The girlies explore the history of an increasingly popular trend for American parents: homeschooling. They cover the history of public education, why homeschooling appeals to outliers on both the political right and left, and beg the question: do you have autism or were you just homeschooled? Digressions include our sold-out tour and second shows, identifying a binchie based on our cult-like language alone, and nostalgia for the 7am fistfights taking place somewhere in a public school bathroom. Support the podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/binchtopia. Find tickets to our live shows at linktr.ee/binchtopia

SOURCES:

Martin Luther Was An Advocate For Education Reform

Perfecting Childhood: Horace Mann and the Origins of Public Education in the United States

Catharine Beecher and the Education of American Women

Would Unschooling Actually Make My Kids Any Happier?

Why Homeschooling Happened

Homeschooling Pioneer Susan Wise is Well-Versed in Controversy

'When You Get Into Unschooling, It's Almost Like a Religion'

'A form of resistance': More Black families are choosing to homeschool their children

"Parental rights" started on the Christian fringe — now it's the GOP's winning issue

How Christian Nationalism Seeped Into Home Schooling

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