Unschooling ourselves
Jeune Lobo was quite sure that she would not enroll her children in school even before she had them. This wasn't a decision that seemed out of the ordinary for her and her husband though. Disenchanted by the lifestyle that they found themselves in, Jeune and her husband began to take small but sure steps towards a lifestyle and life that they felt would be much more rewarding in the NOW. Through a series of choices they made for themselves, unschooling their yet-to-be born children only seemed logical. This is not a rare story today. Many families like Jeune's have decided to keep their children away from school. While one section of society would assume that such decisions are extreme and unnecessary, these families believe that their decision is in fact logical. In spite of calling out the prevalent education system as unfair, little has changed in reality, they say. Children continue to be slotted across a spectrum of 'smart to dull' based on teaching and assessmen...