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Get it between 2025-02-07 to 2025-02-14. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
Forget the old concept of schooling where kids are forced to sit still in a classroom and passively process information for hours - there is no need to continue schooling and every reason to make a better choice for your family. Whether you want your kids to be happier, less stressed, more resilient, creative, experience deeper learning, or get useful life skills, Instead of Schooling is the guidebook. This inspiring and practical guide to opting out of schooling shows you:How schooling was designed from fear to control children and make them obedient workers. It was never designed for learning or self-discovery.How learning really happens. Schooling actually goes against human nature and how humans are designed to learn. How your mind and brain work so that you and your kids can access creativity, resilience, and peace of mind. How to organize learning and daily rhythms so that your kids love learning without resistance or battles. How crafting your own educational path sets your child up for more success and happiness. How to choose the right approach, environment, and resources. This guidebook provides a carefully curated selection of education alternatives, online resources, and engaging curriculum. How to figure out if college is the best choice and offers many exciting, low-cost alternatives. Caprice Thorsen has been a pioneer in the education space for over 15 years. She developed self-directed learning centers and schools, a global homeschooling coaching program, online learning programs, and has been honored to guide her two daughters on their self-directed learning journeys from birth to adulthood. Caprice has an MBA in finance from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA from the University of Virginia.