Episode-6 Alternatives to Government Education

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Today, the Gaggle discusses the core problems with government schools, why the system was set up the way it is, and steps people are taking privately to ensure that their children get the kind of education that will prepare them to thrive in the 21st century.

-Moderated by John Bush

On this episode:

• Nicole Sauce, LivingFreeinTennessee.com, Youtube
• Jack Spirko, TheSurvivalPodcast.com,Youtube
• Sal the Agorist – The Agora Podcast
• John Bush, livefreenow.show,Youtube
• Peter R. Quinones – Freemanbeyondthewall.libsyn.com

Show Notes:

• “Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.” Malcolm X
• Public School system is the largest employer in the country
  • Teachers, Administrators, Janitors, Etc.
  • ~5 million employed directly by K-12 system
• New report ~10 million new homeschool children this year
• Critical Thinking – Question EVERYTHING
• Catholic school has a bit more structure and sense of discipline than public school
• John gave a bit of a history of public school
  • Horace Mann, 1800s, adopted Prussion, top-down, authoritarian model, intent to mold students to be good, productive, not thinking outside the box citizens
  • “The Prussians were using public education to crush the independent systems of their children and ensure loyalty to their leader.” Horace Mann
  • Taught that authority is right
• You ALWAYS need to teach someone how to do their job, regardless of education level (outside of web developers and programmers)
• All social conditioning – the bell, raising hands to answer – reliance on authority
• Forms of Homeschooling
  • Unschooling
  • Waldorf Model
  • Montessori
  • Reggio Amelia
  • Acellus Academy
  • Pods
• Equalization in public schools
• Go with your gut on what is best for your children

Recommended Resources

• Waldorf Model
• Montessori Approach
• Reggio Emelia Approach
• Acellus Academy
• The School Sucks Podcast
• Corey DeAngelis
• Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
• Discover Praxis

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