The Decision to Unschool
While surfing the inter-web some time ago, I came across an article that I find needs to be mentioned here, and everywhere really. I’ve mentioned here, in little bits and pieces, my reasons for living life with my son as though school did not exist, but I find that I am really not all that articulate (and to think I am/was a poet) on the matter. I believe it has more to do with all the emotions inside of me, which stir so fiercely when I start to explain myself that I can not edge out enough linear and coherent brain-food-fodder to satisfy myself nor most of my readers — I fear it is so and always will be this way.
While this article or blog post that I am mentioning (and will name in a short moment) is one coming from a former school teacher, it ought to be known that the observations and feelings described in said post are not unique or exclusive to only teachers. These are feelings and observations that anyone who has gone through ‘the system’ or been around it for more than a couple days, can in fact relate to. These are not faults of a system that can only be pointed out by protestants of the system…those who are it’s biggest advocates will attest to many, if not most of the observations expressed in the subject of this post. For many out there, especially those who are new to unschooling (or homeschooling in general) or are family of those who are new to it, they will find comfort in the messages articulated (quite well, I might add) in the post, because it is coming from someone who ‘was in there’, once ‘qualified to teach’ and more simply, someone seen as ‘an expert’ by those who are products of the very system the post describes and who were taught from the beginning of their school lives that they, themselves, can not be trusted, but that they must trust the experts — their teachers.
I find it interesting the number of seemingly ‘with it’ parents out there, who couldn’t fully embrace unschooling, until their thoughts and feelings were validated by a teacher or former teacher. It only proves just how well ‘the system’ works and how ingrained our spirits have become with the idea that we can not trust ourselves. Thankfully, there are plenty of former school teachers out there unschooling themselves and their families, so that plenty of validation can occur 
Now, without further ado, I present: The Decision to Unschool
