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LINK Why Public Schools and the Mainstream Media Dumb Us Down - YouTube

TO THE STATES.

TO the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist
much, obey little,
Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved,
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever after-
ward resumes its liberty.


― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass


KanjaG 7 Dec 10
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Thank you, @KanjaG, for posting this and the Clint Eastwood video. Men today need to hear this stuff or simply get off the planet. There's no room for men who won't stand up for themselves, their families or their community. The movie character, Rambo, has a famous line, "Die for something, or live for nothing."

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I'm not sure I can completely agree with every point in the video about the need for anti-authoritarians, but I suspect I need think think more about what is actually meant by the term as it is used in the video. I certainly agree with the dangers pointed out concerning the public schools and the kind of authoritarianism discussed. I guess there is a big difference between the need for authorities to exist -- which I think is obvious -- and Authoritarianism. Anyway, as usual, you've posted some great content that is challenging and thought-provoking in a good way.

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I come from a family of teachers and was a teacher as well (I taught 9-12 math). I used to have a lot of faith in the system but by the end of graduate school (2010) I knew that I made a grave mistake. The socialist propaganda was strong and all the things seen in the mainstream narrative are what they were (everything is racist/patriarchy etc). I thought I could change the system from within by being the cool teacher but sadly, there is something in the kool-aid that has already taken root and instead of being rebellious and questioning many teens are brainwashed zombies getting their endorphin rush through repeating the magic words of outrage culture, clicks, and likes.

@KanjaG One of the common questions about homeschooling involves the issue of the proper socialization of children and the need for them to be around other children for this to happen. This is, of course, a valid concern. As a parent who homeschooled three children (all of whom are adults now and doing very well) I would make two observations.

First, keep in mind that children don't really learn good social skills primarily from other children; they learn them from their parents.

Second, despite the truth of the first point, children do need to learn to interact with others of their own age and to develop good friendships with their peers as they grow up. This is why my wife and I, as well as virtually all the homeschooling parents I know of, have always found ways to involve our children with other children. For example, homeschooling has become so popular where we live that there is a pretty large network of homeschooling families that participate in activities together. For example, one talented parent offered an art class for children, another offered a regular PE class for children to learn to be active and take part in various physical activities and sports, one parent offered a very good writing class for junior high and high school kids, etc. Also, our daughters took dance classes and played softball in the parks & rec. leagues through high school, and our son played baseball. It was good for them to learn about competition and teamwork. Also, in our case, as with many other Christian families, our children were involved in all the Sunday school and youth activities of our church.

Anyway, we were able to offer lots of opportunities for our children to be with their peers, but in a way which we thought was superior to what they would have experienced in public schools. There was much better adult supervision of the things they were involved in, and we had much better control of the types of families and children they were around. So, for example, although my children certainly did have to learn how to deal with conflict at times, we were usually close at hand to help them, and they were never exposed to the kind of negative influences or bullying that characterized my own experience in school as a child.

I hope I have been able to help answer your question. Feel free to challenge anything I've said or ask any further questions. 🙂

@KanjaG , I was thinking this as well until I found a friend that was doing Home School CO-OPing. basically a few families got together and home schooled all together based on their skill sets. one parent would teach science. Another english, a different one History etc, and they would work as a group. This allows for children to socialize like a standard school but still maintain the homeschool mind set. it was a really great idea.

@telimicus I worked with a home school parent before grad school. Through teaching her daughter, I re-discovered the joy of learning and what schools should be. It definitely made my experience working in a public school different and ultimately, why I left public schools.

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