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Reading “unschooling” experiences

Posted June 08, 2025 at 04:14 PM • Updated 14h ago

So there is the theory and then there is the practice. You can take an idea, or a mix of ideas, to market yourself and then there is the practice, adopting others’ ideas and subsequent effects. Is it a cult? If I posted this link in any New England homeschool Facebook groups, I wouldn’t definitely get backlash or banned for not being “supportive” of “different homeschool styles or philosophies”. For sure!

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeschoolRecovery/comments/r0kok9/unschooling_is_it_a_cult/

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Maple Jun 08

And then there is this summary https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/what-is-unschooling-home-education-trend-1235044969/

Bigtallbill Jun 09 • Reply

The video in that article is so cringeworthy. I would expect a normal 6 year old to be able to do MUCH better than what she showed.

Maple Jun 08

This blog post has an interesting discussion in the comments section. Again, it’s theory, the practice and fit. https://blog.oldfashionedmotherhood.com/2018/07/teach-5-reasons-why-i-stopped.html?m=1

Bigtallbill Jun 09

Facebook does have a high proportion of cultish communities. Social media is extremely addictive and these systems are designed to promote this kind of behavior.

Maple Jun 09 • Reply

Like that one lady who started a cult. Something about contact with aliens or something 👽