I was a unique case of homeschooling because I was homeschooled through 8th grade then went made the decision to go try high school because I was worried I might be stupid compared to other kids who I knew through sports, clubs, community, etc… My parents made it clear that it was my decision to make, so I made it.

Turns out I was not, in fact, stupid relative to the other kids… I was able to skip through math classes in high school and graduated valedictorian while being a three-sport athlete all four years. I discovered that public school is absurdly easy, because everything caters to the lowest common denominator. The focus was on time spent (in your desk, doing homework, etc) vs deliverables. Put another way, it was an “hourly” mentality instead of a “salary” mentality.

That said, I had some really great science and math teachers in high school that I am still very grateful for. They were also the type of teachers who thought administrative mandates were bullshit and just wanted to focus on teaching.

Things I liked most about being homeschooled:

- I finished all my work in 2-3 hours in the morning and spent the rest of the day outside — I was outside constantly.

- I was done when I was done. There was no “homework” because it was all at home.

- I could do my work from anywhere, or work ahead a few days bitcoin if needed. There were no arbitrary constraints.

- It taught me to work on deliverables.

- I read a shitload.

- I was never uncomfortable around “adults.” They were just bigger people to me. I showed everyone respect, but I was perfectly comfortable and happy hanging out with adults even as the only kid (plus my sister).

- I got to do a bunch of random shit because I my schoolwork itself took very little time.

On the subject of random shit, one of my favorite memories is when my mom set me up with a legit blacksmith to apprentice for a day. He’s the first person who taught me about Fibonacci. Seriously brilliant and badass dude. Made a huge impression on me and I will never forget it.

I also just played in the woods constantly. Started fires, built forts, used knives and axes and guns from a young age.

In terms of things I disliked, the only real thing was the worry that I was not going to be as smart as my peers at public school. Benchmarking was hard. It’s the whole reason I decided to go to high school, only to find out that a lot of people are complete morons, with zero initiative, drive, or grit.

I also spend a day a week at a Montessori school for a year or two. That was neat. Zero “schoolwork” was done. We just built shit and cooked shit and played outside.

My parents also helped found a small charter school (about 10 kids). We would get together once a week and had a couple tutors who came in. I had an awesome Mennonite algebra tutor named Edith. We got on swell.

Anyway, highly recommend homeschooling, and will be doing it with our kid(s). There are infinitely more online resources available now than there were when my parents did it.

got it! that's what i thought... i suppose this "slowness" makes fees go up temporarily right?

GM, plebs!

Gm

I'm still seriously offended by the lockdowns, the ban on all sorts of innocuous activities and the complete destruction of civil liberties.

And no, I won't let this go.

All positivist law, which grant positive rights such as the right to health care or housing, or food, inevitably lead to some form of slavery. This is because such goods and services must be provided by someone.

No positive rights exist, they are a political fiction to get support from compliant people.

2 weeks, no internet, unlimited food.

Yes or No ? GM

What are books that changed your life?

I think I fixed it for now. Cheers

First look at the iPhone 17 Fold Max.

Where were you on 9/11? I don't remember a lot from when I was a kid, but one day still stays in my mind pretty vividly, and that's September 11, 2001. It started as a typical day at elementary school, but things started to get weird when some of my friends were getting called into the principal's office one by one and leaving school. At the time, I did not know, but these were the people who had family members that worked at the Twin Towers or nearby. Luckily, no one passed away, and a couple of my friends' parents were lucky that day to be away from their office at the time of the strike. You could see teachers talking, and something was completely off about the vibe. This was a time without smartphones; I can imagine knowing what was going on pretty instantly today. The school day went on normally besides that. I acted like a normal kid, just waiting for recess and then missing my friends at recess to dominate the recess kickball game like we usually do. I did not know what happened until I got home, and my dad was home, which was rare. He was in front of the TV, and I saw the planes hitting the building. I was too young and didn't understand why this was happening. The worst video was the people jumping off the building, something I never forgot. Little did I know at that time that it would change the world for the worse, and people would willingly give away so many freedoms for a sense of security. It seemed to bring a nation together powerfully. I also did not know how dangerous that could be if directed by the powers that be in the wrong direction, like starting a war in Iraq. Never forget those that lost their lives from this event, during and after. Also, never forget how they used the event to justify horrible things later, such as the Iraq War, the War on Terror, the Patriot Act, and the TSA; the list goes on.

I think I need to move mine to Zeus from zbd. But I’ve not had the time to figure that out yet 😅

Hope that works for ya!

just got my #zeus lightning address. can someone zap me 1 sat to test/verify it.

I homeschooled them for a year and loved it, but my kids love their school. If it continues without satisfactory resolution though, I believe we will be forced to make that decision.

In light of the information coming out about the GA school shooter I’m more fired up than ever about a situation my son is involved in at school. A boy in my son’s grade has accused my son of bullying him half a dozen times. Half the incidents have been proven false via video footage -my son was not even present 2 of the three times. Two incidents involved locker room jokes about deer testicles and “your mama so fat” between his friends that this kid wasn’t a part of but he overheard them and found it offensive. The last incident involved my son breaking up a fight with this student and an even smaller student. A week later this boy pulled a knife on my son at school and threatened to kill him because his dad is military and has trained him to kill. The threats of physical violence have continued this year and this kid has a strong infatuation with guns (presentations on guns, projects about guns and talks about guns constantly) The school’s position is “Your son is so big, there is no threat,” “Your son is literally a foot taller than this kid,” “This boy is on the spectrum and doesn’t always know what he is saying,” “I’m pretty sure your son could handle himself if he felt threatened.”

I am livid and today threatened involving law enforcement if it continues. I’d rather be wrong and considered an overzealous mom than right and students including my son get hurt.

What do you think and how would you handle this if it were your child?

Kind reminder: open-source developers on Nostr are assuming a huge amount of risk.

Yes, Nostr is a Hydra, and when totalitarians cut off one head two more will grow in its place… But each developer IS a head, and by simply writing code they put themselves in a dangerous position. By writing code that enables freedom technology, they make themselves a target.

They know this, and they do it anyway.

It should not be this way, I know. Code is speech. But it is the reality of the world we live in today.

Thankfully, open-source developers are creating tools that will make the world of tomorrow a better, freer one. The kind of world you want your children to inherit.

So, whatever Nostr client you’re reading this on, go zap the developer. Give them some of your monetary energy.

They fucking deserve it. nostr:note1sqfy325zy39fqvc0yhr0u992gdpdp28x6hfkwavm0gs4hj083xrs8j5q95