Ben Greenfield
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Amazing parents who I personally knew and whose children I'd interacted with. And it just, I probably asked a hundred different parents and I had about, I think 30, 32, somewhere in that range, the final, final book. So.
Amazing parents who I personally knew and whose children I'd interacted with. And it just, I probably asked a hundred different parents and I had about, I think 30, 32, somewhere in that range, the final, final book. So.
Amazing parents who I personally knew and whose children I'd interacted with. And it just, I probably asked a hundred different parents and I had about, I think 30, 32, somewhere in that range, the final, final book. So.
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We are pretty much on board with a lot of the same stuff when it comes to education and parenting, just because of how much we talk about it. But wait, did you homeschool your kids? Kind of. Or you did a hybrid? We did private schooling for a little while.
We are pretty much on board with a lot of the same stuff when it comes to education and parenting, just because of how much we talk about it. But wait, did you homeschool your kids? Kind of. Or you did a hybrid? We did private schooling for a little while.
We are pretty much on board with a lot of the same stuff when it comes to education and parenting, just because of how much we talk about it. But wait, did you homeschool your kids? Kind of. Or you did a hybrid? We did private schooling for a little while.
And then when we realized that they were just getting a bunch of homework and memorization and that private school just seemed like a glorified version of public school and they didn't have a lot of time to pursue their passions and their interests and their desires. In fifth grade, we pulled them from that and we started not homeschooling, but like unschooling.
And then when we realized that they were just getting a bunch of homework and memorization and that private school just seemed like a glorified version of public school and they didn't have a lot of time to pursue their passions and their interests and their desires. In fifth grade, we pulled them from that and we started not homeschooling, but like unschooling.
And then when we realized that they were just getting a bunch of homework and memorization and that private school just seemed like a glorified version of public school and they didn't have a lot of time to pursue their passions and their interests and their desires. In fifth grade, we pulled them from that and we started not homeschooling, but like unschooling.
Meaning not a lot of books, not a lot of curriculum, a lot of time spent just being outdoors, visiting museums, going on trips, cooking, taking care of animals, exercising with dad. You know, just basically this idea of learning through experience, right?
Meaning not a lot of books, not a lot of curriculum, a lot of time spent just being outdoors, visiting museums, going on trips, cooking, taking care of animals, exercising with dad. You know, just basically this idea of learning through experience, right?
Meaning not a lot of books, not a lot of curriculum, a lot of time spent just being outdoors, visiting museums, going on trips, cooking, taking care of animals, exercising with dad. You know, just basically this idea of learning through experience, right?
So like for their sixth grade math, they built a tree fort all summer, you know, learning geometry and woodworking and angles rather than doing a math book. So unschooling is focused a lot more on experiences in life than it is on rote curriculum or hefty memorization.
So like for their sixth grade math, they built a tree fort all summer, you know, learning geometry and woodworking and angles rather than doing a math book. So unschooling is focused a lot more on experiences in life than it is on rote curriculum or hefty memorization.
So like for their sixth grade math, they built a tree fort all summer, you know, learning geometry and woodworking and angles rather than doing a math book. So unschooling is focused a lot more on experiences in life than it is on rote curriculum or hefty memorization.
Unschooling is what it's called. Yeah, there's a good book called Unschooling to University, which kind of like decodes how to K through 12. And still, if your kid wants to go to college, go to college while unschooling.
Unschooling is what it's called. Yeah, there's a good book called Unschooling to University, which kind of like decodes how to K through 12. And still, if your kid wants to go to college, go to college while unschooling.