"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
How do Unschoolers Turn Out?
"In the words of one woman: 'I already had a wealth of experience with self-directed study. I knew how to motivate myself, manage my time, and complete assignments without the structure that most traditional students are accustomed to. … I know how to figure things out for myself and how to get help when I need it.' Added another: 'I discovered that people wanted the teacher to tell them what to think. … It had never, ever occurred to me to ask someone else to tell me what to think when I read something.'”
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If I had had this option back in the day I would have bailed on public skools after about seventh grade and just read stuff and worked on things, volunteered, travelled, etc and then taken the GED test upon turning 16 and taken a state diploma. (Just to have that peice of paper to show people, just in case anybody I care about ever asked.)