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Schools are POISONING your children!
Here are 4 things that either AREN’T being taught, or are being taught WRONG, that you must correct immediately
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Here are 4 things that either AREN’T being taught, or are being taught WRONG, that you must correct immediately
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Contents:
1. Intro
2. History
3. Exercise
4. Manners
5. Personal Finance
Let's begin!
1. Intro
2. History
3. Exercise
4. Manners
5. Personal Finance
Let's begin!
1. Intro
You often hear around this corner of Twitter about homeschooling, and how it’s the only way you can ensure an appropriate education for your kids
To be clear: homeschooling is a GREAT option
If you can do it, you should seriously consider it
Why?
You often hear around this corner of Twitter about homeschooling, and how it’s the only way you can ensure an appropriate education for your kids
To be clear: homeschooling is a GREAT option
If you can do it, you should seriously consider it
Why?
Because controlling what gets fed into your kids' brains (ie who and what they’re exposed to daily) is the BEST thing you can do for them long term (presuming you're an effective person yourself)
And homeschooling is one way to ensure that control
But what if you can't?
And homeschooling is one way to ensure that control
But what if you can't?
What if homeschooling isn’t an option for you? Maybe you're a single parent, or maybe both parents have careers they can't / don't want to give up (yes self-improvement Twitter, these are real and viable scenarios for some families)
What do you do then?
What do you do then?
In that case, you must TAKE control. Schools are indoctrination factories. They’re directly downstream from the prevailing cultural and political norms. If you don’t like what’s happening culturally?
You REALLY won’t like what’s being taught to your kids in school
You REALLY won’t like what’s being taught to your kids in school
And just as important as what IS being taught is what’s being left out
So what are the most important things you can teach your kids, that are either NOT being taught, or being taught in a harmful way?
Read on for 4 examples:
So what are the most important things you can teach your kids, that are either NOT being taught, or being taught in a harmful way?
Read on for 4 examples:
2. History
History is complicated...it's not as simple as "something either happened or it didn’t"
There are at least two sides to every story, and without appropriate context, a great tragedy can be framed as the world’s grandest triumph, and vice versa
History is complicated...it's not as simple as "something either happened or it didn’t"
There are at least two sides to every story, and without appropriate context, a great tragedy can be framed as the world’s grandest triumph, and vice versa
This context is out of reach for most people, so history lends itself to being used as propaganda
And propaganda can be a tool or it can be a weapon
A tool to unite a population
Or a weapon used to divide it, beating it into submission
Guess which option we see in schools?
And propaganda can be a tool or it can be a weapon
A tool to unite a population
Or a weapon used to divide it, beating it into submission
Guess which option we see in schools?
What can you teach instead?
Start with human nature, an understanding of which can contextualize almost any historical event immediately
Teach that history is written by the winners, who are incentivized to leave out critical nuance
Start with human nature, an understanding of which can contextualize almost any historical event immediately
Teach that history is written by the winners, who are incentivized to leave out critical nuance
Teach your kids to be curious, to see multiple sides of every issue
Teach them how their ancestors lived, what they endured
And teach that no matter what they hear in school, their ancestors were GOOD, normal people, who loved their families and did the best with what they knew
Teach them how their ancestors lived, what they endured
And teach that no matter what they hear in school, their ancestors were GOOD, normal people, who loved their families and did the best with what they knew
3. Exercise
Physical strength is no longer a virtue in our society. To see evidence of this fact you need look no further than our schools
Even anemic “PE” classes and recess have been cut from many places, de-prioritized to the point of extinction
Physical strength is no longer a virtue in our society. To see evidence of this fact you need look no further than our schools
Even anemic “PE” classes and recess have been cut from many places, de-prioritized to the point of extinction
The last things our leaders want are strong, self-assured young people
Viewed through this lens, the culling of fitness makes sense
Brainwashing is easier when your targets are weak, and weak kids make weak adults
Weak adults CONSUME more
But what can you do about it?
Viewed through this lens, the culling of fitness makes sense
Brainwashing is easier when your targets are weak, and weak kids make weak adults
Weak adults CONSUME more
But what can you do about it?
The world would be a very different, improved place if everyone lifted weights. If you don’t, and you’re physically able, you should
And while I can’t recommend a regimented weightlifting program for kids (until they reach puberty), you can prep them for that day much earlier
And while I can’t recommend a regimented weightlifting program for kids (until they reach puberty), you can prep them for that day much earlier
The best way to do that is through bodyweight exercises. Pushups, sprints, and lunges are great
You'll see the highest ROI by introducing them to hanging and pull-ups as early as you can. A great thread on hanging from my friend @thehdmovement: https://twitter.com/thehdmovement/status/1305868863683391491?s=20
You'll see the highest ROI by introducing them to hanging and pull-ups as early as you can. A great thread on hanging from my friend @thehdmovement: https://twitter.com/thehdmovement/status/1305868863683391491?s=20
4. Manners
Most schools still emphasize some variation of character improvement for their students. This is good, but it’s not enough
For proof, observe the behavior of an average child, engrossed in screens, unprepared to navigate the world socially
Most schools still emphasize some variation of character improvement for their students. This is good, but it’s not enough
For proof, observe the behavior of an average child, engrossed in screens, unprepared to navigate the world socially
A code of manners is a critical aspect of a person’s character. How you outwardly interact with others in your sphere speaks volumes of your integrity
Well mannered behavior also gives your kids a marked advantage as they grow older. It's far too important to leave up to others
Well mannered behavior also gives your kids a marked advantage as they grow older. It's far too important to leave up to others
So what can you do? Give them a code! Model that code in your own behavior ALWAYS
And TELL your kids why it’s important. Your reputation means everything. It’s too simple to say “don’t worry what others think”
Because “what others think” is the essence of your reputation
And TELL your kids why it’s important. Your reputation means everything. It’s too simple to say “don’t worry what others think”
Because “what others think” is the essence of your reputation
Your code of conduct will vary culturally, so determine what an admirable person does where YOU live
Describe it to your kids, reward adherence to that code, and model it relentlessly. Accept nothing less than the pursuit of perfection from yourself, and your kids will notice
Describe it to your kids, reward adherence to that code, and model it relentlessly. Accept nothing less than the pursuit of perfection from yourself, and your kids will notice
5. Personal finance
Perhaps the most glaring hole in our publicly subsidized curriculum is that of personal finance, and it’s obvious why
If everyone understood how to become financially independent, our entire economy would be at risk
Perhaps the most glaring hole in our publicly subsidized curriculum is that of personal finance, and it’s obvious why
If everyone understood how to become financially independent, our entire economy would be at risk
Because the discipline required to become financially independent requires a drastic DECREASE in the measure of your consumption
A dependence on ever-increasing consumption drives our market forward, so it’s not in your leaders’ best interest to educate this dependence away
A dependence on ever-increasing consumption drives our market forward, so it’s not in your leaders’ best interest to educate this dependence away
What can you do? Keep it SIMPLE
Explain the difference between an asset and a liability. Live by a budget of your own, and SHOW it to your kids
You must spend less than you make, and you must allocate the difference toward debt or investments
That's the crux of your message
Explain the difference between an asset and a liability. Live by a budget of your own, and SHOW it to your kids
You must spend less than you make, and you must allocate the difference toward debt or investments
That's the crux of your message
As they get older, you can explain the concept of interest
Loan them money (small amounts), or let them invest the money they earn
You’re the BANK, show them how money grows over time if you invest it, and how buying on credit makes things more expensive
Loan them money (small amounts), or let them invest the money they earn
You’re the BANK, show them how money grows over time if you invest it, and how buying on credit makes things more expensive
Depending on your situation, homeschooling may be impossible
But a home *curriculum* is non-negotiable
Our schools brainwash our kids, both overtly and by omission
It’s your job to ensure you’re actively fighting against it
A great parent is NECESSARILY a great teacher
But a home *curriculum* is non-negotiable
Our schools brainwash our kids, both overtly and by omission
It’s your job to ensure you’re actively fighting against it
A great parent is NECESSARILY a great teacher
These suggestions are the tip of your home curriculum iceberg
What would you add? Quote/comment with your suggestions
Do you agree that control over our kids' brains is worth fighting for?
Then SPREAD THE MESSAGE and RT the first post in this thread
Thank you for reading
What would you add? Quote/comment with your suggestions
Do you agree that control over our kids' brains is worth fighting for?
Then SPREAD THE MESSAGE and RT the first post in this thread
Thank you for reading
