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When unschooled children want to experience traditional school

My 11-year-old has never been to school and begs me to let her try it but I am convinced it will crush her spirit and I do not know whose fear I am protecting.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The painful recognition that protective instincts about institutional harm might deny children their own curiosity and agency about educational experiences.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Unschooling and alternative education philosophy?”

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