Labels That Unschoolers Reject

Our school systems like to label children, then medicate them for these so-called problems. Kids are said to be ”learning disabled,” “hyperactive,” “oppositionally defiant,” and to have a variety of other “disorders.” I’ve written about this for years, preferring to think that the problem is with the schooling system rather than with the children. All too often, schools deflect blame onto the victim rather than owing the problem, which originates from a misalignment between children’s needs and the demands of an outdated, assembly line education system.

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