Radical Unschooling...(which is not actually radical but holistic...word is tricky...) "Rather than strict rules, unschoolers use principles. Instead of imposing limits, unschoolers work with their children to help them live in a balanced and healthy way. Instead of a strict schedule, unschoolers follow a daily rhythm. People may confuse radical unschooling with neglectful parenting."

"I now suspect that many "retarded" children are indeed made rather than born. The process works like this: First, a child who is not following usual paths or timetables of development is "diagnosed," which is to say labeled, as being defective; secondly, the child is treated as if he or she were defective - all in the name of care, treatment, therapy; thirdly, the child learns to think of himself as defective; and finally, he more and more becomes what the experts said he was."

- John Holt (How Children Fail; p100)

...fear destroys intelligence...

...the scared learner is always a poor learner...

(John Holt, How Children Fail)