The Reason We Learn Podcast

Frank McCormick was back at The Reason We Learn today to catch us up about what he’s been doing since he took a stand last year in his district of Waukegan, Illinois. A former History and Civics teacher, Frank tried to fight critical theories from inside his school quietly, inside his classroom, but outside the school, he built a platform at Chalkboard Heresy, and told the truth about what was going on behind the schoolhouse doors. For that truth-telling, he paid dearly. After being harassed, bullied, defamed, and then ignored by his union, Frank recently decided to take a job offer elsewhere, and left. In this broadcast, he explains what why, how he sees the landscape of public education in America now, and what parents can and should do to protect their own kids.

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Frank McCormick was back at The Reason We Learn today to catch us up about what he’s been doing since he took a stand last year in his district of Waukegan, Illinois. A former History and Civics teacher, Frank tried to fight critical theories from inside his school quietly, inside his classroom, but outside the school, he built a platform at Chalkboard Heresy, and told the truth about what was going on behind the schoolhouse doors. For that truth-telling, he paid dearly. After being harassed, bullied, defamed, and then ignored by his union, Frank recently decided to take a job offer elsewhere, and left. In this broadcast, he explains what why, how he sees the landscape of public education in America now, and what parents can and should do to protect their own kids.

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Shelly is a Homeschooling mom and YouTuber whose channel, There’s No Place Like Home, helps new and experienced homeschooling parents alike learn and grow as they customize their children’s educations.

In this show, she joins me to talk about the following:

* What homeschooling is and isn’t, debunking a couple of myths along the way.

* What new homeschoolers need to do, and not do, to maximize their success.

* Why homeschoolers should be wary of School Choice initiatives.

Whether you’re thinking about homeschooling, or already doing it, you’ll get something out of this show!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow Shelly on her channel, and on Twitter @redheadmom8.

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Shelly is a Homeschooling mom and YouTuber whose channel, There’s No Place Like Home, helps new and experienced homeschooling parents alike learn and grow as they customize their children’s educations.

In this show, she joins me to talk about the following:

* What homeschooling is and isn’t, debunking a couple of myths along the way.

* What new homeschoolers need to do, and not do, to maximize their success.

* Why homeschoolers should be wary of School Choice initiatives.

Whether you’re thinking about homeschooling, or already doing it, you’ll get something out of this show!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow Shelly on her channel, and on Twitter @redheadmom8.

Your paid subscription makes this work possible! Thank you for subscribing.

Josh Daws is the host of the Great Awakening podcast (available wherever podcasts are), where he talks about how woke ideas are infiltrating churches, and Christianity in general, and what to do about it.We talked about this topic, his story, and how he and his wife decided to homeschool their kids, and how that's going. I asked him what common ground he thought there was between secular homeschool families and Christian, and together we came up with some ideas for joining forces to homeschool our kids and provide exit ramps from schools!Check it out!

Follow Josh @JoshDaws on Twitter, and check out his podcast, The Great Awakening wherever podcasts are available, and his YouTube at Josh Daws.

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Josh Daws is the host of the Great Awakening podcast (available wherever podcasts are), where he talks about how woke ideas are infiltrating churches, and Christianity in general, and what to do about it.We talked about this topic, his story, and how he and his wife decided to homeschool their kids, and how that's going. I asked him what common ground he thought there was between secular homeschool families and Christian, and together we came up with some ideas for joining forces to homeschool our kids and provide exit ramps from schools!Check it out!

Follow Josh @JoshDaws on Twitter, and check out his podcast, The Great Awakening wherever podcasts are available, and his YouTube at Josh Daws.

Your paid subscription makes producing this content possible! Thank you for your support!

Barrington Martin, II was born and raised in the great city of Atlanta, GA. After qualifying for a the 2020 Congressional primary in Georgia’s 5th District, he’s become a formidable political thought leader in the nation with writing credits in Newsweek, Fox News, Breitbart, ScoonTv, and appearances on various international news media sources including RT News and Sky Australia.

He is the host of ‘The Barrington Report” on ATL Talks radio, on iHeart radio.

During this conversation, we discussed the influences that made Barrington into the successful, confident man he is today, the most important of which was his family.

We talked about racial “achievement gaps,” disaggregation of data by race, and what he thinks of that, and I asked him what’s missing from education today.

Finally, we discussed how well (or poorly) government solves problems in education.

This was a great conversation, full of something all too rare today: common sense and honesty. Enjoy, and please share!

Contact Barrington:

@_Barringtonii -Twitter

@bdmii_ -Instagram

Thank you for supporting my work!

Barrington Martin, II was born and raised in the great city of Atlanta, GA. After qualifying for a the 2020 Congressional primary in Georgia’s 5th District, he’s become a formidable political thought leader in the nation with writing credits in Newsweek, Fox News, Breitbart, ScoonTv, and appearances on various international news media sources including RT News and Sky Australia.

He is the host of ‘The Barrington Report” on ATL Talks radio, on iHeart radio.

During this conversation, we discussed the influences that made Barrington into the successful, confident man he is today, the most important of which was his family.

We talked about racial “achievement gaps,” disaggregation of data by race, and what he thinks of that, and I asked him what’s missing from education today.

Finally, we discussed how well (or poorly) government solves problems in education.

This was a great conversation, full of something all too rare today: common sense and honesty. Enjoy, and please share!

Contact Barrington:

@_Barringtonii -Twitter

@bdmii_ -Instagram

Thank you for supporting my work!

“Tranpa” Buck Angel stopped by The Reason We Learn today, and we had a great conversation!

Here are the questions I asked, and he answered, with grace and humor, passion, and wisdom:

Who is Buck Angel, and what would you like us to know about you?

* What can you tell us about feeling like the opposite sex, if you can describe it to us, what is that like?

* What do you think of “wrong-body” theory?

* What do you think there was about living as a man you wanted in your life?

* What do you think of that change from “gender dysphoria” to “gender identity?”

* Do you have any theories about why so many kids today think they are trans?

* What do you think is the real distribution of people whose gender dysphoria is organic?

* In school, feeling as you did, do you think it would have been appropriate for your teachers to affirm you, or counselors to socially transition you, or help you medically transition?

* Do you think your struggle was, in any way helpful to you?

Let’s talk about the “affirmation” model of care…

* Do you think the adults working in and around kids right now adequately understand what they’re teaching kids?

* Proponents of affirmation claim they are helping the kids be “safer” in the world, that they’re saving lives (from suicide) and preventing hate. Do you agree with these claims?

What’s your advice?

* What would you like to say to these teachers, counselors, and therapists, most of whom probably think they’re doing good, and are well-meaning?

* What’s the best argument in your opinion for waiting until adulthood?

* What would you say to the kids, especially teenagers, who would probably say they feel exactly the way you did about their bodies, about feeling like they’re in the wrong body, etc?

* What about well-meaning parents? What would you tell parents today who are struggling to love and support their children, but who don’t want them making permanent decisions about their bodies until they’re physically and emotionally more mature?

Many thanks to Buck for coming on the show, and for the audience for participating! Please share this show with parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone else you think would benefit from hearing it!Please follow Buck on Twitter @BuckAngel, and check out his website too.Buck stuck around with me on Patreon for 30 minutes of “bonus” material for Patrons only, including questions about his background in the porn industry, and his reaction to those who blame porn for a host of different societal problems, including problems our kids are having.

Thanks for checking it out and supporting me!

“Tranpa” Buck Angel stopped by The Reason We Learn today, and we had a great conversation!

Here are the questions I asked, and he answered, with grace and humor, passion, and wisdom:

Who is Buck Angel, and what would you like us to know about you?

* What can you tell us about feeling like the opposite sex, if you can describe it to us, what is that like?

* What do you think of “wrong-body” theory?

* What do you think there was about living as a man you wanted in your life?

* What do you think of that change from “gender dysphoria” to “gender identity?”

* Do you have any theories about why so many kids today think they are trans?

* What do you think is the real distribution of people whose gender dysphoria is organic?

* In school, feeling as you did, do you think it would have been appropriate for your teachers to affirm you, or counselors to socially transition you, or help you medically transition?

* Do you think your struggle was, in any way helpful to you?

Let’s talk about the “affirmation” model of care…

* Do you think the adults working in and around kids right now adequately understand what they’re teaching kids?

* Proponents of affirmation claim they are helping the kids be “safer” in the world, that they’re saving lives (from suicide) and preventing hate. Do you agree with these claims?

What’s your advice?

* What would you like to say to these teachers, counselors, and therapists, most of whom probably think they’re doing good, and are well-meaning?

* What’s the best argument in your opinion for waiting until adulthood?

* What would you say to the kids, especially teenagers, who would probably say they feel exactly the way you did about their bodies, about feeling like they’re in the wrong body, etc?

* What about well-meaning parents? What would you tell parents today who are struggling to love and support their children, but who don’t want them making permanent decisions about their bodies until they’re physically and emotionally more mature?

Many thanks to Buck for coming on the show, and for the audience for participating! Please share this show with parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone else you think would benefit from hearing it!Please follow Buck on Twitter @BuckAngel, and check out his website too.Buck stuck around with me on Patreon for 30 minutes of “bonus” material for Patrons only, including questions about his background in the porn industry, and his reaction to those who blame porn for a host of different societal problems, including problems our kids are having.

Thanks for checking it out and supporting me!