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Oh, yeah. That was one of our primary reasons for homeschooling is I wanted my kids to have a healthy disdain for Karl Marx and mission accomplished. Nice. They love Jesus and hate Marx. Like, yes. That's parenting W. That's my favorite.
Oh, no, not math. I hate math. It was a fiery passion. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, yeah. Math or excuse me, history, theology, philosophy. Like, I like that stuff. And again, it's a lot of it's more like the practical component. But no, that math was the thing that my wife and I both like subbed out to like the co-op. It was as soon as one. And here was the other thing, too.
Oh, no, not math. I hate math. It was a fiery passion. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, yeah. Math or excuse me, history, theology, philosophy. Like, I like that stuff. And again, it's a lot of it's more like the practical component. But no, that math was the thing that my wife and I both like subbed out to like the co-op. It was as soon as one. And here was the other thing, too.
Oh, no, not math. I hate math. It was a fiery passion. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, yeah. Math or excuse me, history, theology, philosophy. Like, I like that stuff. And again, it's a lot of it's more like the practical component. But no, that math was the thing that my wife and I both like subbed out to like the co-op. It was as soon as one. And here was the other thing, too.
Like, I remember my oldest daughter. She's like sophomore year of high school. And she's doing algebra too. And she is hating life. And I totally get this because I hated algebra too. It's freaking stop putting letters in my freaking math. I hated it. You're going to need it one day. No, no, no. She's sitting in there. She's just so stressed out.
Like, I remember my oldest daughter. She's like sophomore year of high school. And she's doing algebra too. And she is hating life. And I totally get this because I hated algebra too. It's freaking stop putting letters in my freaking math. I hated it. You're going to need it one day. No, no, no. She's sitting in there. She's just so stressed out.
Like, I remember my oldest daughter. She's like sophomore year of high school. And she's doing algebra too. And she is hating life. And I totally get this because I hated algebra too. It's freaking stop putting letters in my freaking math. I hated it. You're going to need it one day. No, no, no. She's sitting in there. She's just so stressed out.
I finally looked at her and I'm like, sweetheart, what do you want to do? And she starts to listen off. Well, you know, dad, I'm thinking about these various things. I'm like, you know what? None of those require algebra too. So you know what? This is done now. And you're a sophomore in high school. We're going to now direct your curriculum toward the things you want to do.
I finally looked at her and I'm like, sweetheart, what do you want to do? And she starts to listen off. Well, you know, dad, I'm thinking about these various things. I'm like, you know what? None of those require algebra too. So you know what? This is done now. And you're a sophomore in high school. We're going to now direct your curriculum toward the things you want to do.
I finally looked at her and I'm like, sweetheart, what do you want to do? And she starts to listen off. Well, you know, dad, I'm thinking about these various things. I'm like, you know what? None of those require algebra too. So you know what? This is done now. And you're a sophomore in high school. We're going to now direct your curriculum toward the things you want to do.
And we always told our kids like right off the bat, a couple of things was one. I don't owe you a college education. You want to go to college, you get a good opportunity. I'm not saying I won't help, but I don't owe you that. And you're not going to have that attitude. And there's two things. Dreams are a wonderful thing, but they don't feed you. I said, so you've got to do one of two things.
And we always told our kids like right off the bat, a couple of things was one. I don't owe you a college education. You want to go to college, you get a good opportunity. I'm not saying I won't help, but I don't owe you that. And you're not going to have that attitude. And there's two things. Dreams are a wonderful thing, but they don't feed you. I said, so you've got to do one of two things.
And we always told our kids like right off the bat, a couple of things was one. I don't owe you a college education. You want to go to college, you get a good opportunity. I'm not saying I won't help, but I don't owe you that. And you're not going to have that attitude. And there's two things. Dreams are a wonderful thing, but they don't feed you. I said, so you've got to do one of two things.
You've either got to find a dream that feeds you or you've got to find a career that allows you to pursue your dream. But your dreams are yours. They're nobody else's. They're not the government's responsibility. They're not my responsibility. They're not society's responsibility. They're yours.
You've either got to find a dream that feeds you or you've got to find a career that allows you to pursue your dream. But your dreams are yours. They're nobody else's. They're not the government's responsibility. They're not my responsibility. They're not society's responsibility. They're yours.
You've either got to find a dream that feeds you or you've got to find a career that allows you to pursue your dream. But your dreams are yours. They're nobody else's. They're not the government's responsibility. They're not my responsibility. They're not society's responsibility. They're yours.
Apparently there's some, yeah. But, you know, so they had that mindset. And it was great because you could just adjust curriculum on the fly. You could do things. And, yeah, I mean β
Apparently there's some, yeah. But, you know, so they had that mindset. And it was great because you could just adjust curriculum on the fly. You could do things. And, yeah, I mean β
Apparently there's some, yeah. But, you know, so they had that mindset. And it was great because you could just adjust curriculum on the fly. You could do things. And, yeah, I mean β
OK, so homeschool co-op is generally what happens is you get a bunch of parents together and they realize that, OK, hey, like so, for instance, the kids at our homeschool co-op for a while, they got taught civics by me because I was a legislator. So I'm the one going in there and teaching them about like American government and civics and how it actually works.