If the world is abusive, you are probably a negligent parent by not abusing your child. As a huge advocate for children, gentle parenting, unschooling, etc. that would seem like a crazy position, but roll with me for a minute.
Tag: unschooling
Don’t Be Afraid to Be Interesting
Nearly every significant business connection I’ve made has been because of my deep love of ideas. The value of my radical, ideas-based network dwarfs that of my pure business/practical connections.
Episode 071 – Aaron’s Journey, and Unique Ideas (44m)
Episode 071 welcomes Aaron White to the program to chat about his journey to voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, unschooling, and his experience with a YouTube channel.
Why Our Coercive System of Schooling Should Topple
I’ve been called a crazy optimist, a Pollyanna, a romantic idealist. How can I believe that our system of compulsory schooling is about to collapse? People point out that in many ways the schooling system is stronger now than ever. It occupies more of children’s time, gobbles up more public funds, employs more people, and is more firmly controlled by government – and at ever-higher levels of government – than has ever been true in the past. So why do I believe it’s going to collapse – slowly at first and then more rapidly – over the next ten years or so? Here are four reasons.
Episode 069 – Thomas’ Journey, Free Market Educators, Praxis (1h29m)
Episode 068 welcomes Thomas Bogle (and his son Cullen) to the podcast to talk about his journey toward voluntaryism, and his involvement with Free Market Educators and Praxis. Topics include teaching, homeschooling/unschooling, entrepreneurship, the Praxis program, internship, and more.
Kids Learn Naturally: Why Compulsory Schooling is Unneccessary and Even Harmful, A Case Study
Life is learning. Language has a definite purpose for us, and utility. In short, learning the language our mommy and daddy use to communicate has meaning. We need to get that milk! We need our blessed diaper changed! This language stuff gets shit done! Without meaning, “education” is a breathtakingly inane and pathetic waste of an individual’s time.
Supporting Government “Services”
If I am attacking the theft and coercion behind some things, don’t take it as an attack on you for using those things–unless you start being nasty in defense of the status quo and making it about some tangent that buzzes your bonnet.
Episode 067 – Morgan’s Journey, and Welcome to the Podcast! (1h10m)
Episode 067 introduces Morgan Aldous as the new co-host of the Everything-Voluntary.com podcast as we talk about his journey toward voluntaryism. Topics include conservatism, the War in Iraq, raising chickens, his family’s small business, Freakonomics, Tom Woods and the Depression of 1920, his church mission, college debate team, the Mises Institute, unschooling, and more.
A Critique of Stefan Molyneux’s Discussion with Stephan Kinsella on Schooling
One of my strategies in sniffing out unequal or one sided relationships is to always shift the players around. Lets say a politician asked the question “How do you manage the behavior of the people?” Your response would likely be something like “Who are you? I am not your subject to be managed!” Of course you are probably thinking, well this is the difference between a young child who lacks experience and mental capabilities and an adult. I would somewhat agree, but also have strong disagreement. There is a little bit more subtlety at work.
Episode 066 – Unschooling Dads Panel (2h11m)
Episode 066 features a recording from the internet show “For the Love of Learning” of a panel of unschooling dads, hosted by Laini Liberti. The panel includes Robert Gottlieb, Hamilton Carter, Skyler Collins, and Kevin Sabourin. The topics discusses range from how each dad found unschooling to what unschooling looks like in their home.