Unschooling: making the world our classroom | Lainie Liberti & Miro Siegel | TEDxAmsterdamED
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- Mother and son duo Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel (16) have taken an approach to education that is beyond what many people can even imagine. They call it: Worldschooling, a form of “Un”schooling that means their family learns through travel and experience, without any traditional classrooms or curricula.
A growing number of people around the world are experimenting with worldschooling and unschooling, especially since the rise of online and remote work and learning opportunities. In their talk, Lainie and Miro will share their experiences and passion for worldschooling and alternative education.
In 2008, Lainie Liberti and her then 9-year-old son, Miro, began the process of redesigning their lives, with the dream of spending stress-free quality time together. After closing her branding and PR business, selling and giving away all of their possessions, the pair hit the road for a permanent adventure in mid 2009.
Seven years, 16 countries and many personal changes later, Lainie & Miro continue to slow travel around the globe, living an inspired possession-free-lifestyle, volunteering and learning naturally. They are both following their interests on the road, as the planet has been transformed into their classroom. Often you will hear Lainie say, “we are blessed to be accidental unschoolers,” who has become an advocate for “life learning” at any age. In fact, Lainie & Miro have taken this philosophy to heart and are producing a series of teen oriented retreats around the world called Project World School.
Miro is an intrepid 16 year old who is indefinitely traveling and experiencing what the world has to offer with his mom. After traveling for over 6 years, he’s been gifted with the opportunity of learning about the countless cultures that dot this planet with color. Miro has been worldschooling for a third of his life, and would have it no other way. Currently writing a collection of short stories, he spends most of his time tapping away on his keyboard or reading, although sometimes a day of footie pajamas and video games is called for. Miro has dug into his interests such as botany and mythology and has practiced them to some extent.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
"We researched. Not because we were told to do so, but because we wanted to."
I'm traveling the world with my kids and they've learned more in 3 months than they have in years we love it
That sounds like a very enriching experience.
It sounds like a very _rich_ experience, meaning one which requires a lot of economic privileges.
@@nietzschesghost8529 not necessarily. There are so many ways you can do this such as working remotely while travelling - don’t limit what one can do and or have to live a life like this
@@talye Working remotely is not an option for everyone, and with this pandemic, jobs are on the decline. And for many, the jobs that are available don't pay enough to raise a child _and_ "travel the world."
Traveling will be banned because it "causes more global warming". Covid makes it even easier.
Very inspirational. Miro is so articulate and unusually confident for a boy of his age. His mother has every reason to be very proud. 💖
She reminds me of the teacher from the magic school bus. So cool!
Our kids loved the magic school bus :)
With the Friz? No way!
It is tough to watch, but this is an international TED talk and public speaking may not be what they like. Some people are very private and feel so scared talking in front of people let alone a TED Talk in Amsterdam where their education system is so much better in front of teachers and other educators. Kudos to the son. At 16, I don't know many that can speak like that in public. We unschool our kids. We are moving to China to teach English! My kids are 12. I am excited to learn from the new surroundings.
I am doing this with my kids and I never thought it would be possible because I didn't have the finances but one elder told me to imagine it as though it was true and a year later the life I thought was so out of reach is now mine. Life is lived beautifully because our creativity goes into every aspect of our lives. Without creativity we are machines having a human experience. Be In LOVE with LIFE!
How did you fund your travels with your kids?
How did you get it all figured out!?
This reminds me of an awkward school presentation where everyone stands weirdly and strictly reading off note cards, then get flustered when they realize their notecards are out of order
What did you think of the content they shared though?
So true
Listen with your ears and your heart, not with your eyes ~ or expectations.
Not everyone is going to be a chill, charismatic public speaker, having completely memorized their scripted speech, yet letting it flow out as if off’the top of their head.
i envy kids who were unschooled. they dont have to deal with the shackles of school and can learn like theyre meant to instead of being stuck in a classroom all day. miro is one lucky kid
Ornstein_Wants_Memes nah im unschooled and i dont envy you
I went to an alternative school for my senior year and it was my best year of school. I can only imagine how good unschooling would have been for me. I'm going to unschool my children and if they beg to go to "normal school" I'll happily oblige! It probably won't take but a month before they're sick of it.
Yup I learned a lot more while travelling than I ever did in school.
loved it, this was great! I'm a teacher and I so prefer unschooling and hack schooling to "traditional" schooling. time for big changes, I appreciated hearing your story!
I am a teacher, too. I've been unschooling my daughter from the very start. She's so curious, open and passionate about the world. She's also incredibly creative: not just artistically but when it comes to problem-solving. I'm so glad I didn't enroll her into this very "traditional", authoritarian schooling available here. I fear they would have broken her spirit.
This is lovely and I wish to do this with my son he's 6 years old now. You've created an beautiful person Miro is a wonderful kid
Do it it's awesome
Please don't. It's a nice story but that's all it should be: a story. I don't say this as an insult or an attack on you, I say it because I care about your son: *don't do what this parent did. You'll regret it later*.
spaghetti why?
Dylbin Marcus It won't give the child any actual knowledge of the world, not to mention it's so dangerous.
spaghetti life is dangerous in general and if u want to sit on your couch for your whole life waiting to die, and that's your prerogative. but don't u want to see and experience life in its most pure form. and u honestly don't think that seeing the world gives u no knowledge, are u kidding me, listen to yourself.
We homeschooled/unschooled our kids and it was the best decision we ever made. Both are in college and doing great. We did a lot of day trips and in 2017 did a 7 month journey across USA and Europe. They have learned so much and still learning with a passion. I've never had to force them to "learn". It has always been a natural thing for them. We would go to the library, YMCA, museum, art classes, historical sites, gardening, cooking, etc...learning happens from morning to night...365 days a year for all of us. It just doesn't happen during certain months of the year or certain hours of the day. We learn until we take our last breath. I learned this from my mother who passed at the age of 92 with books in her bed...learning until her last breath.
Living Free Forever - Melody & Ric Schafer Did you use any kind of curriculum at all? I’m very curious about unschooling. I currently homeschool my kids and we are slaves to curriculum and my kids seem to hate leaning. Something has to change.
This is all well and good, I'm all for learning through the world and not ramming formal education down kids throats, but how the heck is she affording this? She doesn't mention once about working remotely. Is she living with a trust fund? Does she get a job in the cities she visit (which I doubt cause she doesn't speak the language)? Did she win the lottery? How is she traveling for 7 years straight?
Going and staying with families who provide food and accommodation, I think.
Often times native English speakers can easily get jobs as English teachers. I know a few people that do that. Aside from that there's seasonal jobs, or some kind of digital nomad kind of life. Maybe she blogs about their journey or something. Maybe they sell handmade things at markets. The possibilities are endless when you're not tied to one place, really, and you don't need to pay for rent or mortgage.
She sold her assets is one option. She likely was financially savvy with her previous business being sold and making things stretch out well, while earning income in whatever way a highly resourceful researcher like her would be able to do.
Wow ! So much discussion on what she is doing financially! People,take home the massage not a detective research on how they make it!
i have the same question
This brought awakening and inspiring tears to my eyes! I would love to do this with my teen son as well!! Great talk.
+Miro Siegel You are so well spoken - very impressed. This was an incredible talk and very inspiring.
Guys, I love love love how your talk turned out! Congratulations!
Great job Lainie and Miro! I have always enjoyed following your adventures. Don't feel bad Lainie after all the time I spend in Mexico I too can't still can't speak Spanish fluently.
So awesome, I wish I was raised like that, I feel school killed all of my creativity, I was a very cool child and now I'm just like everybody else. Sad, I'm not sending my future kids to school.
I am homeschooling my child and not to toot my own horn but if I had been homeschooled and had parents that nurtured my interests I would be a lot more fulfilled
Amazing way to live, a constant state of learning 💓 wish i could afford to do this with my kids.
If you enjoyed this, I would recommend The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education by Grace Llewellyn
thanks i'll check it out
This sounds like a sales pitch
He's so intellectual. You'd think he attended the best of schools. I guess life is a better school. I wish I could take such decision as this mom and learn better life lessons with my children. 😊
The two of you have been such an inspiration to us as we form our views of what education should look like in our family. Thank you for your candid share.
We are huge fans of Lainie and Miro!
I feel like these two just gave themselves their own cultural anthropology degree!! bravo!
It’s so easy to judge people in CZcams videos but yea I have a lot of questions and I hope they’re happy with the journey they are on and that they are still learning on the edge.
His mother's voice creeps me out.
Mihoshika Furude ikr
This sounds so scripted
Marty Loso I’ve seen a lot of Ted talks like this and i would rather it be scripted than hear umms or buts in a bout of nervousness
it was scripted. This is a well thought out presentation that they've shared multiple times. What's wrong with that?
Jerzey First not a damn thing. "Funny" what people will think and focus on when in vegitative seats of privilege.
And?
Well it is
3:03 awkward camera movement. Perfect.
I sat watching with a smile on my face the whole time. What a special, thoughtful life the mother has created for her son, and what an articulate and confident young man he is.
Such a wonderful idea.... our family started worldschooling from the beginning and have been at it for almost two years now. We have two little girls the first is on second grade, the second is just starting "school" now.
Separation from parents and getting with peers
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! This is what i want for my children as well! Just took the first step actually! We have decided to remove our 3 youngest children from the school system! I've been reading and researching about homeschooling, Unschooling and Worldschooling for weeks now. This Tedx Talk was inspiring!
If you haven't seen the video by Sir Ken Robinson, you should. That's the one pushed us over the edge.
that's the one that swayed me too :)
Which One by him? he has a few. his 2006 ted talk?
laine has a show on ccn every week. it's called for the love of learning. so good.
What beautiful experiences a child must learn through "Unschooling"! Excited about this concept!
If only my parents weren't idiots and were understanding enough to not send me to public school
Love this xxx
I really love the idea of doing this. I just wish I had the money to do this with my son.
you don't need much money...you just have to be resourceful and smart..you'll also see how the world just opens up for you, you don't need what you think that you do. Also you need an understanding with your kids bc things get hard but everyone has to keep a positive mind and keep the ultimate goal in mind. i have tried it a little but Im about to do it again but for a longer time this time.
Maybe you could use the internet or library books for information about other countries if you do not have the money to go there? I also have the same problem.
You can use local free resources instead.
I started to travel in the world with my family and doing unschooling without even knowing that was a thing . When my dad showed me and my mother this video and said that we need to say more yes ... We both said no at the same time and walk away. BTW I have dyslexia and my terrible English have nothing to do with the fact that I'm not going to school .
Awesome awesome but I have a question.... how do you sustain this "style" of life?
Lappu1984 great question
i know how to doit,, but you need to think by yourself lol...
ivan guerrero zamora awesome thanks for failing / refusing to pass knowledge or hints along. Great way to better someone.
@@romehinokami2459 everyone need to find thier own way to have the life you want.period
What a sweet mother and kid ❤️
Very Good you two.
I moved to Germany and they require parents to put children in school, no home schooling or they take your children. So I am guessing it's ok in Mexico for parents to just keep the kids home, and unschooled them? Nice to know. Hello new home...
This depends on whether you move there or are just traveling through or staying for a period of time.
I guess people should just stop looking to get our society to do incredible things but instead look to have an incredible life in which happyness is most important
This is exactly what I want for my children. Thank you! I am inspired & tearing up. 💜🙏✌🌈
LikeASir9719 yes
Good job, beautiful presentation and inspiring to all of us homeschoolers❤️
Awesome, I want to do this with my twins, although not sure about travelling the world, how do you manage financially?
You both looked great! Thank you for your inspiration and your obvious love for learning!!
I like it. A form of unschooling I hadn't considered, of saying "yes" to everything so we have more opportunities to learn. I am curious: how did you make enough money to do that? How much did it cost?
Fabulous new portal for all to experience...bravo!
Proud of you guys!!
About to start an unschooling adventure taking my 15 yr old grandson to live for extended periods of time in different parts of the world. Beginning in a small community on the coast of Ecuador, we will explore the geography, history, culture, people and learn the language during a six month stay in Ecuador. From there we’ll travel tp Peru for three months. Then on to Kenya, New Zealand, Thailand and Europe.
In watching this Ted Talk, one question continues to pop up - how does one afford to do this? It’s actually much more affordable to live in many other countries than it is living in the U S. For us, we will be able to live very comfortably on my pension, from being in education all my life, and social security. Others sell all their personal possessions and property, or have jobs that can be done via computer from anywhere. Others work along the way utilizing individual skills like building, teaching, writing, cooking, etc. One of the biggest joys of unschooling, I have found, is the freedom it provides. Freedom to go whenever you want. Freedom from the daily stress that public school inflicts on our children. Freedom to make choices and learn what, when and how you want to learn. Freedom from peer pressure and constant competition. Freedom to learn in the construct of real life situations anywhere in the world without the confines of the school building and classrooms.
i wonder how she makes enough money to travel?! i love this!
BigBlessedFamily 2000 it’s likely that she worked remotely, as if she worked from home, and Latin America isn’t very expensive
Plus now they will be making a tone with the world schooling courses they run - I looked into them a few years ago and they are really expensive
💙
Well done! Such an inspiring and heartwarming talk.
Love love love!
It definitely takes money to travel especially with a child if you're a halfway decent parent.
There are ways to make $$. The tiny home movement is filled with people working remotely either as freelancers or with remote jobs while they travel the world. There are travel nurses and travel doctors. There are also ways to make $$ locally in Peru or wherever else you're living.
Besides making money it's about not being in debt, which so many people are.
My mom would probably let me be unschooled (I was homeschooled before I went to a private school in the 8th grade and I'm now in the 10th). My dad hates the idea sadly, he probably wouldn't even let me go back to homeschooling.
I'm curious for the ones who can't afford to travel the world in this way who still want to unschool.
You still can. Unless you live in Germany, apparently. But, unless the country strictly forbids keeping kids at home, you can.
Can we just take a moment for how freaking cute he is. ❤️
EXCELLENT Talk!!!! LOVED and So Inspired!!!!
Um I’m sure they were intending this to be more inspiring and touching but it’s coming off a bit cheesy and creepy... And why did he still have to put clean clothes on every day?
On another note, I’m totally for world schooling but with more emphasis on the student learning as oppose to the son-mother co-learning. To each their own, just not sure this is the right approach
How do you support yourself?
I amm thinking they make some income by holding those classes for students
Hey man what's 7 times 8? ....
come on, Briana! i just got up from laying submerged in a creek at night!..... 7x8= 49..... 50-something! (happy, now?)
That is cool
Where do they get the money to do this?
From the TED talk lol
and how to afford this life style??
I love this. Amazing! But my thoughts swirl to where money comes from? People don’t seem to address this sometimes and it’s a very real issue for many.
They aren't concerned with money, or any other real world problems, all that stuff will go away if you bury your head far enough. I'm sorry, but in my view anyone who schools their child this way is doing the child a terrible disservice..
What a wonderful mom ✌👍👊🌎
YES! These two world schoolers rawk! You are living out the true meaning of learning. Keep up the great *work* and awesome adventures!!!!
So inspiring and brave of you :D Loved hearing all about this. We have some good unschooling stuff on our channel :D
Wow I want my son to attend ur schooling💜
My Google Skills!😂😂😂
so my question is, what does he do for money? does his mother make enough to support him forever, does he want to be supported forever? yes, he is intelligent, but without even a GED he can’t work at mcdonald’s in america. i would love to unschool my child but i fear them becoming dependent on my income and being able to obtain above average employment.
Charlie Lovely so you obviously have not done enough research to know that colleges accept homeschoolers/unschoolers without a GED or Diploma right?Like Oxford...etc the list goes on.
Miro is such a beautiful child
Hahahahahahaha Hilarious boys, Especially when you said your stupid!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻
*you're*
Everything i have learned was painfull...
I love this. SO much. We are unschooling right now. I want to say YES to everything. My son is 4 but very smart.
I like this boy he’s unique
You all are adorable!
I have been living this with my son for the past 8 years. I want to tell every parent to outschool their kids, even briefly, because it is the best thing for them to learn about who they are OUTSIDE the matrix of lies. ESPECIALLY BIPOC children. There is so much self-hate programming in the current educational systems based on colonialist lies. Emotional Intelligence should be the basis for all education.
He has good hair
Getting some weird vibes of these two
When I just see that cute little green cap...I believe in future of the earth.
R.I.P to all the kids of the parents watching this video
thank you we are dying
She reminds me of the stepmother from Cinderella story.... Although much nicer XD
this guy with the green hat is weird. hes like mr.norm want to brake this norm.
Where’s the father?
connor murphy ? is that you?
Idk about you but I kinda liked the idea of going to school and learning traditionally... it might be kinda hard sometimes but at least it provides more certainty in regards to the future.
say no to drugs
I get the letting the student chose what they want to study. But the self chosen parts need to be a part of the schooling. They need to be taught to read, write and math. At least to a year 10 level. Otherwise they will certainly struggle in general life. So maybe 50% self choice and 50% set curriculum would be a good option. There is also the major issue with any home schooling regarding social skills. Children learn how to relate to other people at school. They make friends, enemies and romantic partners there. Restricting this to home will greatly disadvantage the student. Are they meant to date their sister or brother?
They will not be used to dealing with teasing or bullying either. So I feel sorry for these kids being restricted by their misguided parents.
I think you must misunderstand home schooling as a whole. Most people that choose to home educate do not lock themselves up in their homes 24/7/365. Most of the parents I know that home educate seem to be out of the house several days a week for different classes that are taken with other students, some within a few years of the children and sometimes a bit older or younger. Some people volunteer or attend public events during the normal school day or go on field trips. There is a great opportunity to meet people of all ages, including their own, quite often. It is a rarity to meet a homeschooled child who cannot initiate and hold conversations with people of all ages because they are often around people of all ages. My children have met many friends through activities set up by other home schooling parents (field trips, book clubs, etc.) Homeschooled children will often still have plenty of friends in public school and private school so the teasing and bullying happens. Perhaps the parents that choose to home educate are not the misguided ones. Perhaps it would do you well to research the topic and educate yourself, if the public school system still teaches that type of skill.
Her son, Miro is a very smart kid. His work was published in USA Today. Or some other major publication. Not too many traditionally schooled kids have their work published in the media.
How does she pay for food?
If he wanted to become a doctor could he? If he wanted to do computer programming could he? What if he's missing out on his passion because he has been taught the wrong things? How are his skills practical? I think it's an amazing lifestyle but I don't see how it would offer him all the opportunities of conventional learning?
What is stopping him from becoming a doctor? Unschoolers can and do still go to university
Yes, he most definitely could become a doctor; if that was his calling. Like the commenter above said, he can acquire his hs diploma and then go on to college & medical school, wtv. Homeschooling moms/dads have the ability to issue hs diplomas (not a GED, but an actual diploma).
I'll make the same question in reverse. If a grown up who has grown up by the school mentality, that is follow a program somebody else decided for him, read the things somebody else told him to, the way he told him to, measure his worth by the grades somebody else decided for him, through a grade system somebody else made up, if he grew up doing all the things that was made up in a way that would make him a successful, non thinking, non dreamer, 9-5 hard working sheep... would this person manage to find his way out if he wanted to be free & happy?
stella universities are lookin for people like him...and what if unschoolers dont wants a dregree cos they wont use it,,,??
Raw Reiki! Pip pip!! High five!! Low five!!
What are his act or sat scores? I won't believe that he is well educated unless I see a well rounded score
Some great minds today! I read Sir Richard Branson's book--he's got ADD and he's dyslexic. He did terrible in school and I'd kill for his lifestyle! (not literally) He works hard for it, but it has nothing to do with his background education.
CPS should’ve gotten involved.
I just found a new definition of creepy.
haters gona hate sorry 4 u
😂
I love this so much thought I was awesome.😺😺
But what if he wanted to be a doctor? A teacher of some sort? If it wasn’t for education we wouldn’t be where we are today. I understand where you’re coming from but I think we still need school.
I'm unschooled and I am NOT weird like him
I'm unschooled and I like my nose
Nikki Behr yes tf you are. You're in denial
Nikki Behr I go to a sudbury school (basically unschooling) I love being weird
Have fun not having a job or any experience for the workplace.
The owner of the multi-million dollar business (AKA) My Pillow wants me to work there. Your statement is extremely inaccurate.
I'm sure they've got a great message but I'm finding it difficult to take them seriously with those hats.
It's ok but what about male role models, what about peers? It just looks a bit enmeshed for the poor kid. If he rebels hopefully he won't still say yes to everything because you have to learn to say no in life plenty of times too!
Enmeshment is the perfect word for this. I hope they will find a way to be successful individually, and both spread their wings.