My oldest child is starting kindergarten, and the thoughts of alternative schooling options have been on my mind. I’ve been questioning the concept of traditional school system for quite a while, and have been on an exploration to determine what type of schooling is best for my kids.
Hannah Frankman is the founder of rebelEducator. She grew up homeschooled, skipped college to cut her teeth in the startup world, and has been living and breathing alternative education ever since. She’s a regular writer, speaker, and commentator on education innovation.
Most people grow up in societies and communities where traditional schools is all they ever know. Discussing some of the alternative schooling options and breaking down the issues with traditional schools, definitely requires recalibrating the way you think. If you can accomplish that, you’ll see a whole different side to how kids can learn, and hopefully decide which option is best for your kids.
This was a very insightful and encouraging episode about the many options that parents have to educate their kids. Some of the topics we discuss include:
- The big learnings from Hannah’s homeschooling experience
- Her family life as a homeschooler
- The most valuable parts of being homeschooled
- Why self-direction is a great learning method for kids
- Major problems with the traditional school system
- The social element of homeschooling
- Some of the issues with learning in front of a computer all day
- What parents can do to better educate themselves on alternative schools
- So much more.
Learn more about rebelEducator: https://rebeleducator.co/
Follow Hannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman
Recommended reading: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor Gato
