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8 toxic mental models you learned in school (that you have to unlearn as an adult) π
Homeschooling parents (and parents who want to homeschool): Here are the 7 most important things to remember: (If you do these 7 things and nothing else, your kid will get a grea...
Why is it that most American parents don't realize how bad public education is? We're 136th in the world in reading. Only 1 in 3 students are proficient in math. The data should...
9 books every parent should read π 1. Free to Learn by Peter Gray This book explores the importance of play in childhood development β and how to unlock and facilitate your kidβs...
During the Revolutionary era, America didnβt have a Department of Education, or a central education system. And yet, literacy rates in the colonies and early America were comparab...
When kids leave traditional school, they have to go through a deschooling process. Deschooling = unlearning all the bad habits you picked up in school. Some of the biggest habits...
The internet has changed everything about education. We can access all human knowledge at the touch of a button. But most of us are using it incorrectly. The 9 best resources on...
The childhoods of successful people all have one thing in common: Adults who do things beyond the classroom to facilitate learning. 11 things you can do at home with your kids -...
The average kid spends 15,000 hours in school between the ages of 6-18. 90% of that time is utterly wasted. Wasting kids' time means wasting their potential. 5 reasons school is...
8 toxic mental models you learned in school (that you have to unlearn as an adult) π
These 8 cognitive biases aren't taught in school. No one is immune to these biases, but if you arenβt aware of them, they will keep you at the mercy of the world. π
Education is going to look very different 10 years from now. In some places, that future is already here - and there are some incredibly talented people building it. Here are 10...