On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:13:53 -0400, prodigal1 wrote:

Frank wrote:
Thanks, Larry,

We're John Holt-style *un*schoolers.

sweeping generalizations about school snipped

The "socialization" I'd be more concerned about is the programming they
get in US society to be unquestioning little consumers. It isn't the
schools that teach kids to be sheep. It's so-called "popular culture"
which is of course nothing more than advertising for consumer goods.

It's not much different anywhere in the Western world, but it's worst
(or most developed a system of persuasion, depending on your POV) in
North America. We figure that an important side benefit of living on a
boat (with occasional school terms ashore in foreign countries) will
help our kid develop the critical thinking skills so he can make his
own choices.

As a marketer/advertising writer, I know how most "choices" are
illusory. Life at sea is a good teacher, by contrast, on how to think
clearly and rationally while maintaining a mystical relationship with
nature and the sea.

R.