Drugging Kids

From an article on Ritalin dosing:


"But for many children, problems manifest only in the school setting; they do quite well without medication on weekends, holidays, and vacations. For such children at such times, Ritalin seems unnecessary. ..."

--Dr. Lawrence Diller

So the kids are normal when they are not in school and suddenly abnormal in school?

Wow.


Full article: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/drugs/diller.html#ixzz1a0XUyLdb

THIS is Socialization?

A question many ask me when they first think of taking their kids out of school: "But won't they miss the social life?" To this I say that if I had no other reason for wanting to keep kids out of school (and I have many), the social life would be reason enough.

John Holt
Growing without Schooling
Issue #1

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What's So Good About Unschooling?

"...Unschoolers in general have more of a strong sense of who they are and confidence in their own identity."

--Idzie Desmarais
Blog: I'm Unschooled. Yes I Can Write

This About Sums it Up

"I hope that someday the legend of The First Day of School will be just a dim memory from an unenlightened time."

-- Wendy Priesnitz