Libertarian Parenting – A Freedomain Radio Conversation with Stephan Kinsella
Two libertarian parents discuss how to best raise confident and freethinking children, including discipline without aggression, Montessori education, resolving conflicts and teaching skepticism and rationality. http://www.stephankinsella.com
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Duration : 0:53:1
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Fantastic. Good …
Fantastic. Good job. Thank you!
This was a really …
This was a really good talk. Thanks for uploading.
By what I know, the …
By what I know, the method of teaching children “entire words” (instead of teaching each separate letter and building up words) has been consistently shown to achieve very poor results.
@ehpl Yep! I have a …
@ehpl Yep! I have a whole play list on my channel of him.Now THERE was an ‘educator’!
John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto
Really great about …
Really great about montessori schools, I had the chance to attend one for 1 year only, but oh wow good education sure does come at a high price….over 16,000 a year for elementary school, how I would love for my children to get this kind of school experience instead of public or religious school but sadly most people just can’t afford that kind of money even for something as important as a child’s proper education.
@dmp1ce Yeah. It …
@dmp1ce Yeah. It occurs at 39:20
@LordMigit I was …
@LordMigit I was wondering about the randomness too. I think there was a sound effect of broken glass somewhere in there.
Great stuff Stef!
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Great stuff Stef!
A must for all parents… especially those striving to pass on the ideas of freedom to the next generation.
As a parent myself, …
As a parent myself, I’ve found that when it comes down to spanking, that it is much like war: You only do it as the last possible option & try to resolve the problem by the myriad of other possible solutions. But if it does come down to it, you do the deed, but don’t simply walk away, leaving your child upset over their spanking, you sit them down and talk to them about why they just got that & help them understand why that it happened. When he was 8-9, the spankings all but vanished.
I had my first …
I had my first lesson in the language of the State when I was 6. We we’re about to begin saying the pledge of allegiance, and through some unconscious rebellion I said “No I don’t want to” Hearing this the teacher started spanking me in front of the whole class. It humiliating and it hurt. But unfortunately for them it was ultimately counterproductive, cause I was stubborn even then. So yeah that certainly was my genesis as a libertarian. It was a long process but I would not want any other way.
On the education of …
On the education of children segment of the interview, I have to add in that I went to a “public school”, and I learned a small fraction (less than 10%) of my total knowledge base from that institution. I think I would be correct in saying that most people who attended a ‘public school’ would say that same.
Watching this …
Watching this reminded me of when the head librarian at my elementry school prevented me from reading a book I picked out because she thought it would be too advanced for me. I was in the 4th grade and the book I picked out was classified as a 5th grade book.
Actually, in Galt’s …
Actually, in Galt’s Gulch, there WERE children, and one of the mothers waxed rhapsodic about how great it was to raise them in such a reality-centered place. That said – it was indeed a very short passage.
What’s the deal …
What’s the deal with Costanza?
All sounds fairly …
All sounds fairly sensible stuff.
You’re right Stef. It does take a certain amount of skill to be a good teacher.
Great vid – Ta
Oh my, she has her …
Oh my, she has her father’s forehead !
@lordthawkeye haha …
@lordthawkeye haha too true!
Fabio!!
Fabio!!
Stef, your daughter …
Stef, your daughter needs to have a warning label put on her saying “Caution, direct eye contact will cause you to say ‘awwwww!’” ^^
What s with the 2 …
What s with the 2 photos in the beginning?
lol I taught my kid …
lol I taught my kid the Names of the letters, ok Son back to the drawing board.
Yes mommy is going to atheist . =)
Ayn Rand had the …
Ayn Rand had the good sense to not write about something she had no knowledge of nor insight into.
I went to one of …
I went to one of the “top” public schools in the US. Thankfully I was an unmotivated student and didn’t learn a thing. The prison had random drug testing, a drug dog, and a full time police officer. I have a friend who got a call home for “bad behavior” because he moved some girls’ backpacks off of their lunch table. Interestingly enough, I would sleep through class, but stay up late, online or with a book, satisfying my CRAVING for knowledge (your videos being part of that). Thank you!
Awesome as always! …
Awesome as always! AS new parents we are looking into educating ourselves more about positive discipline and encouraging exploration that inspires learning in the child, in order for them to become more independent.
10 stars – Bravo! Encore !