What happens when a passionate public school teacher realizes the system she’s devoted her life to is built on control, coercion, and outdated standards?

In this powerful episode of The Homeschool How To Podcast, former K–12 teacher Angela Harders shares her eye-opening journey from traditional education to homeschooling and ultimately unschooling her own children. After over a decade in the classroom, Angela came to a painful conclusion: she was part of a system that often relied on fear, compliance, and force—not freedom or curiosity.

Her story begins with a desk thrown across the room on her very first day of teaching—and ends with her daughter launching a popsicle business by age 7, all without ever using a formal curriculum.

Angela opens up about:

• Her shift from teacher to unschooling parent
• Why she believes children can learn 13 years of math in just 6 months
• How her daughter learned to read without being taught
• Why the education system is designed for obedience, not understanding
• The power of real-world learning and self-direction
• How she now helps families legally unschool through PAX Academy and Peaceful World Schoolers

Whether you're a curious parent, frustrated teacher, or seasoned homeschooler, Angela’s story will challenge everything you think you know about education—and inspire you to rethink what learning really looks like.

👉 If you've ever searched:

• "Should I homeschool my child?"
• "What is unschooling?"
• "Why are teachers leaving the classroom?"
• "How do unschoolers learn math?"
   …this episode is for you.

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https://peacefulworldschoolers.com/

https://paxacademy.org/

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