About the Author

Thomas

Father of three amazing boys and husband to their wonderful mother. Advocate for non-traditional education, and an outspoken critic of public schools.

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.

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Knowledge that is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
Knowledge that is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

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It is our American habit, if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory, to add another story or a wing.
It is our American habit, if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory, to add another story or a wing. – John Dewey

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Shot Heard Round the World

The first time they tried to take our guns.
Don’t forget what happened the first time they tried to take our guns.

“I immediately ordered our Militia to disperse, and not to fire: Immediately said Troops made their appearance and rushed furiously, fired upon, and killed eight of our Party without receiving any Provocation therefor from us.” – Captain ParkerĀ 

Today is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.
Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

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