De-schooling movement and Ivan IllichWhat is de-schooling? Who propagated it? what does de-schooling put forth? Why de-schooling? How do we de-school?

1. DE SC OO L iN G
MOVEMENT

2. WHAT IS DE-
SCHOOLING?

3. WHAT IS DE-
SCHOOLING?
De-schooling movement is a
tendency of making the
children withdraw from
Traditional school education,
stating that schools are not
providing opportunities for
developing the innate
powers of children and they
Make the Children Unworldly

5. People
like Ivan
Illich
Propagated
De-
Schooling,
Stating that

6. Formal
Schooling
Gives Prime
Importance to
Rote
Memorization

7. The Teacher
Dominating
School
Atmosphere
Never Makes
Children
Democratic

8. Schools Often
Make Children
Away From
Practical Life

9. Schools Make
Children
Stereotypes so
that they are
not Able to
Keep Unique
Style of Living

10. Highly Result
Oriented and
Professionalized
School System do
not Give Regard to
the Aesthetic Sense
and Creativity of
Children

11. The Hectic &
Strict Schedule
at Schools Never
Provide an
Opportunity to
Keep Contact
with Nature

12. Schools Always
Compel Us to
Keep a Way of
Institutionalized
Planning in all
the Walks of Our
Life

13. Schools compel
youngsters live
in a World where
everything is
Measured and
Make Divisions
in the Society.

14. Traditional Schools
Focus on
Consumerism so
that The Youngsters
Approach
Everything with
Consumer’s Mind

15. Traditional Schools
Propagate the
Concept that Only
the Behavior ,
Developed in the
Presence of a Teacher
has Got Some Value

17. Those who
Propagate De-
Schooling Movement
Have Proposed Four
Approaches to be
Used in De-Schooling
Society

18. Providing reference
service related to any
item such as airport,
Farms, Factories,
Museums etc. so that
to indulge in self
motivated learning.

19. The Experts should
Present a List of Areas or
Category of Knowledge &
Skills which they can
Provide as a Mentor so
that the youngsters can
approach the right person
to have different skills
without any pressure
from others

20. Creating peer matching
communication networks
so that youngsters can
exchange ideas on which
one is a greater expert
and vice versa so that to
ensure they are actively
engaging in searching
knowledge and collecting
themselves.

21. Creating large Directories of
people who are able to give
different types of skills and
practical knowledge on the
basis of systematically
arranged polls on the service
of different experts so that to
make the youngsters know
who is the most selected and
utilized person to get
particular skill or knowledge

23. Delete the thought that you
can learn only with the help
of a qualified teacher
Tell your mind that you are
the most qualified person
to decide what should you
learn

24. Give up the thought that
education occurs only at
school campus.
Believe yourself that
education can occur at
anywhere.

25. Never try to learn
everything at a sudden just
like it is done at school
Take enough time for
relaxing and explore the
world of skills and
knowledge at your own
pace and travel on your
own shoes with your
comfort.

26. Visit the railway station to
know about trains, loco
piloting, ticket reservation,
railway catering etc.

27. Visit the lodge and spend
time with the receptionist
to acquire the skill of
dealing with the customers
by describing different
facilities.

28. Go to the logistic
departments and get the
techniques to keep items
fresh and undamaged and
get the skill of exporting
items

29. Keep collection of DVDs on
making different things that
you are interested for
learning to prepare
different things yourself.

30. Listen to online classes on
your interesting topics and
collect points yourself.

31. Visit zoos by spending
enough time to have
thorough idea on each
animal.

32. Visit neighborhood homes
and have casual talks so
that to know how to keep
contact with society.

33. Post letters to the editors of
dailies and periodicals so
that to enhance creativity
as well as social service
mentality.