Tag: children

Childhood Freedom, Not Having Children, Bad Fathers, & Advice to My Children (33m) – Episode 383

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 383 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following questions from Quora: “Why don’t children have any freedom beyond what their parents give them?”; “Why does choosing not to have children still make so many people argue?”; “What characteristics make a bad father?”; and “What is that one piece of advice that you would surely give your child?”

Latinx, Caring, Bridezillas, Awfulness Complicity, & College Degrees (33m) – Episode 376

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 376 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/unpopularopinion: Omnitree7 writes, “I really hate the term Latinx”; Zaroo77 writes, “People need to stop expecting others to care about everything”; caboose365 writes, “Brides & expecting mothers are given a pass by society to be terrible people and it needs to stop.”; Raspberry-Rare writes, “We should stop telling children ‘They can be whatever they want to be.’ They can’t.”; PianoMan1925 writes, “If you say things like ‘fuck the government, fuck the system’ but do absolutely nothing to try to change it, including not exercising your right to vote you are complicit in said system being awful”; edgyusername123 writes, “Beauty pageants should be illegal for anyone under 16. Maybe 18 even.”; and billyoceanfan writes, “Employers need to stop requiring college degrees for jobs that don’t need it”.

Gallup Poll: Homeschooling Rate Doubles as School Satisfaction Plummets

Kerry McDonald

Results of a new Gallup poll released last week may give us the sharpest look yet at how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American education and what may lie ahead. According to the poll, parents’ overall satisfaction with their child’s education dropped 10 percent over last year, while at the same time the number of parents saying they will choose homeschooling doubled in 2020 to 10 percent.

Family Obligations, Connection, Childhood Play, Friendship, & Dreams (27m) – Episode 367

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 367 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following questions from Quora: “Should children be obliged to give something back to their parents?”; “How do I deal with this? I live together with my friend, his 10-year old son is living with us. I know I am not his parent, but I do am an adult and feel like he should listen to me. He feels like he can do whatever he wants in the house.”; “Is it okay to bring young children to a public park if you don’t want them to interact with other children?”; “Can a father be friends with his son?”; and “What are your dreams for your children?”