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Kate's avatar

I feel I need to share one of my twins apparent school "successes"....(both in mainstream education , for which is grateful but also see the flaws and the cookie cutter model it expect from our children)

"Mummy I got the super sitter award!" He delights..

On deeper diving I would say the super sitter award is a success in the schools eyes but not mine.

My other twin did not get the "super sitter award" that week... what does that make him.. a shit sitter?!? So his virtue and worth is based in his sitting?!?

Need I say more

Thank you for writing this post - very rich and insightful 💗🙏🏻

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Taylor Harrison (she/her)'s avatar

These questions are very alive for me as I have one child homeschooling after going into burnout trying to attend a small early education focused kindergarten and two others still attending school. Just a few months of straddling the two approaches has really clarified my thinking and values around learning and education (we will be heading toward fully homeschooling). I still find it incredibly hard to have conversations around the issues though because assumptions run so deep. It seems almost threatening in some circles to suggest that there might be a better option than “school” for my kids.

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