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John commented on the post, [BONUS] Cut Monologue From Episode #374 4 years, 10 months ago
That was really honest and I appreciate it. I’ve got the same concerns, but I’m not sure how to express it. Who would I even talk to? Most of my friends are statists and would be horrified by most of Stef’s podcasts. The controversial podcasts have the potential to tar and feather libertarians in general in the eyes of a public that is already…[Read more]
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John started the forum topic How Libertarians Could Create Their Own Schools and Out Compete the State in the group
Libertarian Teachers 6 years, 10 months agohttp://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/free-thinkers/all/
You all have to read this article. If you are interested in entrepreneurship and education, this will plant a seed.
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John started the forum topic Ron Paul's School Revolution in the group
Libertarian Teachers 6 years, 11 months agoGlenn Beck and Ron Paul talk about Homeschooling and Paul’s book The School Revolution: A New Answer for Our Broken Education System http://www.GlennBecksBookList.com […]
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John started the forum topic BBC News – Are conspiracy theories destroying democracy? in the group
Podcast Listeners 6 years, 11 months agohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24650841
“The more information we have about what governments and corporations are up to the less we seem to trust them. Will conspiracy theories eventually destroy […]
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John started the forum topic The Truth About the International Baccalaureate Program in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years agoFirst of all, let me be clear, I work for an IB World School and I am a Libertarian. What follows below is my view on how these two concepts dovetail. I know SSP has been critical of the IB in the past, so I’m […]
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John started the forum topic A North Dakota Town Experiments with Anarchism – Who'll pay for…schools? in the group
Podcast Listeners 7 years agoI heard this story on NPR the other day and I found an audio file and article that supports it so everyone can read about it. Here’s the […]
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John started the forum topic Selling Peaceful Education in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 3 months agoStefan Molyneux took a caller on one of his latests call in shows and this person had some really interesting points regarding education.
It’s too bad the man’s […]
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John started the forum topic How to escape education's Death Valley? in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 4 months agoHere is the latest TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. It’s very interesting. I think what he is advocating is a substantial loosening of the reins on students and teachers. Still, it seems to me that their is a […]
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John started the forum topic Is this the end game for government schooling? in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 4 months agohttp://news.yahoo.com/michigan-district-fires-teachers-closes-every-school-012040117.html
““If these dollars don’t come to the district—and soon—we may face the real prospect of not seeing school doors open in […]
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John started the forum topic Teacher's Resignation Letter: "My Profession no longer exists…" in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 5 months ago“My profession is being demeaned by a pervasive atmosphere of distrust, dictating that […]
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John started the forum topic Learning Theories and their Subsequent Pedagogy – Which one is most Libertarian? in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 6 months agoI found a great infographic that outlines some of the basic learning theories used in modern education.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/learning-theories-every-teacher-should.html
Based on this […]
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John replied to the forum topic An Important Question for Libertarians Considering Political Activity in the group
Podcast Listeners 7 years, 7 months agoThat’s a problem, for sure. Every once in a while imperial governments discover it’s so much cheaper to oppress it’s own people rather than going overseas. The Eye of Sauron turns inward.
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John commented on the post, 200b: Neal's UNESCO High School Experience 7 years, 7 months ago
I work at a private independent school and I am trained in the IB program. Briefly, I think Neal’s experience has less to do with IB and more to do with the biases teachers bring into their classrooms in the […]
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John started the forum topic A Warning to College Professors From a High School Teacher in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 7 months ago“My primary course as a teacher was government, and for the last seven years that included […]
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John replied to the forum topic People aren't smart enough for democracy – A new study says in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 7 months agoThat was such a good point about not being able to recognize competence. Why are people not able to recognize people with real competence?
Even in physical sportive ways, people can get bamboozled into […]
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John replied to the forum topic People aren't smart enough for democracy – A new study says in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 7 months agoFor those of you who would like to shift this into an economic discussion, I think there is a principle here that is directly related to the underlying principle of this thread. […]
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John started the forum topic People aren't smart enough for democracy – A new study says in the group
Libertarian Teachers 7 years, 7 months agohttp://news.yahoo.com/people-arent-smart-enough-democracy-flourish-scientists-185601411.html
“The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the […]
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John commented on the post, SchoolSucksTV #4: How Necessary Is Math Instruction? 7 years, 8 months ago
Math instruction is one of the most senseless obfuscations of something useful that I can think about in school. I believe I read something, probably in Gatto’s work, where he traces the history of the “new math” […]
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