#unschooling

[imnalien]

EDIT: Corrected for ableist language. NPD hate isn't cool!

When reactionaries talk about "parental rights" what they really mean is their perceived "right" to own and control an entire person for at least 18 years while the state does the bare minimum to protect the aforementioned child/children.

But it goes deeper than that. Even well meaning liberals and progressives will treat their children as their inherent property.

"No one gets to tell me how to raise MY child!", "kids have it SO easy", "My kids will understand why I'm punishing them when they're older." All of it is condescending and crummy.

I'm so so sick of it. Me and so many others (especially those who don't fit the NT cishet norm) were so totally failed by their well-meaning parents who had no qualm about utilizing verbal, psychological, and even physical abuse in a vain effort to make their children conform to a world that fundamentally isn't made for them.

My status as a poor queer person will most likely preclude me from ever having children of my own, be they biological/fostered/or adopted (this is by design, btw. Don't want the disease spreading through the populace). But I'm rapidly approaching the point where I see all willing parents as suspect. Why do you want to have kids? What makes you equipped to do so? Do you agree that children are an oppressed people group? How are you planning on mitigating this? How are you planning on fostering a diverse community for your child to inhabit? How do you plan on going about unschooling your children?

I see no one except for the most radical/punk parents asking half of these questions. Gee, it's almost as if parenthood attracts abusers who want an excuse to live out their pent-up power fantasies and repeat the cycle of abuse and trauma for one more generation.

#childism #youth liberation #unschooling #community #anti natalism #child liberation #epitome of queer rage #child emancipation #i just hate parents lol

[dyspunktional-revan]

Youth Liberation Theory Starter List

Repost, not gathered by me.

What I’d also add:

Original starter list link: https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/besAg6ftZLb59VyzAARKYPyFLdweM7aU1QSAREwHSBs/

The link’s content copied below the cut:

[This list is motivated to point towards introductory and in-depth texts concerning most topics revolving youth liberation.]

-------------------------------------------------------- What are youth rights?

-------------------------------------------------------- Why *all* brain development arguments used against youth autonomy are ageist (and also objectively incorrect):

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-myth-of-the-teen-brain-2007-06/

-------------------------------------------------------- Why youth rights are necessary:

-------------------------------------------------------- What is unschooling?

-------------------------------------------------------- What is the Troubled Teens Industry (TTI)?

-------------------------------------------------------- Interview with John Holt and Richard Farson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i64OJ7w8B2c

-------------------------------------------------------- Books:

Escape From Childhood, by John Holt 

(https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=4DA27D84D32295C54B7206C0F5052A1B)

Teen 2.0, by Robert Epstein 

(https://www.amazon.com/Teen-2-0-Children-Families-Adolescence-ebook/dp/B0079M8OX2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=teen+2.0&qid=1629080521&s=books&sr=1-2)

The Rights of Children, edited by Bob Franklin 1986 

(https://www.amazon.com/Rights-Children-Bob-Franklin/dp/063114711X/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=the+rights+of+children+bob+franklin&qid=1629080585&s=books&sr=1-4)

Free To Learn, by Peter Gray

(https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=3E3D775243999FF740E62EBBFDA6511C)

An Empirical Introduction to Youth, by Joseph Bronski

(https://1lib.us/book/15486529/5a4474)

* This list is subjected to changes which would result in me deleting and re-uploading the entire post as newer data comes my way.* 

I apologise in advance that a lot of the books I passed are not exactly available digitally at the moment, and some of the books for sale are also quite pricey at this time. 

That said, I hope this serves well to everyone looking to get involved seriously in youth liberation as the very important cause that it is!

#i hate tumblr link embeds i’m sorry #repost of someone else’s content #youth liberation #youthlib #youth rights #adultism #adult supremacy #ageism #childism #ephebiphobia #< turns out that’s an academically used term #hebephebomisia #< that one’s by me #unschooling #troubled teen industry #youth #human rights #theory #starter lists #youthlib theory #obligatory reading #umbrella tag: age

[mrsmarssmith]

i homeschool my kids and sometimes i think "oh it might be fun to connect with other groups that homeschool" so i will make the mistake of looking up groups on fb or reddit and it's always the worst mistake. it's just either full of influencer tradwives who micromanage their kids' education for content, manic dumpster fires who are having to wrestle their turdy kids who hate homeschooling to get them to do anything, or negligent unschooling hippies who think it's totally fine that mackkenzeigh is 9 and can't read. there's no in-between.

#im not even hating on unschooling #that's close to what i do technically #but we still do 3 days a week of sit-down work to make sure they're hitting targets #homeschool #unschooling

[cupidsintern]

I've noticed in discussions of the alt-right and child rearing there's a sort of implied assumption that only the alt-right homeschool their kids and that homeschooling is always bad.

I just wanted to come out of the woodwork to remind people that i am a leftist who was homeschooled by leftists explicitly because my mom, who is a person of color, did not want me exposed to the extreme racism present in the US school system, especially in how history is taught. I went to public high school and am now in college, and while i certainly have issues with certain aspects of homeschooling, and recognize that it is only an option available to the middle and upper classes, its not Always Bad or Always Worse than public or private institutionalized schooling. And it's certainly not just done by the alt-right.

#homeschooling #unschooling #cw alt-right mention #also my mother is an extremely well educated woman who CHOSE homemaking #which is a really important aspect of gender equality

[hobohobgoblim]

"As a parent you have a responsibility to cooperate with the school system in making your child into an obedient worker, to be sold on the auction block and purchased by capital. For the child's own good, any intrinsic desire for freedom must be removed by the helpful, loving parent. Using a carefully calculated combination of cunning deception and blatant terror, the free and questioning mind is turned into a docile worker.

Like all industrial processes, the process of transforming a free child into a compliant, unquestioning, mindlessly obedient working class adult is now scientifically refined, optimized and standardized. Deception techniques are so effective, the hapless victims really believe their capacity for critical thought was a hindrance.

"Why?" is a senseless, immature question. The idea that my mind should be persuaded by moral reasoning, rather than subdued by deception, neutralized by superficial unquestioning rationalization and awed by horrific fear, this is an immature and impractical mindset, which every adult should be proud to leave behind. Unquestioning obedience to the system is celebrated by the sophisticated (i.e. duped and deceived) mind as a mark of urbanity and maturity rather than being seen for what it really is, a tragic abandonment of the mind's noble capacity for questioning and autonomous growth.

The parent chooses to reproduce an enslaved, sycophantic, servile existence. Instead of seeking freedom, flourishing and growth, the parent is content to try to justify their own failure to free themselves by imposing tyranny on another generation. I know there are exceptions. But the rarity of exceptions only shows how common the rule is.

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I believe bringing a child into the world when the mind of the child is destined to be deceived into subjection, beaten into servility, and effectively obliterated as an autonomous self-ruling entity, I think this decision is profoundly immoral. In this I include my own birth." MercyInDefense

Truer words.

#free the kids #abolish schools #play is the work of a child #free play #unschooling #fuck industrialism #fuck capitalism #child liberation

[homeschoolvictims]

My experience as a homeschooled kid, outside of the abuse and violence in the home, was a profound lack of connection to others. I felt alone always, even in rooms full of people I felt separated from them. I still do, I tend to foster friendships with much emotional distance. I don't know how to relate to anyone, and that is because in my formative years I was only around my own family- abusive.

Even kids homeschooled in non abusive homes still feel this, because the isolation hurts your social development. One day a week is not enough, it's not enough to develop long term relationships, it's not enough to get to know who you are and develop a self that isn't your family. It's not enough to foster independence.

If you homeschool your kids you'll hurt them. It's selfish, and you need to let them go to school. Giving them supplemental learning alongside public, private or charter school is excellent, but it's just not enough alone. Please do not set them up for failure.

#Homeschooling #Homeschool #homeschoolers #Unschool #unschooling #Abuse #Child abuse

[unschooledramblling]

I made a cake yesterday all by myself!

I used a cake mix so it really wasn’t too complicated, other than it literally said “add oil water and eggs = cake” so I almost didn’t put in the actual cake mix LMAO, I was a tiny bit scared of the oven but I did it! It’s very yum

Talking about cake and trust

One of the things that really helped me was my mum trusted me, and she trusted I knew my way around the kitchen enough to make a cake! When you trust your child to their level of skill and knowledge what your doing is trusting them to spread their wings a little and grow into their own person, when you don’t trust your child you leave them open to be manipulated and many other bad things, take for example checking their phone, any “traditional parent” might think that helps keep your child safe when in reality your practically guiding your child to find a way to use the internet and post things where you can’t find it. You’re guiding them to unsecure websites, and unsecure people! But there are levels to this, when I was about 8-9 ish my mum and older sister Checked my phone occasionally because my level of skill and knowledge wasn’t at the point where I could spot an unsafe person before it’s too late. And it’s not just me! My mum trusts both my brothers to their level of skill and knowledge and she helps them with the things they express they struggle with and trusts them to do things she knows they can. Taking my talking point back to the cake when it was time to put icing on the cake my mum came in to help me! Because I had never iced a cake before and she knew I would be sad if my cake turned out not-nice looking, and I struggled at first with it because I was happy in the kitchen on my own but I’m even more happy that my cake turned out ok! Moral of the story, trust your kids to their level and knowledge and they will prosper <3

#unschooling #baking #unschooledrambling #home education

[connieaaa]

I was homeschooled from pre-K through 12th grade.

I loved being homeschooled, and having control over my education.

But, I didn't have a single educational experience outside of Church. My parents refused to provide math tutoring, music classes, and free college.

I asked to learn algebra when I was 9, and was asked about the shortest distance across a mailbox. I said diagonally, and I was told that was algebra.

I did temporarily take a Spanish class at a homeschool group for Christian Nationalists; it was taught by my Aunt. It was horrible- the kids, the curriculum, the teacher, the people who ran the co-op.

My dad taught me a lot about young earth creationism.

My mom taught me about homeopathy.

That's it.

I either taught myself, or someone outside the family took the time to teach me.

I have imposter syndrome, and people constantly tell me I know too much for not attending college. I am finally going to start college.

Help your kids when they ask for help. I worked so hard on math I'd give myself migraines.

#cptsdsurvivor #ex christian #narcissist parents #religious trauma #ex fundamentalist #bad parenting #homeschool #unschooling #Unschoolers #religious homeschooling #growing up religious #apostate #neglect #education #educational neglect

[sidewalkchemistry]

School is the advertising agency which makes you believe that you need the society as it is.

- Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society

#q #quotes #ivan illich #deschooling society #unschooling #mindful consumption #mindful living #mindfulness #advertising #propaganda #sidewalkchemistry

[teapot-studies]

School depends on obedience. Learning depends on curiosity. School kills curiosity.

#antischool #unschooling #school #study blog #studyblr #adhd #neurospicy #university #study with adhd #self directed education

[thespookymumster]

I’m Ash, a SAHM of 4 kiddos that I homeschool. I’m also a doula in training! I’ve worked in all sorts of doctors offices and found my calling being a mom and having a passion to help other moms.

I often hear people say “find your tribe and you’ll be successful”.

So here I am, looking for my tribe, my people…

I want to help all the mamas new and experienced. The new moms who are terrified and have no clue what to expect with a new baby all the way to the mama who’s having her 5th baby and just having a rough pregnancy.

I want to help the mamas new and experienced that just had their baby and having a rough postpartum experience and need support.

So if you need or want support, Hi!! I’m your new spooky mom bestie here to help you through it.

So welcome to my page and thanks for following me, I will be posting hints, tips, hacks, and fun facts here and there to help you through your journey. Keep an eye out because I’m working on a digital book for mamas that I’ll be selling too along with some other fun stuff for kids.

If you homeschool or are interested in homeschooling I will also be sharing lots of links to awesome sites I use for my kiddos.

- Ash aka The Spooky Mumster

#homeschool #montessori #unschooling #adhd #kindergarten #pregnancy #pregblr #momlife #children #finance #sahm #toddlers #kids #digitalmarketing #teenagers #newborn baby #parenting #doula #postpartum #work from home #work from anywhere #work from your phone #entrepreneur #small business

[notthemayor]

you don't need that A kid; start a private biz

#unschooling

[robertogreco]

“Gardening is not just a set of tasks. It’s not restricted to backyards, courtyards, balconies. It can, and should, happen anywhere, everywhere. Gardening is simply a framework for engagement with our world, grounded in care and action. To garden is to care deeply, inclusively, and audaciously for the world outside our homes and our heads. It’s a way of being that is intimately interwoven with the real truths of existence—not the things we’re told to value (money, status, ownership), but the things that actually matter (sustenance, perspective, beauty, connection, growth).”

—Georgina Reid, “Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care” (via Jo Suk on Are.na)

#Georgina Reid #gardening #unschooling #care #caring #ways of being #being #engagement #action #praxis #existence #what matters #growth #sustenance #gardens

[documentinghumanity]

The Universal Appeal of Homeschooling/Unschooling: Why Every Family Can and Should Consider It

We have homeschooled/unschooled our kids since 1998 and are down to our last child in what would be considered in her Junior year of high school. That's a lot of years of teaching under our belt. A lot of people tell me they could never do that. My response is always, "I could never not do that!"

With that being said, the homeschooling and unschooling movements have gained momentum over the years, with more parents recognizing the benefits of personalized education. While each family's situation is unique, many believe that every family can and should at least consider these educational routes. Here's why:

1. Individualized Learning: Homeschooling and unschooling allow for tailored learning experiences. Every child learns differently, and being at home can provide the flexibility to adapt teaching methods to each child's unique learning style.

2. Pace Setting: In a classroom, teachers must cater to the average. At home, parents can accelerate or slow down subjects according to their child's capabilities, ensuring no one is left behind or unchallenged.

3. Real-world Learning: Unschooling, especially, encourages learning from day-to-day life. Trips to the grocery store become math lessons; cooking can teach chemistry; and nature walks can become biology classes.

4. Safe Environment: Homeschooling can provide a safe haven from issues like bullying, peer pressure, and other negative school-related experiences. This ensures a conducive learning environment where a child can focus on education.

5. Stronger Family Bonds: Homeschooling families often spend more quality time together, leading to stronger familial relationships and open communication.

6. Access to Resources: With the digital age, countless online platforms, courses, and educational resources are available. This means even parents who aren't experts in a particular subject can provide quality education with the right tools.

There are challenges and considerations many will present (read excuses to be made):

- Socialization: While homeschoolers often engage in community activities, team sports, and group lessons, ensuring consistent social interaction requires proactive effort. I mention this here but, honestly, to me, this is one of the biggest cop-outs I hear the most. If you aren't a family of hermits your kids will get plenty of practice for social interactions daily.

- Potential Gaps: Without a standardized curriculum, there might be gaps in education. However, this can be mitigated with regular assessments and adjustments. Again, another excuse. To me, standardization means mediocrity and while no child is left behind, it ensures that no child will really excel either.

- Time and Commitment: Homeschooling, especially in the early years, requires a significant time commitment from parents.

While the assertion that homeschooling, especially in the early years, demands a significant time commitment from parents is valid, it's essential to contextualize this concern:

Quality Over Quantity: Traditional schooling involves approximately 6-7 hours per day, but a significant portion of this time is spent on non-academic activities such as transitions, recess, and classroom management. Homeschooling often allows for more focused, one-on-one instruction, which can make learning more efficient. As a result, homeschoolers often achieve the same or even more in fewer hours per day.

Flexibility: Homeschooling offers unparalleled flexibility. Parents can tailor their teaching hours around work commitments, allowing for a balanced approach. This flexibility can make the time commitment more manageable than it initially seems.

Shared Responsibilities: Homeschooling doesn't mean one parent shoulders all teaching responsibilities. Many families share teaching tasks or collaborate with other homeschooling families to host group lessons or share expertise in specific subjects.

Lifelong Benefits: The initial time investment in a child's formative years has lasting benefits. By fostering a love for learning early on and providing tailored instruction, children often become independent learners more quickly, reducing the time commitment required from parents in later years.

Holistic Approach: Homeschooling integrates learning into daily life. Activities like cooking, shopping, and gardening can all become educational experiences. This holistic approach makes the "school day" blend seamlessly into everyday life, mitigating the perceived intensity of the time commitment.

So, you can see, while homeschooling does require an investment of time, the flexibility and efficiency it offers, combined with the long-term benefits, make the commitment not only manageable but profoundly rewarding.

- Regulations: Homeschooling laws vary. It's crucial to familiarize oneself with local regulations to ensure compliance.

homeschooling regulations differ depending on the jurisdiction, but it's essential to view this in perspective:

Empowerment Through Knowledge: Just as parents advocate for their child's best interests in traditional schooling scenarios, understanding homeschooling regulations empowers parents to make informed decisions. A bit of research can easily demystify these rules.

Abundant Resources: Today, numerous organizations, websites, and communities are dedicated to providing homeschooling families with up-to-date information on regulations. Many of these groups even offer step-by-step guides to ensure compliance, minimizing the burden on individual families.

Periodic Review, Not Daily Hassle: Once parents have familiarized themselves with the regulations and set their homeschooling path accordingly, it's often just a matter of periodic review. The day-to-day teaching remains unaffected.

Flexibility Within Framework: Even within regulatory constraints, homeschooling offers tremendous flexibility in terms of curriculum choices, teaching methods, and daily schedules.

Regulations Ensure Quality: It's worth noting that these regulations exist to ensure a standard of education for all children. Compliance doesn't mean sacrificing the benefits of homeschooling but rather melding them with broader societal expectations for education.

In essence, while regulations are a part of homeschooling in many areas, they are navigable and often serve as a minimal hurdle for dedicated parents. Embracing these rules can lead to a homeschooling experience that combines both individual flexibility and societal responsibility.

While homeschooling and unschooling might not seem to be the right choice for every family at first, every family should consider the benefits. By weighing the pros and cons, families can make informed decisions about what's best for their unique situation.

While homeschooling and unschooling might not be the right choice for every family, every family should consider the benefits. By weighing the pros and cons, families can make informed decisions about what's best for their unique situation.

#homeschooling #unschooling #train up a child #teach them

[kindtokidz-toys]

Powerful words by @australianpsychologist 🙌 #selfhealers #gentleparenting #innerchild #positiveparenting #consciousparenting #childhood #consciousfamily #unschooling #unschool #homeschool #homeschooling #reparenting #kidswellness #montessori #montessorifrombirth #montessoriaustralia #montessoritoddler #reggioinspired #reggiokids #rieparenting #empathy #attachmentparenting #healing #melbournemum #sydneymum #brisbanemums #perthmumsandbubs #tasmaniamums #adelaidemums https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrK0TJS7B8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#selfhealers #gentleparenting #innerchild #positiveparenting #consciousparenting #childhood #consciousfamily #unschooling #unschool #homeschool #homeschooling #reparenting #kidswellness #montessori #montessorifrombirth #montessoriaustralia #montessoritoddler #reggioinspired #reggiokids #rieparenting #empathy #attachmentparenting #healing #melbournemum #sydneymum #brisbanemums #perthmumsandbubs #tasmaniamums #adelaidemums