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Suzanne
Suzanne
3 years ago

Wow Jack, silly me, I did not know I could freeze an avocado. I like eating about 2 a week. Thanks for sharing that tid bit. Rest of the show was very interesting too. I truly enjoyed this one.

dianne smith
dianne smith
3 years ago

I love listening to your podcast as I start learning to farm and garden, etc. I homeschooled 5 out of my 6 kids and am grateful for that, and it has made me very anti-government school (makes it hard to take a School board meeting seriously when all I want to do is yell: “GET THEM OUT of ‘public’ school!”. So, in listening to this podcast I was interested to hear about the program you use for your homeschooled grandkids; I’m always looking for good options to share BUT, unfortunately, I can’t recommend ACELLUS because they teach SEL (social emotional learning) which is the tip of the spear when it comes to CRT. Please be careful and watchful when your child goes through that portion of the curriculum: they may be being taught more of what you don’t want them to learn.
Regards and thanks
dianne smith

John
John
3 years ago

Luckily they still teach spelling in “government” schools. It’s negotiation, not ‘Negociation.’ Nothing wrong with criticizing institutions (that is essential to improving our society) but also acknowledge the good they do. Schools shouldn’t take the place of parenting and these are all good things for parents to teach their children. I personally don’t want schools spending all of their limited time and resources focused solely on teaching ways to make money. Education is more than just about the monetary benefits that can be gained from it. Fear is a poor substitution for education. While I may disagree, I appreciate you voicing your opinions and promoting discussion!

John
John
3 years ago
Reply to  Jack Spirko

Well that got a response… ?. I apologize for the bad joke about the spelling, it is hard to communicate sarcasm in written communication. My poor attempt at a joke probably seemed very harsh (and trivial) and I apologize. I simply wanted to voice a differing opinion on the matter. I was hoping for valuable discussion but clearly that is not the goal on your website. I have never claimed to be the smartest person so if you want to call me an idiot it honestly doesn’t bother me. Obviously this isn’t the place for anything but like minded thinking. By the way I have no affiliation with government schools except for the education I received. Good luck surviving whatever it is your trying to survive. Remember cool heads usually prevail in challenging times..