(Part 2 of 2) This is my recent conversation with Joshua Sheats of the popular financial planning site RadicalPersonalFinance.com. Joshua is currently working through a series on education, and he invited me to discuss public school history, agendas, and solutions and alternatives.Our discussion includes:-alternatives to the government school system.-homeschooling rebranded as home education, -voluntary instruction-voucher programs(I'm opposed to the idea of vouchers because I think they can expand state control)-Sudbury Schools-homeschool co-ops -how we can provide for our children's education in as superior a way as possible to set them up for long-term success.-What needs to be practiced, and modeled: Emotional Intelligence-Attributes of Emotional Intelligence-For young children: play is very important SELF_DIRECTED-learning is living, learning isn't the controlled environment of the schools-Negative media instigated trends resulting in an increasing lack of empathy for children-Bashing Youth: Media Myths About Teenagers, By Mike Males-know your neighbors-Dorothy Sayers, The Lost Tools of Learning-Ed Choice 101Come see me at Keenevention, November 1stI'll be on media panel with Mark Edge, Chris Cantwell and Stephanie Murphy.
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