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very good points and very well said!

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My son is 2 yrs old and I've decided recently that we will be unschooling. I could not and would not do traditional homeschooling because it follows the compulsory education model. After reading "Dumbing Us Down" by John Taylor Gatto I realized the negative effect compulsory schooling has on kid's mindsets.
A baby seeks out information about the world constantly and vigorously. I believe that school squashes that natural curiosity in most kids by telling them what, when and how to learn. School also takes way too much time away from kids lives.
Unschooling will allow my son to keep his vigor for exploring our world and provide for him the time to do so. I believe unschooling will create an environment for him to continue to love learning both in childhood and adulthood.
-Kat
Bend, OR

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