Free schooling mom boasts about 6-year-old son spelling 3 letter words by himself: 'People should not be allowed to homeschool their kids'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jun 21, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

It should not be controversial to say that education is a human right every kid deserves. While it's true that there are some lessons that we will only learn from the school of life, reading, writing, and arithmetic are foundational building blocks that most children are going to need support to understand.

Unfortunately, though, not every parent believes this and their kids suffer as a result. The 'unschooling' and 'free schooling' movements take the controversial approach that children should be the ones to teach themselves, and their dedicated followers seem to love nothing more than embarrassing themselves on the internet with this. The latest culprit is a free schooling mom who made a video praising the method and showing off her 6-year-old's notebook. Revealing that he had started to write a couple of three letter words, viewers were quick to express shock at how she thought he was making good progress. Could hiring a tutor really be that bad? 

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    very moisturized @verymoisturized Follow These parents think moving at the rate of a child's natural curiosity is a sufficient pace for learning but they are failing to exploit the most plastic years of brain development and these children will forever be behind in life bc of their selfish, lazy parents
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    is there a way to get away from this foeding? LOOK KEO BLADE @Alpine Peaches 2d : Replying to @verymoisturized a child at six should be able to write simple sentences not struggling with letter formation this child is far behind their peers
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    nina ♥ @xernue 1d Replying to @verymoisturized at 6 i was reading books and writing sentences.
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    Jazz @Kristolfan93 1d Replying to @verymoisturized I was listening until she opened up the book and it said "JAR" and she used it as proof of her child's capabilities.
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    Mixtrix @MixtrixFix . 1d Replying to @verymoisturized Unpopular take but I think the rise of homeschooling is one of the worst things happening to the children rn
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    (Formerly) Brooklyn... ❤ @graciefacelove Replying to @verymoisturized Follow my 6 year old can write full sentences and read books & do addition, subtraction & some multiplication. Not bragging - just pointing out she needed school school (prob could have been homeschool too) to learn, not me randomly answering her questions all day
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    bb ghost @emilywithcurls 15h • being a reading/writing tutor for children who were 6-8 years old and struggling with 4-year-old curriculum was one of the things that radicalized me. refusing a child the tools they need to read and write at the level of their peers is abusive imo
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    vampire workday @imbobswaget • 11h no i fell off my chair at the notebook reveal
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    Spirit Butterfly @MMarie_W 9h Replying to @verymoisturized I cannot believe that she is bragging about how far behind her child is. This is why we cannot get rid of the department of education.
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    بلقيس | Balkis Follow @Balkiiissss Replying to @verymoisturized I am pro homeschooling, but it's disheartening to see this. Even babies can learn a lot from their parents using intentional techniques to enhance their intelligence. This screams neglect. It's pure laziness & selfishness. A child at that age has the capacity to absorb so much knowledge:( wasted potential
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    Trey Lee @trey_nc. 19h Replying to @verymoisturized Oof, that kid is about two years behind where he should be. Free schooling is not homeschooling.
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    brecht apologist @madisontayt_ · 17h man we're gonna get such stupid adults in a decade or two because of people like this
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    the information pimp @Bird Respecter Follow I am not a perfect person so I'll admit when she busted out the book I ugly laughed. I hope little man knows ball
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    Kafka, esq. @metalgearobama - 10h People should not be allowed to homeschool their kids period. Your kids will go to a public school and learn algebra by force if necessary.
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    Grunt Sculpin @baearthor ⚫ 6h . parents like this are setting their kids up for failure. they're going to become adults and enter the job market with no education, no high school degree, with no basic life skills because Granola Mommy thought you could learn to read via osmosis
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    new dune new mak @TheyThemItalian anyone and everyone doing this Follow "unschooling" stuff should be put in a supermax prison
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    Vincent @vincom2 .9h reopen the schools this is a SIX YEAR OLD this is child abuse ALT ل Tik Tok ALT on lion this is him doing this by himself
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    luna @anfemcomm 20m this is why parents disrespect teachers so much. they really think the teaching job is just us looking over their kids while they go to work, when its actually a carefully planned and constructed field through scientific evidence of how teaching works and should happen
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