Homeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix: Part 2

06/10/2023 33 min Episodio 17
Homeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix: Part 2

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODETeach Your Kids: Website | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Substack | FacebookManisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | FacebookLisa Betts-LaCroix: Website | LinkedIn | Super Power U Podcast | FacebookNir Eyal: Website | LinkedIn | X | Facebook | Nir and Far PodcastKerry McDonald: LiberatED Podcast | Website | X | Instagram | FacebookShiren Rattigan: Colossal Academy | LinkedIN | Instagram | XNaval Ravikant: Airchat | LinkedIn | X | Podcast | YouTubeRachel Thomas: Fast.ai | LinkedIn | X | FacebookAlycia Wright: Cultural Roots Homeschool Co-op| LinkedIn | Instagram | FacebookJoin our premium community with expert support and adviceJoin the Conversation on AirchatHomeschooling Room: https://getairchat.com/manisharose/homeschoolingRelated Teach Your Kids Podcast EpisodesHomeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix: Part 1But what about socialization?Raising Indistractable Kids: Nir Eyal's Unconventional Approach to HomeschoolingMicroschooling with Iman Alleyne & Shiren RattiganThe Future of Educational Choice: Kerry McDonald Unpacks it AllTeach Your Kids: Game-Based Learning: The Prodigy Approach with Rohan Mahimker Blog PostsSo, what's the big deal about "Mastery Learning"? 🏔️But what about socialization?!50 Educational Apps Your Kids Will Love📚 The top 4 tools to teach your child to read in 2023How to afford homeschooling 💰How to find and vet the best homeschool teachers🎨 But what about childcare?Giving kids the time and space they need to teach themselvesFamily involvement in educationVideo Game Addiction by Peter GrayWhat Is Choice Theory? Unschooling Naval’s Tweet about gut instinctsNaval on X: "It takes time to develop your gut, but once it’s developed, don’t listen to anything else." Rachel’s homeschooling article and Hacker News ThreadMy family’s unlikely homeschooling journeyMy family’s unlikely homeschooling journey - Hacker News threadBooksDeschooling Society - Ivan IllichFree at Last: The Sudbury Valley School - Daniel GreenbergFree to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life - Peter Gray Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers - Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté MD Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - Nir Eyal Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S. Dweck, PhDThe Case Against Education - Bryan CaplanThe Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure - Hans Magnus EnzensbergerThe Teenage Liberation Handbook - Grace LlewellynUnschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom - Kerry McDonaldProgramming ResourcesCode NinjasReplitFast.aiMath AppsDragonbox Math AppsProdigy GameSlice FractionsBeast AcademyIXLKhan AcademyEducational Communities and MicroschoolsColossal AcademyCultural Roots Homeschool CooperativeSan Francisco Bay Area Gifted HomeschoolersSudbury Valley SchoolTutoring MarketplacesTutor.comWyzantMiscellaneousBank Street College of EducationMeet these incredible women advancing AI researchU.Va. Researchers Find that Kindergarten Is the New First Grade | UVA TodayPiaget's Stages: 4 Stages of Cognitive Development & TheoryArthur SchopenhauerThis site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Time Codes00:01:58 — What is Confidence?: Discussion of the role of confidence, its origins in childhood experiences, and how it can be nurtured or undermined throughout a lifetime. 00:09:57 — Tyranny of Metrics: Naval Ravikant explores the downsides of over-relying on quantitative measures in education, questioning how metrics may not capture the full picture of a child's abilities. 00:12:43 — Cultivating Confidence in Ourselves and Our Children: Naval shares how meditation serves as a powerful tool for self-reflection and problem-solving, enabling us to spend quality time with our own thoughts, clarify our desires, and transform them into deeply-held convictions.  00:14:26 — Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Development, and Early Learning: Manisha delves into the science behind brain flexibility and how early cognitive development can be optimized for more effective learning experiences. 00:19:30 — Trusting the Gut and Cultivating Confidence in Kids: Naval Ravikant stresses the value of intuition over academic theories when it comes to children's education and development, offering advice based on his personal experiences. 00:22:43 — Resistance to Homeschooling: Manisha and Naval address the societal skepticism around homeschooling, discussing some of the criticisms and misconceptions that often plague this alternative education route. 00:24:07 — Public Education, School Choice, and Accountability: Tackling the complexities surrounding public education systems, choices available to parents, and how accountability is maintained or lost in various educational settings. 00:29:45 — Future of Education: Manisha wraps up by highlighting emerging trends in the education sphere, such as modular learning and the move towards a more decentralized, customizable approach to K-12 education.This podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education FundVELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA’s community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at velaedfund.org.