Thoughts on Oatmeal and Unschooling

I used to try to convince people to homeschool; I used to try to convince new homeschoolers to unschool. I was (and still am) completely convinced of the value of my way of thinking about educating children. I had an experience, however, a few years back that made me understand how hard it is to adopt a way of looking at the world and living that runs so counter to general society and one's own personal experiences growing up.

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For those interested and asking about homeschooling or unschooling I still highly recommend two books as a place to start:

Dumbing us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor Gatto. (Thanks to the internet you can get the first essay in the book, The 7-Lesson Schoolteacher, plus a bit more, free here.

Free at Last: The Sudbury Valley School, by Daniel Greenberg.

For those who do not want to think about it very hard, I understand.