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The problem with unschooling is that, it truly isn't schooling!!! The fact that they aren't socially mixed with other children in a stable environment is a problem, and the fact that they can do whatever they want is REALLY a problem!!! When it comes to the children taking state tests (or do they get out of that too?) how will the meet/exceed the benchmarks? Children in regular schooling programs who study and are in class everyday trying to learn still have trouble with the benchmarks! So if a child in unschooling just doesn't have an interest in math (for example) how will he/she achieve the level of understanding he/she needs to meet the testing standard! And how will that level of math understanding help that child in day to day life later on??? Sounds like unschooling is not placing children to a level of understanding to help them later on, so of course not, good God no; would I place my child in unschooling.

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