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“We” Should Not Regulate Homeschooling 1
- Education, Free Style, Front Page
- January 13, 2020
The desire to control other people’s ideas and behaviors, particularly when they challenge widely-held beliefs and customs, is one of human nature’s most nefarious tendencies. Socrates was sentenced to death for stepping out of line; Galileo almost was. But such extreme examples are outnumbered by the many more common, pernicious acts of trying to control
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Forget Reform. It’s Time For REVOLUTION In Education 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 12, 2020
For the past few years, and the last couple months especially, it is rare to hop onto social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or even Instagram without getting flashed by posts containing the #RedForEd movement. There are three common themes: better teacher pay, less standardized testing, and more money to schools. Why do we still
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16 Children’s Books You Didn’t Know Were Anti-Authoritarian 0
- Action for Liberty, Education, Free Style, Front Page
- December 23, 2019
Kids solving problems and getting out of predicaments on their own without the help of adults (indeed, often with their hindrance) is a common theme in children’s literature. But some books go even farther, diving straight into outright anti-authoritarianism. Good for them—if you’re going to impart moral lessons in children’s literature (not always a good
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Rose Wilder Lane: Pioneer of Educational Freedom 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page
- December 5, 2019
My eight-year-old daughter Abby recently started reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was prompted, in part, by watching the Little House on the Prairie television episodes with her great-aunt. Coincidentally, I have been reading more lately about some of the key women in history who promoted the ideals of
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The Capitalist Blessings of Thanksgiving in Plymouth Colony 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving. The holiday we set aside each November to be grateful for our blessings throughout the year. Although the historic celebration between the Pilgrims and Native Americans was not the first day of Thanksgiving ever to be observed in America, this story from our history teaches a valuable lesson any freedom lover will treasure. The
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Chicago Teachers’ Strike Shows Why We Don’t Need Public Schools 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- October 19, 2019
As Chicago teachers’ strike continues with no end in sight, 300,000 students spend another day outside of the public school classroom. Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, says this is damaging to children. “We need to get our kids back in school,” the mayor said Thursday, CNN reports. “Every day we are out, that hurts our children.”
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