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Ep 1238 | Homeschooling: LGBTQ Activists’ Latest Conquest | Robert Bortins

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Sep 5, 2025
A deep dive into the encroachment of woke ideologies in homeschooling reveals alarming trends influenced by Marxism. The discussion highlights the complexities of school choice, underpinned by concerns about government funding versus parental control. Attention turns to social-emotional learning and tech's role in modern classrooms, alongside critiques of public education's shift away from Christian values. Ultimately, the conversation calls for a return to faith-based education, urging parents to critically assess their children's learning environment.
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INSIGHT

Curriculum Can Surrender Its Worldview

  • Homeschool curricula can secularize after being sold to large educational publishers like Pearson.
  • Parents must watch for worldview shifts when popular curricula change ownership and align with government standards.
ADVICE

Vet Curriculum At Homeschool Conventions

  • Visit state homeschool conventions to inspect vendors and speaker worldviews before buying curriculum.
  • Ask whether a curriculum was recently sold to a for-profit publisher and verify its current philosophical alignment.
INSIGHT

Roots Of Modern Public Schooling

  • Modern public education in the U.S. traces intellectual roots to Prussian models and thinkers like Horace Mann and John Dewey.
  • Those reforms aimed to shift children's primary allegiance from family and church to the state.
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