” a fourth person commented.

On her TikTok page, however, the mother received some supportive comments from social media users.

Some people praised her approach, saying it encourages natural curiosity and independent learning.

They believe that traditional schooling methods don’t always cater to every child’s needs and that this method, though unorthodox, might work for some families.