I didn't know when I picked up the book that there is some controversy regarding this man and his methods. At least it encourages similar things to classical and Charlotte mason philosophies. At most it advocates eleven year olds with no basic literacy skills. In the end I think it is as with every educational philosophy an opportunity to take what is valuable and let go of the rest. This is what I plan to do. Positives it made me think about are creating an educational environment for my young children as well as continuing a challenging education for myself that will prepare me for when they are older and help me to be a better instructor and well rounded thinker. I tend to shy away from exclusive formulas so wherever it claimed things as essential I tried to take with a grain of salt. Overall I think my end goal and the authors are the same. If we want our children to grow up into unique individuals, we need to allow them a more unique and personalized education.