We have been moving more towards an autonomous unschooled approach to our education. The change in direction has been influenced by studying the many and varied books and articles written by a variety of authors including John Holt, Roland Meighan, Jan Fortune-Wood, John Taylor Gatto, Linda Dobson, Ken Robinson. However, the main reason for our move towards autonomous education is the astounding improvement in Owen's reading as a result of his interest in Roblox and subsequent online chatting. Both his reading and spelling have improved so significantly that he has even started to watch subtitles Manga cartoons. His improvement in reading and spelling as a result of online chatting out ways any of my attempts to improve his spelling with Wordshark or the books aimed to match interest and reading levels. His improvement in reading and spelling is down to his obsessive interest in Roblox and endless game designing and online conversation. I simply allow him the time in indulge in this interest.
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