A quick discussion about understanding the fears and motivations behind the development of the public schooling system in America. Shane Radliff and I discuss the radical school reform movement of the 1960s and how A Renegade History of the United States helped to add important nuance to my public school history narrative. We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us ...
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24 November
[BONUS] Final Video Drive Journal – Day 40
(VIDEO, 20 minutes) -New York City to Yale University -The Sun sets on School Sucks Across America Part 1 Part 2 On October 15th Brett began a road trip across the country to interview listeners, parents and children about self-directed education, home education and other alternatives to public school/higher education. The School Sucks Across America Tour will last over 40 days and it includes stops in over 30 cities across the country. Through a series of interviews, Brett aims to take "alternative education" out of the abstract and to bring real life examples to thousands of young people. Related Posts[BONUS] Drive Journal - Day 2Tags: education, brett, country, tour, days, america, will, school, alternatives, public[BONUS] Video Drive Journal – Day ...
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19 November
[BONUS] Drive Journal – Day 35
(AUDIO, 43 minutes) -From Ardmore OK to Memphis TN (Recorded while we were leaving Mena AR) -A very sketchy visit to the infamous Mena airstrip that CIA used in 80s cocaine trafficking -Clinton conspiracy theories from the Arkansas day through the present -The wisdom of the Frankfurt School? Click HERE to download. On October 15th Brett began a road trip across the country to interview listeners, parents and children about self-directed education, home education and other alternatives to public school/higher education. The School Sucks Across America Tour will last over 40 days and it includes stops in over 30 cities across the country. Through a series of interviews, Brett aims to take "alternative education" out of the abstract and to ...
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[PODCAST] #401: Setting and Achieving Goals (1 of 2) – Attitudes, Obstacles and Mistakes
SSP Productivity Month! Nathan Fraser from Anarcho-Preneur Podcast joins me to discuss how to set and accomplish our goals. This is an introduction to a coming discussion about more specific tips and strategies. All episodes this are intended as reviews, updates and expansions on our 2013 series Presence and Productivity. ...
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[PODCAST] #400: School Sucks 4.0 – Orientation
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[PODCAST] #405: Time Freedom – A Conversation With A World-Traveling Entrepreneur
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[PODCAST] #406: Time Mastery – A Conversation With Kevin Kruse
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SSP Productivity Month! (January 2016)
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[PODCAST] #407: Advanced Productivity Tools – The Secret Weapons of A Lifestyle Entrepreneur
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[PODCAST] #402: Setting and Achieving Goals (2 of 2) – Ten Tips For Success In 2016
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[BONUS] What Teaching Taught Me About Learning: Intellectual Aspects
We can divide the study of learning itself into several aspects: intellectual, psychological, social, physical and metaphysical. This audio is a checklist of intellectual considerations - purpose, methodology, expression, selection, embracing ignorance. One of my favorite infographics:
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[PODCAST] #411: The Principles of Learning Anything – Part 1 – Technique
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[BONUS] Seven Tips To Prepare Your Brain For Learning
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[VIDEO] #412: The Principles of Learning Anything – Part 2 – Efficiency
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[PODCAST] #410: The Principles of Learning Anything – Series Introduction
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[VIDEO] #414: The Principles of Learning Anything – Part 4 – Doubt Everybody
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[PODCAST] #413: The Principles of Learning Anything – Part 3 – Mastering the Basics
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[PODCAST] #539: School Is A Choice – A Conversation With A Real Public School Teacher
Special occasion! Brian Huskie is a public school teacher in New York. He joins me to discuss his discoveries about public school over ten years of teaching, his process of coming to terms with those discoveries, and the solutions he is working to develop. Brian founded a self-directed learning program ...
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[PODCAST] #526: Sparks Academy (Founder Interview and Student Discussion)
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[PODCAST] #522: Devin Fraze – A Life Worth Reading About
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[PODCAST] #516: The First Sphere of Freedom, With Jeff Berwick
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[PODCAST] #513: Building Self Directed Learning Communities (With Diane Murphy)
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[PODCAST] #511: James Davis – Forced Learning Is Too Dangerous
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[PODCAST] #506: Emily Hirsh – Financial Freedom At 22 (instead of a college degree)