School just started and students are already killing themselves. It’s unreal that this beautiful young girl with her whole life ahead of her committed suicide because the bullying was so bad in school.@Marin
On August 7, 2024, Alexandra (Owl) Hinks, 16, tragically passed away in Greenbrae, CA. Owl was born in London, England to Paul and Victoria Hinks on October 1st, 2007. She passed away just 2 months…
Fundraiser for Paul Hinks by julie miyasato : Please Help Owl's Family Through This Difficult Time ?
Psychiatric emergencies and youth suicides rise sharply with the school year.
“School is clearly bad for children’s mental health. The tragedy is that we continue to make school ever more stressful, even though research shows that none of this is necessary. Young people learn far more, far better, with much less stress (and at less public expense) when they are allowed to learn in their own natural ways, as I have pointed out in many of my previous posts and in my book, Free to Learn.”
Why do people choose unschooling as a way of learning?
Here are 13 reasons why not to go to school: Aside from the fact it is a complete waste of our two most valuable assets in life: time and energy. Your life is determined by how you manage these two assets so ask yourself if you’re truly spending your time and energy wisely or are you wasting your most important assets being a cog in the machine?
“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” ~…
The Truth about Montessori Schools
Montessori schools have grown immensely in popularity over the years as parents look for solutions from our failed public school system. Sadly, we have learned first hand that Montessori schools are really no different than public schools, in fact, in most cases they are far worse. Most Montessori schools don’t even follow Dr. Maria Montessori’s lead so the fact they even use her name is a misnomer. Unschooling is basically a Montessori approach to homeschooli…
