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Welcome to the Wild Life Unschooling Podcast, where we explore alternative education and empower families to embrace unconventional paths. In this episode, join us as we engage in a captivating conversation with entrepreneur, author, proud father of six, and Bitcoin enthusiast, Jimmy Song. With a focus on family values, and the indoctrination prevalent in traditional schooling systems, Jimmy offers a unique perspective on how unschooling can provide a powerful antidote. Jimmy shares personal anecdotes and insights into how unschooling allows families to cultivate their unique set of values, fostering a deeper connection and sense of purpose within the family unit. Furthermore, we delve into the pervasive nature of propaganda and indoctrination within traditional schooling systems. Jimmy shines a light on the importance of critical thinking and independent learning in helping children navigate the barrage of biased information and develop a well-rounded perspective on the world. "I promised the kids a puppy if they would come on this trip. So all during the trip they were looking up different breeds and the entire process of getting a dog, how to take care of dogs, and what to do with dogs. Those are all things they were curious about, and that's an avenue of curiosity […] maybe that becomes a passion or something. But those are wonderful ways to sort of engage with them and help them. The stuff that we learn in school is just so damn boring, you know. A lot of times it's like, who cares?!" As a passionate advocate for #Bitcoin and its underlying principles, Jimmy draws parallels between the #decentralized nature of Bitcoin and the ethos of #unschooling. He explores the intersection of financial #freedom, intellectual #sovereignty, and independent #education, demonstrating how embracing alternative paths can empower individuals and families to challenge the status quo.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #12: Family values: baseline of education - with Jimmy Song • Listen on Fountain

Welcome to the Wild Life Unschooling Podcast, where we explore alternative education and empower families to embrace unconventional paths. In this ...

I just had a talk with my son about the #Bitcoin #Atlantis conference in Madeira we went to a couple of years ago. Together with Sylvia from @A Place To Be and @Daniel Prince we had a panel about #unschooling. I just hate crowded places, but it was a small conference. The best part without a doubt was, how many many many #homeschooling families were there. Absolutely wonderful to see!

Alice in wonderland is about taking the right kind of drugs, isn't it? My parents didn't get it, as a child it made me want to try Amanita muscaria so badly, still didn't had the chance to try it. 🍄🍄🍄

One of my very first episodes was with Andrew Howard about the separation of #education and #state. Still one of my favorite episodes of all time. And I was living in my friend's garage, because I wasn't able to find a place to live. Moldy, crappy, disgusting garage.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #11: Separation of education and state - with Andrew Howard • Listen on Fountain

Why are there so many Bitcoiners into unschooling? Because Bitcoin and unschooling are following the same path: the separation of things and state....

People often frame unschooling as a form of #rebellion. A rejection of traditional norms. A middle finger to the school system. And yes this is what it iiiis, but some families arrive here because they’re fed up with institutional schooling. But if you strip away the emotional narratives, the debates about curriculum, and all the blabla, you’re left with a simple truth: Unschooling is not only a reaction. It’s also a very important adaptation. It’s what learning looks like when you update your model of human development to match the world we actually live in. And not the world that existed when mass schooling was invented. #School as we know it was designed in the 1800s and early 1900s for a world with three defining features: Knowledge was scarce. Because books were expensive. Libraries were limited. If you didn’t learn it in school or from an expert nearby, you probably weren't going to learn it. Because there was no internet, right? And they wanted (and still want) to produce predictable workers, who could follow instructions, show up on time, tolerate monotonous tasks, and behave all the same... All of this changed, changed a lot. In 2025, knowledge is abundant to the point of overflow. And the most valuable work is self-directed, creative, networked, and adaptive. Yet we still put children into a system built for a world that no longer exists, and then we blame kids for being disengaged, unmotivated and distracted. So, it’s natural, that more and more parents choose to opt out and go for #homeschooling, #unschooling or #worldschooling. Away from these unnatural hierachy, from the factory-like environment, and the standardized curriculum. #Freedom-based #education is more like a laboratory, like a network, a set of evolving personal pathways. And for the „school-lovers“ this might look like chaos, and „kids doing whatever they want“. But actually it is the educational way for families, that choose their kid's success, health and happiness on every level, setting them up for the future, while creating a new future. And I think this is really beautiful.

Newwwww! In this talk, we look at #homeschooling/#unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from @npub1lrj3...mzx2 is into decentralized #money and decentralized #education.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #89: The one trick pony - w/Michael Jordan from The Bitcoin Way • Listen on Fountain

In this talk, we look at homeschooling/unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from T...

We lived on the Canary Islands for quite some years, so many beautiful memories and friendships we made there. But we had to leave, as #homeschooling/#unschooling became impossible for us over there. So I took the cat, the dog, the other dog, and the kid, and the kid's friend, packed our car, and we made a nice road/ferry trip from the Canary Islands to Spain, to Portugal, then to Egypt. But holy shit, I miss the Canary Islands a lot, but we had to keep on going to be able to live a free life. Sometimes freedom means choosing the harder road and carrying your love for a place with you, instead of staying where your spirit can’t grow anymore.

If you were designing an education system from scratch in 2025, with AI tutors, on-demand knowledge, and unprecedented tools, would you build a system where 30 kids sit in one room learning the same thing at the same time? FUCKING HELL NO. But we keep the old model because it’s familiar, not because it works. #Unschooling/#worldschooling/#homeschooling is not an alternative, this is simply what learning looks like when you remove obsolete shit.

When external pressure drops, the nervous system recalibrates. Less chronic stress leads to better emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and more capacity for #responsibility and #creativity. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT?? #Autonomy over time and energy doesn’t just feel better, it measurably changes how people function and what they’re able to take on. #Growth comes from that space. And let's talk about the time with your kids, that #homeschooling/#unschoolig/#worldschooling gives you. Did you know homeschooling families often spend significantly less time on formal classroom hours yet end up gaining more total time together as a #family? Many homeschoolers report finishing learning their daily stuff in about 2–3 hours, that is much less than the typical 6–8 hour school day, and that frees up hundreds of extra shared hours over a year. One analysis suggests homeschooling parents can end up with roughly 1,260 more hours per year with their kids compared to #government schooling, and over a childhood that adds up to more than 16,000 extra hours of family time. It's not easy, it's not conventional, but it is fucking worth it. ❤️