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I received a reply to my email about school being like a life sentence in prison that contains some powerful messages and I would like you to read them too:
Hi, Sylvia
I enjoy reading Your newsletters :)
Regarding your comparison of the school/school system to a prison/sentence
From my school experience and almost 10 years of homeschooling my children, I can say that the school system approach stays with a person for long or even forever.
Maybe even more so in the one who fits well into the school system( easy learning, good grades, being good in all subjects without looking for their strengths and passions) than for those who flunk the system, barely pass subjects that do not interest them, and have a life outside school.
This is my experience of good fitting into the school system. The process of de-schooling of myself is a ploughing ground for me.
Despite so many years of homeschooling my children, this school system approach still lingers in me and I sometimes fund it for my children unfortunately. It is almost impossible for me to unschool instead of homeschool. Not only because of Polish school law, but also because my mostly good experience with school. Some kind of paradox I think ;) I have freedom to do different but choose to do the same as I was schooled.
Please, continue Your work :) It is important for people to know, that there are other options than school system, or if they have to put kids to school, they can use it as a help but not the deciding factor to raise Your kids well.
I appreciate messages like this very much. It shows that we're all just humans doing our best. I think whether you decide to send you kids to school, homeschool, unschool or do anything in between, the most important things are:
1. Looking within and unraveling the layers of conditioning
2. Giving our children as much unconditional love as we can
3. Finding what works for your family
What do YOU think and what is your experience?
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Hi, Sylvia
I enjoy reading Your newsletters :)
Regarding your comparison of the school/school system to a prison/sentence
From my school experience and almost 10 years of homeschooling my children, I can say that the school system approach stays with a person for long or even forever.
Maybe even more so in the one who fits well into the school system( easy learning, good grades, being good in all subjects without looking for their strengths and passions) than for those who flunk the system, barely pass subjects that do not interest them, and have a life outside school.
This is my experience of good fitting into the school system. The process of de-schooling of myself is a ploughing ground for me.
Despite so many years of homeschooling my children, this school system approach still lingers in me and I sometimes fund it for my children unfortunately. It is almost impossible for me to unschool instead of homeschool. Not only because of Polish school law, but also because my mostly good experience with school. Some kind of paradox I think ;) I have freedom to do different but choose to do the same as I was schooled.
Please, continue Your work :) It is important for people to know, that there are other options than school system, or if they have to put kids to school, they can use it as a help but not the deciding factor to raise Your kids well.
I appreciate messages like this very much. It shows that we're all just humans doing our best. I think whether you decide to send you kids to school, homeschool, unschool or do anything in between, the most important things are:
1. Looking within and unraveling the layers of conditioning
2. Giving our children as much unconditional love as we can
3. Finding what works for your family
What do YOU think and what is your experience?
Stay updated and sign up to our newsletter today! www.aplacetobe.me