You’re tired. Tired of the same old routine, the same four walls, the same rigid rules that try to box you in. They tell you how to think, what to think, when to think. They shove textbooks in your face and expect you to absorb information like a sponge. But you’re not a sponge. You’re […]
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How to Stand Up for Your Right to Learn Differently
How to Handle Pressure from Teachers and Parents
You know that feeling, right? The one where it feels like the weight of the entire world is sitting on your shoulders, pushing you down, making it hard to breathe. That's the pressure from teachers and parents. They're always there, looming over you, demanding more and more until you just want to scream. It's infuriating. […]
How to Stay True to Yourself in a System That Wants You to Conform
You're sitting in class, staring at the clock, feeling like your soul is being sucked out of you. You’ve got this nagging feeling that there’s more to life than just obeying rules and regurgitating facts. You’re not alone. The system you’re trapped in is designed to make you conform, to turn you into a cog […]
How to Survive the School Day When You Hate Every Minute
You wake up with that sinking feeling in your gut, dreading the monotonous day ahead. School feels like a prison, a place where creativity goes to die, and you’re stuck in a system that doesn’t care about who you are or what you need. You’re not alone. So many teens feel this way, and it’s […]
How to start unschooling
Do you find yourself trapped in the monotonous routine of traditional schooling? Does the thought of another day in a classroom filled with rules and expectations make you feel suffocated? If so, you're not alone. Many teens struggle to find their place in a system that often feels more like a prison than a place […]
How to start homeschooling
A few questions and answers (to help convince your parents that this is actually a good idea): Can I homeschool my kids? I'm not a teacher! Yes, why not. As a parent you should know your child better than teachers at school. You should know what their interests are and what they have trouble with. […]
Dealing with difficult parents
This deserves its own guide, although it's a pretty difficult subject to write a guide for. Each family situation is different, so there's no way to write one guide that will work for everyone. So this will be a collection of everything I've ever found that might be useful in some way. I will try […]
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