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Episode 342 FPN Lainie Liberti on Worldschooling

Lainie Liberti and Her Son Miro

Lainie Liberti and Her Son Miro

Join us as we discuss:

Special guest Lainie Liberti on what exactly is worldschooling and how it’s identical to unschooling, but with a huge classroom.  

What is a learning community? 

What Lainie sees as the future of homeschooling…and how I think she’s right.

 

 

 

 

 

SHOW NOTES

Raising Miro on the Road of Life

Project Worldschool

 

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Episode 311 A Message to Teachers

Message to TeachersJoin us as we discuss:

My thoughts on Public Education as a homeschool parent, and how it’s probably not what you think.

What the ideal educational system would look like and “no!  I would not reform the current system.  I would start with a new one.”  

A message to teachers and a challenge to be what your students really need you to be.

SHOW NOTES

Prussian Education System Wiki – this is the Wiki link I discussed in the show on our current education system and its model.  

 

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Episode 303 Media Sucks Monday

Media Sucks MondayJoin us as we discuss your media requests:

The two worst arguments against homeschooling, while also being the most popular.  

Four ways to help boys handle emotions. 

Teacher caught grabbing kindergarten student by the face.

7 year old suspended for groping a girl.  How parents need to also teach kids assertiveness.  

 

SHOW NOTES

Behold: The Two Absolutely Worst Arguments Against Homeschooling

Four Ways to Help Boys Process Emotions

Teacher Caught on Tape Grabbing Kindergartener by the Face

7 Year Old Kicked Out for Groping Girl

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Episode 291 FPN Unschooling: Why Should I

No SchoolToday:

Just why should  you consider unschooling and why it may be for you.

The potential answer to those that are right on the fence on unschooling or homeschooling.  

How modern schools don’t prepare kids for self-governing, but on how to be governed.

 

 

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Episode 288 FPN PT1 Unschooling: It Begins with How Kids Learn

UnschoolingJoin us as we discuss:

Part 1 of an upcoming series on Homeschool and Unschooling.

How I’d RATHER put my kids in public school, but how the failures of the system are just too great.

What kids need in education to make homeschooling and unschooling successful.

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Episode 284 FPN Media Sucks Monday

Media Sucks MondayJoin us as we discuss:

Today on Media Sucks Monday, an article calling into questions whether parents can adequately educate their children better than Public Schools. 

The rising numbers of kids getting hurt while in shopping carts, and my response to parents and the ideas of tighter controls.

Gender roles in kids toys.  Should girls have homemaking/shopping legos in pink?

 

 

SHOW NOTES

Are Parents Who Homeschool Qualified to Teach Their Kid

Despite Warnings, About 24,000 Kids are Hurt Annually in Shopping Cart Accidents

Girl Toys, Boy Toys? Oy

 

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Episode 245 FPN What if Our Divorce Rates are Because of School

 

Quick Divorce by fortinbras at Flickr

Quick Divorce by fortinbras at Flickr

Join us as we discuss:

A great article I found over at SydneySteiner.com on not caring about teaching kids shapes, colors, and other school related stuff.  

How we’ve focuses so much on filling our kiddos with knowledge and later with relationship skills.

How this flip-floping of topics, may just be the wrong thing to do to kids.

SHOW NOTES

Why I Do NOT Care About Teaching My Toddler about Letters, Shapes, and Colors – article mentioned in show.  

 

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Episode 223 Unschooling: Tell Me More About It

 

Anna on her new scooter as mentioned in the show.  Used with Anna's permission.

Anna on her new scooter as mentioned in the show. Used with Anna’s permission.

Join me as we discuss:

A more in-depth look at unschooling, how it works for Corrie and I, and how we handle the different subjects.

How scope and sequence suck for kids in regards to learning and how many public schools are trying hard, but just not getting it. 

What do Corrie and I do when we just cannot answer a question for our kids.

 

 

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Episode 146 The Real Family Guys Podcast: Homeschooling

Photo compliments of melgupta at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

An interview done by Paul asking Trey about his and his wife’s decision to homeschool.

What is unschooling, how it differs from homeschooling, and why Trey and his wife practice it.

The struggles/victories of homeschooling and the answer to the question: is homeschooling worth it?

 

 

SHOW NOTES

The Affluent Student – Paul’s awesome site.  You gotta check it out.

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