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(Part 2 of 2) This is my recent conversation with Joshua Sheats of the popular financial planning site RadicalPersonalFinance.com. Joshua is currently working through a series on education, and he invited me to discuss public school history, agendas, and solutions and alternatives. Our discussion includes: -alternatives to the government school system. -homeschooling rebranded as home education, -voluntary instruction -voucher programs(I'm opposed to the idea of vouchers because I think they can expand state control) -Sudbury Schools -homeschool co-ops -how we can provide for our children's education in as superior a way as possible to set them up for long-term success. -What needs to be practiced, and modeled: Emotional Intelligence -Attributes of Emotional Intelligence -For young children: play is very important SELF_DIRECTED -learning is living, learning isn't the controlled environment of the schools -Negative media instigated trends resulting in an increasing lack of empathy for children -Bashing Youth: Media Myths About Teenagers, By Mike Males -know your neighbors -Dorothy Sayers, The Lost Tools of Learning -Ed Choice 101 Come see me at Keenevention, November 1st I'll be on media panel with Mark Edge, Chris Cantwell and Stephanie Murphy.