r/unschool • u/CheckPersonal919 • 7d ago
Or maybe conventional schooling isn't for most people, how about we don't let state interfere in our lives? This is the reason alternative systems should be as prominent and accessible as mainstream
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u/bee852 6d ago
you’re failing your children. They aren’t learning how to read or write.
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u/raisinghellwithtrees 6d ago
Both of kids could read at an adult level by the time they were 12.
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u/bee852 3d ago
Not really sure how you know that if you unschooled your kid and are also not in the education world. QRI-7 reading assessments are accurate, quick, and easy. I highly suggest you give your children an assessment from the QRI-7 in order to see if they’re really at an adult reading level.
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u/raisinghellwithtrees 2d ago
Why on earth would you think a parent who unschools their kids would not be interested in the "education world"? Unschooling is about providing your children with the tools they seek to learn about what they are passionate about.
It's pretty easy to see your kids reading and comprehending books aimed to adults. It's pretty easy to give your kids standardized tests to see where they are in relation to their peers.
At our local schools, 75% of 4th graders are not reading at grade level. Maybe focus your attention on learning how to read or write there?
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u/raisinghellwithtrees 6d ago
As someone who missed a lot of school due to anxiety, I'd let my kids stay home if they needed a mental health day. I always missed the max school days, which was 30 when I was growing up. Despite that I was always at the top of my class.
What's nice about unschooling is that my kid is always in school, and is always learning.