This post is a critique of the school system and the way I see it. It’s not necessarily an endorsement of homeschooling, but it’s pretty close. This entire thing was actually inspired by a few people telling me about their massive debts from student loans and my observations of people around me. I went to a charter…
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The Socialization of Children
From time to time when asked, I tell someone who doesn’t already know, usually extended family or new acquaintances, that we are keeping our kids home from school. They look puzzled until I use the word “homeschooling”. Like clockwork, sooner or later, they mention the social aspect of schooling and why it’s important that kids…
Education in The 21st Century
Originally published in September 2011. A study published in July showed that people have become less likely to remember things that they know are only a click away on the Internet. In other words, our selective memory has expanded to exclude things easily found via a web search. I interpret this revelation as meaning that…
Origin of Everything-Voluntary
Post by Skyler J. Collins. Alright so, I’ve started this website and listed out the topics I’d like it to cover, all really without any explanation of how they relate or why I believe they’re all important. Let’s do that. Once-upon-a-time, I was what I consider now to be a Socialist-Democrat. I was a “teenager”…