“[S]ince men’s actions, given freedom to express their choices, are determined by their inner convictions and values, compulsory moral rules only serve to manufacture hypocrites and not to advance genuine morality. Coercion only forces people to change their actions; it does not persuade people to change their underlying values and convictions. And since those already…
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The Fear Instinct in Early Childhood
A most interesting and enlightening lecture by Boris Sidis in 1919. Here’re the emphasized excerpts: “The child is regarded as a sort of a little beast, a kind of young ape, at best a little savage. The child, accordingly, is trained to act not by the light of reason, but by the command of superior…
Voluntaryism Defined
Awesome video defining voluntaryism in the political sphere. (I will add this to the Voluntaryism tab above.)
Everything Voluntary – About the Editor
Table of ContentsPrevious – Topical Guide About the Editor Skyler J. Collins lives with his beautiful wife and three wonderful children in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s a voluntaryist libertarian, and an unschooler. He enjoys blogging and reading about anything on liberty, economics, philosophy, religion, science, health and childhood development. He and his wife are…
Everything Voluntary – Topical Guide
Table of ContentsPrevious – Afterword Topical Guide Topic – ChapterAgorism – 3, 12, 16Arguments for Voluntaryism – 1, 3, 6Behaviorism – 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30Black/Gray Markets – 12, 16Bullying – 24, 25, 26Central Economic Planning – 13, 14, 15Charity/Welfare – 1, 6Child Abuse – 24, 25, 26Church & State – 9, 10Civil Religion…
Everything Voluntary – Afterword
Table of ContentsPrevious – Section Five – Parenting Resources Afterword by Skyler J. Collins, Editor Ahh, you have arrived! Wonderful! And now the fateful question, where do you go from here? You may decide this book is complete hogwash and toss it out the window. Or you may decide that this book is on to…
ADHD is About Control
I’ve read some Thomas Szasz here and there, care of The Freeman, and have liked what I’ve read. I’ve also read a bit on ADHD. Once you understand unschooling and how children learn, that ADHD doesn’t really exist is obvious. Here’s Szasz on ADHD:
Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child?
A phrase not found in the Bible. Actually, it’s from a 17th century poem by Samuel Butler. However, there are seemingly similar admonishments in the Bible, but one should not be too quick to interpret them in favor of corporal punishment.
Everything Voluntary – Parenting Resources
Table of ContentsPrevious – Section Five – Chapter 30 – “Born to Explore” by Missy Willis Parenting Resources Books Unconditional Parenting, by Alfie Kohn“One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to…
Everything Voluntary – Unschooling Resources
Table of Contents Previous – Section Four – Chapter 23 – Grown Without Schooling by Jason Hunt Unschooling Resources Books How Children Learn, by John Holt “This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and par-ents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning. John Holt was the first to make clear that, for…