"To school or not to school..."

The whole concept of "schooling" has some sour notes if you read "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America" (you can actually download a free copy here:http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/ )  and I have.

I do not believe it is in the best interest of my children to school them, however, I have a partner who disagrees wholeheartedly. Although he hasn't and probably never will read the above book.

I do know though, that children learn, every minute, every day. But more than anything I see they learn what they see, learn what they live, learn what they hear - not so much the sit down and feed it in to test out - no I mean, people, TV, radio, computer, parents - these kids are "learning" from the moment they are born. There is no way around it. Learning - has to be defined though. Because I see this massive quantity of data, "facts", stuff, being arbitrarily fed into kiddos - and can I just say "GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT!"

So whether you have an unruly child, a mean child, an unhappy child, a kind child, a focused child - look no further than what they live. They are but perfect reflections of the authentic life they are fed. By authentic, I mean, they can see right through the facade folks, so if you are pretending to be happy and you are really a miserable sot, guess which one comes through? Well, all you have to do is look at the children.