my goal:
to personally affect at least 3 people to leave school within the next year, and pursue their own passions and educations.
how to get student's attention...
1. by posting flyers. (advertising what?)
2. by being a hip presence, in a big way, and personally (non-verbally) advertising unschooling.
what to do with their attention...
1. preach: talk to them and tell them about the ways school is harmful/ineffective, about successful unschoolers (lifelong and dropouts), about how college is still an option, about how exciting life as a non-schooler is and about what people who don't go to school do with their time.
2. refer: to a library of unschooling books and zines, thereby inferring legitimacy.
(task: put together a full library of unschooling books)
3. network students and their parents with dropouts/unschoolers and their parents.
4. reference: unschooling icons (einstein, mark twain, etc.)
(idea: unschooler trading cards... famous unschoolers/proponents of unschooling, create your own, etc.)
5. second hand: interest them in unschooling as a secondary/covert goal.
--skill shares. get them there, then possess a strong presence of proud unschoolers (without being alienating). show them that learning is an exciting process. introduce them into a new and interesting community.
6. infiltrate currently existing groups of students who are currently pursuing interests outside of schooling (environmental, humanitarian, etc. non-religious and non-sport oriented)
(thought: maybe the idea shouldn't be [yet] to reach more people, than it should be to reach fewer people effectively. One on one conversations are important. It will be key to be completely prepared at all times. To have a mental database of books, zines, people to contact, figureheads in support, local networks, places to use as resources, )
(thought: is there a way to hook up, somewhat undercover, with guidance counselors? like: if you're struggling in school, potential drop outs contact xyz. an undercover drop-out counseling service!)
student's concerns to address:
parents (won't let them)
friends (will leave them. no socializing.)
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