I changed my profession 4 years ago for becoming primary school teacher in Switzerland. Childcare is -depending on the area- a very big part. One other big part is that society (and many parents) intend to force their beliefs on the young generation. To bring this little humans aligned with the logic of the old. Quite forceful. It has been surprising and to some degree shocking what I saw. My key lessons so far (for Switzerland): 1. Private schools are not necessarily better, because it's often filled with rich kids from dysfunctional families who don't come for the pedagogical concept, but because of helplessness. 2. If you send your child to public school, then go as far away from cities into functional little villages, where you have lots of healthy, grounded farmers children (they are often outside, conservative parents -> low rate of divorces). The less children with difficult behaviour, the better everything. There the teachers are less caretakers but can actually do cool projects and teach. 3. If you yourself and your child is truly curios and loves to learn, then consider homeschooling. Read the wonderful, mind-blowing book of the 12 year old homeschooler "Don't tell me I can't". 4. And if you believe that education has to be on the pillar of choice and freedom (like me) then have a look at radically free, democratic schools (often with Montessori elements) like Sudbury Valley School.
If you are interested in free schools or homeschooling, what are your favourite books?
My #1 is "Don't tell me I can't" by the 12 year old Cole Summers. Unfortunately he died 2 years later, but what a personality full of common sense. He was a legend in the making.
My #2 is "Free to learn" from Peter Gray, which gives a very good overview of free & democratic schools.
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After our wedding we travelled by bike for 4 months through Europe on the "Eurovelo" routes. We drove from Switzerland to Portugal. Here is what we learned:
1. It's incredible how far one can go just by bike. Our minds still can't really comprehend it.
2. Our limits are often further than what we think. The reality is easier than we imagine. We overcame the heat, the Alps, storms and the cold.
3. It's crazy how much a physical border does. It showed us how much each national states impacts humans. For example when we went from Spain to Portugal, suddenly everyone suddenly spoke English, while before almost noone did.
4. True nature, untouched nature gave us a feeling of peace. That is wonderful.
5. On the bike life becomes simple. The focus shifts on fundamental needs: Sleep, eat, shit, wash and navigation.
6. Every biker we met did it differently. There are no rules. Some optimized for distance and went on total with 16kg, others for comfort and went with 50kg. Find your own way. Talk to others about their tricks and see if they work for you.
7. The bikers we met were curious, open minded and wanted to enjoy. And they all were happy that they discovered this way of traveling.
8. There is always a way. In our case we didn't know how to finance the trip, but then suddenly the money came as we rented our flat at home with Airbnb.
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That's really great. So it is universal freedom of speech and person freedom of censorship. I have to read more about it.
Some people have problems understanding Nostr, so I have written a small, beginner-friendly guide.
https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/a-beginners-guide-to-nostr/
Of course it's not for you all here. You're already here, so you won't find anything new in this how-to. But pass it on to absolute beginners.
Thank you. I have a question concerning censorship. You write: "no one can manipulate your reach through shadow bans, censor your posts, or expel you from the network". So the only way to censor someone would be to convince all relays to not share his posts or to steal the keys?
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