Unstructured Learner Mugs

End school zone. Start unschool zone.

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

"Mom, please shake my chair. I'm taking a virtual school bus ride before class begins."

This is a 'text book' it's a bit like a website but printed on paper.

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

"You can use the alphabet to text. You can use the alphabet to tweet. Why can't you use the alphabet to spell?"

Having been born with a birthmark that looks exactly like Asia and the Mideast, Russell was able to ace the geography portion of the SATs.

'What did I learn in school today? You'd better sit down.'

"Quantum Physics"? How am I going to learn all of this stuff? A bit at a time?

With the aid of a tactical dictionary, and was finally able to make sense of what the salesman was saying.

'When they came up with a 'do your homework' app, then I'll know technology can really make life better.'

'I finished my homework, and half my college freshman courses.'

Scientist has note on chalkboard: E=mc2 + 6% sales tax.

"Thanks to the Internet, I learned to ride a bike. Since I was bored, I also got my pilot's license."

'Relax, dad, I haven't been in a classroom for months because all my college classes are online!'

Baby kangaroo learning to play the trumpet.

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

How's your nephew doing in human school this year? Great! He has a calculator and spell checker like last year, and this fall new features have been added. With new translation software he can take language classes now, and for social studies he just clicks "history." Bonjour! I'm so proud! He has the school's highest G.P.A.! Other students can't copy off him anymore because he started using encrypted code. His favorite upgrade is the enhanced ability to process school lunches. He's bee

'I'm afraid I still have more questions than answers.'

"In pre-school I was an overachiever. Now, in first grade, math is threatening my reputation."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

'Remind me to never again ask him what he learned in school.'

"I've learned from the past. Now can we move on?"

"And today children, Homer is going to show us his 'pressed fly and bug collection'."

Toys from the Pre School of Hard Knocks - Stumbling Blocks.

'Father, when are you going to get software for our home computer that will teach me French?'

'Would it make a difference if I told you I was listening to book on audio?'

"You got a D in English and an E in French, but Swedish isn't a problem?!"

"Baldo, Gracie...you need to learn more Spanish. For the rest of the week, I'm going to speak nothing but Spanish, and Tia Carmen will act as your interpreter, OK? Tienen tarea?"

'Miss, I think I've learnt all I can too.'

Young Galileo

Illegal Immigrants

'Where's the mouse for this thing?'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'