273. What is the BEST way to educate your children? Is homeschooling right for everyone? | Hannah Frankman

Jan 21, 2025

Hannah Frankman, founder of renegadeEducator and a lifelong homeschooler, dives into the flaws of the current educational system and the transformative potential of homeschooling. She discusses the unique advantages of homeschooled children, including their superior social skills and creativity nurtured through unstructured time. Hannah critiques the public school model's history and its focus on compliance, advocating for self-directed and personalized education. listeners will also explore financial literacy for kids and the importance of individualized schooling choices.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Homeschooling Narrative: Independence and Socialization

02:03 • 27min

Financial Literacy for Kids and the Challenges of Public Education

29:23 • 3min

The Evolution of American Education

32:21 • 16min

Navigating Education and Technology: Safety for Kids in the Digital Age

48:45 • 4min

Navigating Educational Choices for Children

52:43 • 4min

Choosing the Right School: Beyond Test Scores

57:09 • 4min

Empowering Self-Qualification in Homeschooling

01:01:17 • 3min

What is wrong with our current educational system? And how can we provide our children with a high-quality education in spite of the pervasive issues? In addition to being a lifelong homeschooled student herself, Hannah Frankman uses her podcast to explore the issues in our current school system and creative solutions to provide our children an education that suits their actual needs. I love talking about homeschooling on this podcast, but this episode adds a new dimension to the conversations I have been having. Hannah addresses the question: is homeschooling right for every family? What about socialization? What is the history of the public school system and why does that matter to us today? If you have been on the fence about homeschooling or have questions about what it could look like in your own family, don’t miss this fascinating conversation with Hannah.

In this episode, we cover:

The unique capabilities Hannah noticed in herself as she entered the “real world” after being homeschooled her whole life
What busyness is robbing from our children and society as a whole
How boredom is actually a gift to children
What a self-directed curiosity-driven education can look like from early years through high school
Making a case for why homeschooled kids are actually more socialized than their public school peers
Where did the public school model come from and what is broken about it?
Analyzing national outcomes of the public school experiment
How well-intentioned teachers are set up to fail by the public school system
Hannah’s surprising opinion on the BEST schooling option for children
No matter what educational path you choose, THIS is the ultimate goal of all education

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ABOUT HANNAH

Hannah Frankman is the founder of renegadeEducator and the host of The Hannah Frankman Podcast. She grew up homeschooled, skipped college to go straight into the startup world, and has been working in alternative education for almost 10 years. She’s the former Program Manager of Praxis, a Hazlitt Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, and runs a marketing agency that does philosophical brand building and social media growth for startups, nonprofits, and individuals.

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