This book is worth every dime for the "58 arguments for home education" alone. A list so powerful, simple, and clear it's hard to imagine ever seeing school the same or wanting to send your kids there after reading.
But Rise Above School is much more than that. The author presents an incredibly honest and accessible story of his own process of moving from unthinking adherent to the educational status quo to a parent embarking on a radical unschooling lifestyle. The core insight is one of empathy. What your kids suffer through - bus stops, early alarms, homework, single-file and cinder block cells, lunchrooms, bullies, age-segregation, boredom - is something you would not want to put yourself through, or your spouse, or employees. How then can you do it to your kids?
Jeff is not romantic in his portrayal of home education, nor bitter in his exploration of schooling. He's refreshingly down to earth. Though moral and practical arguments underpin his advocacy of home education, he shares plainly some of the more compelling reasons in simple things like daily life being more fun and less boring. No need to construct elaborate curricula. Just enjoy your kids. Let them sleep in. Play video games with them.
Rise Above School is an ideal intro to the concept and arguments surrounding education for someone a little disillusioned with mass schooling, but unsure what to do. Start with this book. If you like where it takes you, Jeff includes a list of additional books and resources for those who want to go deeper.
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