What is the Real Purpose of Education?

In today’s episode we take a look at the root of everything we’ve been talking about, what the purpose of education actually is.

Holidays Explained: The 4th of July

Join me today as we are start to take a look at the United States’ national holidays and why we celebrate them. I figured there is no better place to start than where our country did, on the 4th of July!

What’s the Big Deal with Critical Theory Anyway?

In today’s episode we are starting the discussion on Critical Theories in our classrooms by talking about what a Critical Theory is and ways that these theories have leached out of academia into our culture at large.

Interview with a Homeschooling OG Part 3

Join me today as we conclude our conversation with Debbi about what it was like to homeschool in the 1990s, her experience mainstreaming homeschooled kids in the 2000s, and how she views the issues within education today.

Interview with a Homeschooling OG Part 2

Join me today as we continue our conversation with Debbi about what it was like to homeschool in the 1990s and how she views the issues within education today that are affecting her grandchildren, both homeschooled and mainstreamed.

The Government’s War on Real Education, Part 3

In Part 1 of the Government’s War on Real Education I discuss the changes in the mission of the primary and secondary educational institutions in the United States and the history behind the changes, as well as how these changes have affected the students high school completion rate over the last 50+ years.