In her September-October column, Unschooled Girl, Kate Fridkis writes about bullying… Some people think that being bullied is a normal part of childhood. This grown unschooler is really glad that she didn’t have to go through it, and she thinks being homeschooled is a good way to avoid facing bullies. Unschooled Girl, An Unschooled View On Bullying by Kate Fridkis Once, a girl teased me about my nose. She said she had a friend whose plastic surgeon father could “fix that.” I was fourteen, and no one had ever said anything that mean to me, despite the fact that my nose had a bump on it. I stood perfectly still, unable to respond, and the homeschooled ten-year-old girls I’d been talking with sprang into action. “Her nose is beautiful!” “Leave her alone!” “Why are you so mean?” She was wearing a school uniform. A pleated skirt. The whole deal. We had never met her before today, and her brother was new to the homeschooling...
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