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We lived on the Canary Islands for quite some years, so many beautiful memories and friendships we made there. But we had to leave, as #homeschooling/#unschooling became impossible for us over there. So I took the cat, the dog, the other dog, and the kid, and the kid's friend, packed our car, and we made a nice road/ferry trip from the Canary Islands to Spain, to Portugal, then to Egypt. But holy shit, I miss the Canary Islands a lot, but we had to keep on going to be able to live a free life. Sometimes freedom means choosing the harder road and carrying your love for a place with you, instead of staying where your spirit can’t grow anymore.

If you were designing an education system from scratch in 2025, with AI tutors, on-demand knowledge, and unprecedented tools, would you build a system where 30 kids sit in one room learning the same thing at the same time? FUCKING HELL NO. But we keep the old model because it’s familiar, not because it works. #Unschooling/#worldschooling/#homeschooling is not an alternative, this is simply what learning looks like when you remove obsolete shit.

When external pressure drops, the nervous system recalibrates. Less chronic stress leads to better emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and more capacity for #responsibility and #creativity. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT?? #Autonomy over time and energy doesn’t just feel better, it measurably changes how people function and what they’re able to take on. #Growth comes from that space. And let's talk about the time with your kids, that #homeschooling/#unschoolig/#worldschooling gives you. Did you know homeschooling families often spend significantly less time on formal classroom hours yet end up gaining more total time together as a #family? Many homeschoolers report finishing learning their daily stuff in about 2–3 hours, that is much less than the typical 6–8 hour school day, and that frees up hundreds of extra shared hours over a year. One analysis suggests homeschooling parents can end up with roughly 1,260 more hours per year with their kids compared to #government schooling, and over a childhood that adds up to more than 16,000 extra hours of family time. It's not easy, it's not conventional, but it is fucking worth it. ❤️

You’re trying to find the exact number where the average person goes, „Ah yes. I have been professionally bamboozled“, lol, but here’s the twist: the answer isn’t a number. It’s a setting from my point of view. Some people have their skepticism knob permanently set to „factory default“ and some never installed the update. And that’s where #unschooling comes in. Because when you’re unschooled, you’re not trained to memorize answers and trust the authority that handed them to you. You’re trained to ask, „Wait… does this actually make sense????“ You learn pattern recognition, not obedience. So after Lie #3, you’re already side-eyeing the calculator and questioning who programmed it. Unschooling doesn’t guarantee you won’t be lied to, but what I see, it just makes sure you don’t keep counting lies like they’re Pokémon you’re supposed to collect. In short: Unschooling isn’t about avoiding education. It’s about avoiding the math problem where the solution is „believe them harder“.

This goes out to all the #homeschooling, #worldschooling and #unschoolig #families out there, living their lives completely different form the norm, challenging the status quo day by day, and creating change in this world through creating new/old ways to educate kids! <3

This beautiful #dog named Kleini just moved in with us - looking for a lovely family for her. If someone knows someone in #Mexico <3

Peter Young is a pioneering force at the Free Cities Foundation, passionately advancing the frontiers of freedom and innovation in city-building. He champions the development of autonomous cities grounded in self-governance and free-market ideals. His enthusiasm for creating communities that place individual liberty and prosperity at the forefront is truly motivating. Peter collaborates with a wide range of partners to transform the ambitious concept of free cities into tangible reality, establishing himself as a central figure in the push for greater independence and freedom in urban governance. Peter Young recently joined the Wild Life #Unschooling #Podcast for an outstanding conversation covering the #libertarian way of life, free private cities, and much more! We delved deeply into libertarian living principles and their connections to concepts like special economic zones. Peter’s insights were eye-opening, delivering bold new viewpoints on governance and #community that boldly challenge conventional norms! ❤️

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Wild Life Unschooling • #48: This guy is already living the future - w/Peter Young from Free Cities Foundation • Listen on Fountain

Peter Young is a trailblazer at the Free Cities Foundation, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of freedom and innovation in urban development. Wor...