jueves, 9 de junio de 2011

Unschooling

Self-study activity:
Listen to this NPR news report on Sam Fuller, a sixteen-year-old Californian boy who is grateful to his parents for unschooling him, and answer the questions below.

You might find it difficult to understand everything Sam or his family says, but just try to concentrate on the answers to the questions below.


1 How many American kids are home-schooled?
2 Why did Sam learn how to read?
3 How many brother and sisters does Sam have?
4 Who is worried about this unschooling business?
5 What did Sam learn to do last year?
6 Is Sam planning to study at university?

You can read the transcript here.
 
Key:
1 two million 2 to play a card game 3 one brother, Nicky, 12 4 the grandfather 5 how to spell 6 yes