Alternative education—whether homeschooling, Montessori, unschooling, or forest schools—rests on a different theory of how children learn: through curiosity, hands-on discovery, and following their own pace rather than a standardized timeline. These paths require deep parental commitment and create very different childhoods, with real trade-offs worth naming honestly.
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