as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
an unschooled but nevertheless intelligent woman who desperately wanted to learn how to read
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Recent Examples of unschooled
Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.
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Jennie Germann Molz,
Scientific American,
21 Oct. 2024
Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
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Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2024
Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom.
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Diana Gitig,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2024
Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled.
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Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2010
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Jennie Germann Molz,
Scientific American,
21 Oct. 2024
Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2024
Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom.
—
Diana Gitig,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2024
Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled.
—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unschooled
ignorant
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
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