The older I get, the more grateful I am that my parents homeschooled me. nostr:note1vaw6g5fhkzv49cdk0wc0aa0692hwxus672cy63ayd9md0klwctjsyfgj49


Onward 🧡

Onward 🧡


I didn’t know that, congrats to them, that do an Amazing work 🫡


What were somethings that you like and disliked about it? What are some of your favorite memories of it?


Upward 📈

Upward 📈


I am very grateful. And they did it without all the incredible online resources that are available today.


as a home schooled boy yourself, do you plan on home schooling your son?


My respect for them 🫡


Great job!

Great job!


Great post 👍

Great post 👍


I was a unique case of homeschooling because I was homeschooled through 8th grade then went made the decision to go try high school because I was worried I might be stupid compared to other kids who I knew through sports, clubs, community, etc… My parents made it clear that it was my decision to make, so I made it.

Turns out I was not, in fact, stupid relative to the other kids… I was able to skip through math classes in high school and graduated valedictorian while being a three-sport athlete all four years. I discovered that public school is absurdly easy, because everything caters to the lowest common denominator. The focus was on time spent (in your desk, doing homework, etc) vs deliverables. Put another way, it was an “hourly” mentality instead of a “salary” mentality.

That said, I had some really great science and math teachers in high school that I am still very grateful for. They were also the type of teachers who thought administrative mandates were bullshit and just wanted to focus on teaching.

Things I liked most about being homeschooled:
- I finished all my work in 2-3 hours in the morning and spent the rest of the day outside — I was outside constantly.
- I was done when I was done. There was no “homework” because it was all at home.
- I could do my work from anywhere, or work ahead a few days bitcoin if needed. There were no arbitrary constraints.
- It taught me to work on deliverables.
- I read a shitload.
- I was never uncomfortable around “adults.” They were just bigger people to me. I showed everyone respect, but I was perfectly comfortable and happy hanging out with adults even as the only kid (plus my sister).
- I got to do a bunch of random shit because I my schoolwork itself took very little time.

On the subject of random shit, one of my favorite memories is when my mom set me up with a legit blacksmith to apprentice for a day. He’s the first person who taught me about Fibonacci. Seriously brilliant and badass dude. Made a huge impression on me and I will never forget it.

I also just played in the woods constantly. Started fires, built forts, used knives and axes and guns from a young age.

In terms of things I disliked, the only real thing was the worry that I was not going to be as smart as my peers at public school. Benchmarking was hard. It’s the whole reason I decided to go to high school, only to find out that a lot of people are complete morons, with zero initiative, drive, or grit.

I also spend a day a week at a Montessori school for a year or two. That was neat. Zero “schoolwork” was done. We just built shit and cooked shit and played outside.

My parents also helped found a small charter school (about 10 kids). We would get together once a week and had a couple tutors who came in. I had an awesome Mennonite algebra tutor named Edith. We got on swell.

Anyway, highly recommend homeschooling, and will be doing it with our kid(s). There are infinitely more online resources available now than there were when my parents did it.


Impressive! You've worked few days on Bitcoin while being homeschooled in what, nineties? Are you Satoshi?;) https://image.nostr.build/9b87d0a41d89b48e6d30526f7298ff8b7c97eae1bd2eb358aec0928a1e5e0f8e.jpg


One day in the 1st grade, I discovered I could miss the bus.  And so, I became chronically truant and an autodidact.  By the time I reached high school I was either skipping, or in detention by myself  in a closet sized room for skipping, where I'd do fun things like re-reading the Lord of the Rings.  Once the detention was over, I'd continue skipping class.  I never did homework, thinking that simply passing tests should be enough.

Public education, in my opinion, has less to do with learning and more to do with babysitting and indoctrination.  Every person I know who was home schooled turned out very sharp and independent.

All my friends who dropped out ended up doing fine, despite the propaganda to the contrary.

If I were to ever have kids again, they'd definitely be home schooled.


Blacksmiths are so cool. Some have purchased beeswax from us. Also glassblowers. Thanks for sharing your early bio; so interesting!


Oh shit I forgot I did glassblowing, too. Thanks, mom!


lol yeah idk where Bitcoin came from in there. Damn auto correct!


Dangerous, dangerous occupation. Highly cool that you did it.


I think I was like 10 years old.


You’re mother is a badass!


Agreed, mine took me out in the 6th grade.


it makes so much sense that you were homeschooled brotha 😄


Bitcoin sneaks into my sentences often too, much to my wife’s chagrin


This explains a lot


I was homeschooled all the way from k5 to 12th grade. my biggest lesson I learned was how to find answers to problems on my own. I didn't even realize it was a skill I developed until college. I didn't have a teacher for math. it was just a book and the answer key. I would redo the problems I got wrong on a test/quiz until I figured out how to get the right answer. that has translated very well for me in college and in my professional career.
I also loved getting all my work done in 4 hours haha. I played a little to much world of Warcraft  in high school 🤗😆


it depends what the culture is like from where you’re from.  that’s the next most important thing after the culture that your immediate family has formed by your parents.

your parents seem exceptionally excellent, especially in comparison to most the people of your town or state or whatever…so you came out excellent too.

the blame should not be attributed to “public school” per se.  the problem(s) wholly come from the ideas, principles, or culture that the individuals in positions of influence, power or authority have.

for example, there are public schools out there that have olympic athletes who are also academically phenomenal, friendly & honest.  the areas they come from are lucky in many ways.  but simply put, it’s the collective values & expectations of the parents & kids’ peers that makes the public school filled with high achieving & ambitious people who are also honest, confident & kind.  it doesn’t have much to do with “the public school” except for the excellence-expecting parents demanding that the public schools do what they want for their kids.  that’s what charter schools are doing—demanding that the education or time spent is done a certain way that the parents prefer.  but parents can just do that with public schools too.  if only the parents can get on the same page with what’s best...

but can totally see why you’re saying what you’re saying, because like you mentioned, lotsa morons out there (who will say their kids don’t benefit from playing in the woods, reading literature or learning algebra or whatever).


I was homeschooled from 6 till 9 years old. Approximately 4 years.

The reasons they took me out were primarily behavioural. I was very controlled by my Mum and due to being naturally curious, experimental and rebellious I clashed with her. I took out my frustrations at school where I felt I could express myself more. The school did not approve and my parents decided it was better to have me at home with my younger siblings where with The Lords help they could keep a closer eye on me.

Needless to say the issues with Mum only increased. We fought a lot. She was stressed and I needed space from her. It was volatile and in the end she was physically abusive.

She was also quite a good teacher and I enjoyed the curriculum which was Christian and from the US (I grew up in New Zealand). I loved the US history, especially the pioneering history and folklore. My Dad to sight me to question things and work with my hands (as well as constant Bible study). Mum taught me a love of the body, and science and nourished my physically with amazing food.

I played with my younger brother and sisters all the time and was allowed pretty free reign to explore and hurt myself. There were lots of good times too although I’m highly social and missed school. In the end I went back as Mum was not the right teacher for me and I needed more social time.

I loved school. Especially the practical subjects like wood work, art, and creative writing. I loved having girls in my class too and I made life long friends between ages 9 and 14.

School was good, homeschool was a great foundation. I liked the blend.

Currently have pulled out kids out of the education system and are travelling with all 4 of them. We are two month into World Schooling and considering keeping it going for a while. The online resources like Khan academy are amazing.


This is why i Homeschool my 3 kiddos .

Just like the fiat ponzi scheme.... i can complain about it all day long or i can do something about it , buy Bitcoin ...

No different than school .... opt out of the traditional school system and homeschool..

Moral of the story is " BE THE CHANGE AND STOP COMPLAINING"


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Onward 🫡

Onward 🫡


The older I get, the more grateful I am that my parents homeschooled me. nostr:note1vaw6g5fhkzv49cdk0wc0aa0692hwxus672cy63ayd9md0klwctjsyfgj49


Highschool was a big joke, spent most of the time shooting the shit with friends. Had classes were we did absolutely nothing, apparently my school district is supposed to be one of the nations best....


nostr:npub1uvstpzurn64j8cludwa2nlaan8sd49gh6q534saw28vvxnuqmg0qz5m0p9 this note has great insights about homeschooling


As a public high school economics teacher this was excellent to read. The one size fits all "system" of 'education' is deeply flawed. [Most parents need it as day care while they're grinding at work to make fiat ends meet. (Bitcoin fixes this!)]

I literally just wrote about this last night...

My character Liam in Coded Shadows is #unschooled.

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Good for you. Takes courage! If your kids at mid teens, they're ready for Coded Shadows. One of the protagonists (Liam, the UK Navy Brat) is #uncschooled.


Wow. That's inspiring to read. Takes courage to do. I'm working as an Economic teacher in the system and it's tough to be a part of at times.

I put everything into writing Coded Shadows, and I think it's badass... cool story for teens about 3 kids. One, Liam, is a Navy brat and is unschooled. If your kids like video games, skateboarding or are curious about fiannce/Bitcoin... ⚡🔥⚡


Awesome. Warcraft (the original ones!) were a huge influence on Coded Shadows, the book I wrote. #ORCS

One main character, Liam is #unschooled too.

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Love it. And I also appreciate public school teachers who genuinely care about their students and say “fuck the system.”

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https://youtu.be/-ZOkLuZvOZU


I look forward to checking it out 🫂


“success” or high achievement are bonuses of hard work that, of course, bring many benefits to one’s life.

but, imho, what’s most important to being a good person is very, very simply just to be an honest, humble & kind individual…and…this in itself contributes immense benefits to society.


Inspiring! I am really fearful of doing homeschooling with my kids especially because of the social aspect of confronting and working together with other peers. But your note just helped me to give this thought at least a try 🧡💜🧡 Thank you!


Thank you.


We homeschool our 4 and wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for sharing brother!


Thanks,

It’s amazing to write that down. I was inspired by others replies to share and in writing it I realised how much of an impactful experience going from school to home school and back to school was. It has really shaped me…

My eldest daughter is 10, loves video games, was skateboarding earlier today and is into Bitcoin. This sounds perfect for her.

How do we access your book?


homeschooling kids is my worst nightmare😂

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Got 3 kids now, very much heading down the home schooling route

Love to hear stories of people thriving on the other side of it

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I’m seriously considering homeschooling for my little one. Current education system is either of low quality or filled with spoilt brats. Only downside is the “social network”. How was the social aspect like for you?


Neat! I was also homeschooled until grade 9, will me homeschooling my kids, and have the same opinion... way more online resources than used to exist when I was in school


Do it! It's easier than you'd think


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The videos you sent were perfect 👌 takes a while to deconstruct the systems we're all indoctrinated into.

I used to think the system could be changed from the inside. Now I'm a bit wiser. It can only corse correct ever so slightly.

Was really cool to hear your perspective.


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Interesting read...Where i'm from homeschooling is something that you never hear about. Doesn't fit our country's culture I guess. We have "free" education from daycare to university.
 Which is completely falling apart, so many problems with immigration, teacher resources and evergrowing administration with new bullshit every year. Our Pisa results have been falling like grazy.
 Benchmarks for skills needed to progress through school are lowered and lowered. We have people graduating from trade schools and they do not know basically anything from their field. Sad times.


maybe my english is not good enough, but i think i found a random "bitcoin" word in your text:

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- I could do my work from anywhere, or work ahead a few days bitcoin if needed. There were no arbitrary constraints.
"

#bitcoin syndrom 😅🤣

btw. homeschooling is best. i hope to find time and financial means for my kids. maybe 50/50 (state/home = 4 hours per day given to the state)


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Increasingly, the US public school system is being deployed to confuse American children and young adults into thinking that there is no inherent difference between good and evil, truth and fallacy.


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I definitely wanna homeschool our kids but my wife disagrees, we’re negotiating, see how it goes. Sadly that’s not an option to everyone, a lot of families work all day, both parents. It’s kind of a luxury that not everyone can have.


Great post! Thanks for sharing.


what about college? That is different I presume


Love hearing this, thanks for noting it!


Great question, thanks for getting Walker to answer it.


Love to see quality homeschooling examples. My parents "homeschooled" us but constantly disagreed on how to do it.

My Dad was in favor of forced study time, hourly based instead of results based. Often books were assigned that we were not ready for with no rewards if we succeeded at doing above and beyond our work, and punishments if we didn't do enough.

My Mom believed in unschooling where you allow the child complete control over how long, how much, what, and when they study.

They conflicted on this and would take turns who would "win" at controlling the way we studied. The result? Learning was a source of constant stress.

If my Mom won we just wouldn't study because we were anxious about studying as a result of my Dad's heavy hand. Then my Dad would point out that my Mom's method wasn't working so we needed to be forced to learn.

Then we never studied to my Dad's satisfaction, even when he was in charge, and as punishment we got the Internet cut off (I would read How Stuff Works and similar sites which he never considered real studying), and the cable cut off even though I mainly watched History channel, Discovery channel etc, but to him "I was just watching TV all day".

My parents were also hoarders with a roach infestation, they were always falling for MLMs, my Dad was a heavy duty conspiracy theorist. Fun times. 🌚🫠

I do believe in real homeschooling like you experienced though, and it is what I plan to do with my kids when I ultimately have them myself.

Similar to you I felt worried that my education was sub par compared to most people who went to public school, so I went to community college in my late 20s. Ended up graduating with honors, so I guess I'm not an idiot compared to most people after all.

Maybe one day there will be a Bitcoin homeschooling community and all our kids will get the best of socialization and self motivated education. I would like to help create that community when the time comes if it hasn't been created already. Until then, I'll stay humble and stack sats to be able to pay for it!

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I think if parents are well equipped it makes sense. Certainly it takes a lot of work and doesn’t scale in a broken money system.


If done properly. It is far superior than any private and public school. Networking is the main lack, but as you said you cover that doing sports or going to some Montessori school once a week.

Thanks for sharing your experience.


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I agree and disagree with the school aspect. My family moved from one state to another. State we left school was ridiculously hard and I was struggling with the work.  The state we moved to was, as you say, absurdly easy. Like not even close. Both were towns about the same size too. So I developed bad habits, got into a great engineering school, and I paid the price for that shitty school system.


My parents had no idea what they were doing and I turned out (mostly) fine.

I do not think the background of the parents matters at all, just their willingness to sacrifice for their children, because you are right that it takes a lot of work.


I will take that as a compliment ;)


This was one of the best things that came out of homeschooling for me, too; the ability to teach myself.


Thank you for your story. It’s my biggest dream to give my children this opportunity. Will have to move countries to do this but I will


Finding out that you were also homeschooled makes so much sense 😂😂😂 in a good way.


Well I've seen some people lives ruined by their childhood. It doesn't matter if your parents like mine and like I am today didn't know how to be parent. The simple fact that they did their best is enough. I heard horrible stories. We have been very lucky


I had a rare case where I actually liked my public schooling. But when I look around today I don't really see the same type of schooling anymore. All of this drama that exists today was not really a thing in my district two decades ago.


salary and hourly roughly the same. commission pay would be more accurate I think.


My daughter was homeschooled for several years but is now at a life and leadership focused school that was a great fit for her.  My wife still runs the homeschool association - a 1,000 family homeschool group. We are building a Bitcoin/Financial Literacy curriculum specifically for homeschool families, part of the Bitcoin Outreach and Education Group education curriculum, https://boegroup.org
Homeschool was a blessing and provided a constant education of real-world skills. It takes dedication on both the parent and student to make the most of the experience.  But it is proven that homeschool kids do well in life.


I think what we’re getting at is, parents matter more than the state in fostering the growth and development of children.


That being said, not all public education is equal.


same. it seems so unenjoyable now based off stories of most ppl i talk to. everyone seems burned out


I love homeschooling my son!
It gets easier the more you figure out what your kid needs.


Also same.
I was horrified during the lockdown when I realized what the modern school system was doing.
-Low bar for grades in general
-Math is racism
-Pronouns and other DEI topics best left out of elementary school entirely

Some Public Schools are okay I’m sure but you have to be involved and know your teachers and what they’re doing.