“We want our children to become who they are- and a developed person is, above all, free. But freedom as we define it doesn't mean doing what you want. Freedom means the ability to make choices that are good for you. It is the power to choose to become what you are capable of becoming, to develop your unique potential by making choices that turn possibility into reality. It is the ability to make choices that actualize you. As often as not, maybe more often than not, this kind of freedom means doing what you do not want, doing what is uncomfortable or tiring or boring or annoying” WantKindMeanChildrenPersonsRealityTurnsChoicesParentAbilityPossibilityBecomingCapableUniqueOur ChildrenParentingBoringWhat You WantUncomfortableAnnoyingTireMaking ChoicesDoing What You Want Book:Homeschooling: A Family's Journey Source: Homeschooling: A Family's Journey
“We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children. Your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven't had a very collective notion of these are our children. So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.” ShouldKindChildrenIdeasWholeKidsParentCommunityEducationResponsibilityBreakHavensShould HaveOur ChildrenNotionAfrican AmericanCollectivesRecognizingBreak ThroughPublic Education Author:Melissa Harris-Perry