By The Corbett Report In this special live edition of #ProblemsWatch (that regular series where, week in and week out, I endlessly dwell on the problems we are facing and remind you that you are weak and powerless and unable to change anything), I tackle everyone’s big question: How can I (a terminally online person) completely and utterly FAIL to bring people together in … [Read more...] about How NOT To Build Community – “Problems Watch” with James Corbett
Trends & Strategies for Maximum Freedom
10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024
By Kerry McDonald Conversations with leaders of an array of educational models yields some inspiring advice for emerging entrepreneurs eyeing launches in the new year. With parents continuing to seek more personalized education options for their children, and education choice policies expanding in many states to enable funding to follow students, 2024 could be an ideal … [Read more...] about 10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024
Parents Are Winning The Battle For School Choice
Authored by Jackson Elliott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZeroHedge), Florida mother of five Nicole Andrews puts it bluntly when asked why she sends her children to a charter school instead of the assigned public school for their community. She “absolutely, desperately” wants her youngsters in charter school because it has “a different culture,” she told The Epoch Times. … [Read more...] about Parents Are Winning The Battle For School Choice
Keys to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Intentional Community
By Melanie Rubin This is an excerpt from an article that pulls together information about the keys to launching and maintaining a successful intentional community. To read the complete article, visit the blog post on this topic here. Overview:With the world becoming more chaotic, increasing numbers of people are seeking to exit current structures in society and build … [Read more...] about Keys to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Intentional Community
Open Source Education — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report We all know the problem's with the public miseducation system. But what's the answer? Corbett in the Classroom, of course! Join James as he explores his new page, OpenSourceEducation.online, and talks about the inspiration for this idea (and the guerrilla marketing campaign that is accompanying it) with Ernest Hancock of … [Read more...] about Open Source Education — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
Community Gardens — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report The earth is abundant. If you don't believe me, just join your local community garden. Join James Corbett as he takes a trip to Osaka to learn about Japanese organic gardening and gets his hands dirty in the soil. SHOW NOTES: What is the Future of Food? Who is Behind the Great Food Reset? The Future of Food (Is Ours to Decide) Episode … [Read more...] about Community Gardens — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
If Your Kids Aren’t Happy at School, Find Them Another One
By Kerry McDonald “I hated going to school when I was a kid,” said Elon Musk in a 2015 interview. “It was torture.” When deciding how his own children would be educated, Musk rejected traditional schooling and created his own project-based microschool, Ad Astra, in 2014, on his SpaceX campus. “The kids really love going to school,” said Musk about Ad Astra in that same … [Read more...] about If Your Kids Aren’t Happy at School, Find Them Another One
Former Public School Teachers Find Happiness In Entrepreneurship
By Kerry McDonald I spent much of last week in the greater Kansas City area visiting microschools and learning pods, and talking to founders, ahead of the Heartland Hybrid & Microschools Summit, hosted by Kansas Policy Institute. All of the seven learning environments I visited in Kansas and Missouri were founded within the past three years and all of the founders are … [Read more...] about Former Public School Teachers Find Happiness In Entrepreneurship
The State Versus Entrepreneurs: Prosperity Always Loses
By Lipton Matthews Governments prioritize economic growth as a national policy to win elections. Economic growth is a concern for all citizens because increasing economic growth improves living standards. There are more opportunities for self-advancement and leisure in a booming economy, so people endorse politicians who demonstrate that they know how to transform a sluggish … [Read more...] about The State Versus Entrepreneurs: Prosperity Always Loses
Monkeywrenching the New World Order — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By James Corbett From ULEZ camera sabotage to culture jamming in the supermarkets to QR code tinkering, there are no shortage of wrenches that can be thrown in the gears of the technocratic enslavement grid. So, what methods of monkeywrenching the New World Order will work for your own purposes? Let's put on our thinking caps and explore the possibilities in this mischievous … [Read more...] about Monkeywrenching the New World Order — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
What the Back-to-School Adderall Shortage Really Tells Us
By Kerry McDonald It’s back-to-school season and that’s prompting concerns about further shortages of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Last fall, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a popular ADHD drug. That shortage is expected to worsen. According to CNBC: “Many children and young … [Read more...] about What the Back-to-School Adderall Shortage Really Tells Us
Compulsory Schooling Laws Have Got To Go
By Kerry McDonald When Massachusetts passed the nation’s first compulsory school attendance law in 1852, parents were mandated to send their children to school under a legal threat of force. Today, that threat remains stronger than ever. Prior to that law, and those that followed in all other US states over the subsequent decades, cities and towns were compelled to … [Read more...] about Compulsory Schooling Laws Have Got To Go