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    This was already tried in England in the first half of the 20th century. It doesn’t work.

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      How does it not work? And how do you refute the Sudbury Valley stories of apparently working?

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        Unschoolers learn what they want, when they want http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/03/unschooling.sudbury.education/

        “Approximately 90% of Sudbury Valley’s graduates go on to college (compared with 69% of graduates from the public education system).”

        Children Educate Themselves IV: Lessons from Sudbury Valley https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200808/children-educate-themselves-iv-lessons-sudbury-valley

        “Hundreds of graduates attest to the school’s educational effectiveness”

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          Sorry freehunter. It didn’t strike me that way, especially in light of the recent Lenovo Superfish fiasco: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/two-weeks-on-superfish-debacle-still-causing-pain-for-some-lenovo-customers/ Avoiding junkware/adware on new PCs strikes me as a way to avoid spam/advertising. Too few folks, even in IT, are aware of this option for new PCs.