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When your unschooled child wants to enter traditional school

My twelve year old has been unschooled since kindergarten and now wants to go to regular high school but I am terrified she is too far behind and will be crushed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parent faces the collision between their educational philosophy and their child's emerging autonomy, revealing deep anxiety about whether love and trust are sufficient preparation for a conformist world.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Alternative education — Montessori Waldorf unschooling?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.