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Well, first off, how could you say that unschoolers are not socialized? I've been an unschooler my whole life, I'm 14 now. When I was younger my social life came from the home-school group I attended, my three day per week swim team, my friends from church and the friends from around the neighbourhood that I spent time with every day. When I got older it came from my youth group, all of the local plays that I was involved in, my bowling team, and all of the friends that I had. I'm more social them most of my public schooled friends, plus the fact that growing up I learned to easily interact with people from all age groups, not just people my age.

Another thing is that just because i may not be particularly interested in something does not mean I've never learned it. I hate math with a passion, yet as much as i hate it I cant deny that it is something that life demands every day. I'm good at basic math, fractions, algebra, and geometry. Don't get me wrong, it took a long time for me to get all of that, but the point is that I did it because I needed it, not because I loved it.

I was reading by the time I was four and I love learning. My parents are my friends, they help me when I'm interested in something and they put huge effort into encouraging me with my passions. Today I take lessons every week in Pilate's, algebra, world history, earth science, and the culinary arts. I volunteer at a therapeutic riding center and I spend time with my friends often. I love unschooling and fully intend on providing my children with the same environment that I grew up with.

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