When I have kids, I’ll unschool ‘em.

Yes, thats true. I’m new to this way of schooling your kids. I still don’t have kids, but  I’m still make some plans. Why not!? I mean, good grades doesn’t make you a better person, grades doesn’t prepare you for life, grades doesn’t show of your skills and what you’re truley good at. They are only measured to get us even further into this rat race. Good grades will get you into a good college, good grades+fancy education=great income, plus lots of elitism and you’ll compete with all of your co-workers, stay extra hours at work, to get a paycheck, and you won’t have time for the things you LOVE, the people you LOVE. Sure a decent income is a plus, since you dont have to worry, and mentally suffer, but life isn’t life without the rough parts. Put a decent roof over your family’s head, bring food on the table, enjoy life, and the little things. Why fill your life with meaningless stuff, stressing out about payments, about keeping up with the new gadgets, striving for a bonus, climbing the careerladder, living for that next paycheck, and being away from the people you love, the things you enjoy doing. [To be continued.]

The things about schools are to me most negative, mean kids, bored teachers, bored kids, pressure, tests, no time to explore your true talents, getting interupted when your in the flow, so to speak. The system kills kids spirits, and their urge to explore new things, learn things they want to, learn in their own pace. The things I learnt at school has in no way affected my life in a positive way, sure I can add up all my bills and know what I have to pay the next month, and thats about it! I remember studying for tests, when the test was over, I forgot most things Ive “learnt”. All the other things Im so passionate about, the things that makes my heart beat faster, the things I can explore, enjoy, spend hours at an end reading and talking about, is the things that stick, the things that I can ramble on and on about in my sleep. Its stuck in my head, and arent going anywhere. So I truely wish and hope that our school system changes, or Ill just have to trust my future kids, and unschool them.

More about unschooling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling

Famous unschooled filmmaker Astra Taylor:

Sandra Dodd:

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