Our son Roman isn't even two yet, but we're already thinking about his education. In this episode, Brielle and Michael share why they're leaning toward homeschooling Roman and their future kids instead of traditional public school.

00:00 Welcome back to the Ma-Honeys

00:45 Today's topic: why we're leaning toward homeschooling

02:13 Looking at school like any product: who's behind it and what are their values?

03:25 Respect for teachers: it's the system we question

04:25 How much of what we learned in school do we actually use?

06:04 The Industrial Revolution roots of public school

08:20 Brielle: everyone learns differently

09:50 The "father of American education" homeschooled his own kids

10:47 Keeping other people's beliefs out of our kids' education

11:40 Our views on gender topics in schools

12:39 Napoleon Hill's "Outwitting the Devil" and the power of suggestion

15:12 Brielle's public and charter school experience

19:17 Intermission: we're back, recording from Utah!

20:30 Our homeschool vision: creativity first

22:07 Letting kids move and burn off energy

23:33 "What about socialization?" Social interaction vs. social conditioning

24:43 Entrepreneurship, door knocking, public speaking, and sports

26:50 What we were exposed to in school

29:13 Core subjects and the freedom to fail

31:40 The NASA creativity study (Dr. George Land)

34:05 Losing and rediscovering our creativity

38:20 Gratitude, and a challenge to working parents

40:54 What about single parents?

41:58 Homeschool families: we want to hear from you!

42:58 Wrap-up

Are you homeschooling or thinking about it? Comment below or reach out. We'd love to learn from you! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share it with a friend.

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