Why Schools Aren’t an Emotionally Safe Space for the Neurodivergent

A frequent objection to home education is socialization. But are schools really the best place for self-esteem and emotional well-being? Especially if you’re #neurodivergent.

100 Days of #RadiCoolUnschooling – Day 20

Sitting around the dinner table with PanKwake the conversation turned to…school food. Including Chocolate Concrete? Really?!? And always when the sch-word is mentioned the topic turned to…#bullying. Seven years of #RadiCoolUnschooling and her one year of school still haunts PanKwake.

100 Days of #RadiCoolUnschooling – Day 18

Not all mountains must be climbed. Sometimes a mountain really is too big. In that case…go around. Going around the mountain is just as valuable and a far less arduous course. Why then is reading the end all and be all of education? Literacy and numeracy are NOT all there is to education.

School Cannot Even Meet the EDUCATIONAL Needs of Our #Neurodivergent #LittleHumans Pt. 3

Today, we finish by examining how schools are focusing upon the wrong things with our wonderful #Neurodivergent little humans…while ignoring the things they REALLY need to learn to be a success in life.