How will I educate my children | Joshua Steimle | TEDxHongKongED

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Joshua Steimle gave an incredibly interesting talk on home schooling and his thoughts on why he believes it is better than sending your children to school.
Joshua Steimle
Digital Marketing Guru, Forbes Contributor
Joshua Steimle is a self-taught entrepreneur, with a day job as the founder and CEO of MWI, an online marketing firm with offices in the US and Hong Kong. He is a contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines, as well as other publications. Steimle was raised by a mother and father who both had college degrees in education and taught within the US public education system, and Steimle, acting as his mother's de facto teacher's assistant, saw firsthand the hard work teachers perform, as well as the limitations of the system. Steimle holds a Masters of Information Systems Management from Brigham Young University. His wife, also a BYU graduate, holds a Masters of Science in Marriage, Family, and Human Development, and they have two young children. Steimle has always been passionate about learning, but not necessarily within the bounds of traditional systems. Since having children, he has turned his pursuits in self-education to focus on various methods and philosophies of education including public education, private education, homeschooling, and unschooling.
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[@glory5977]

I needed this. My son is 8 yrs old and most days he comes home sad or frustrated from being bullied. I hate that these experiences are crushing his spirit. I'm definitely pulling him out of the school system and home schooling. Thank you!

[@arebacollins]

hi @Glory. so sorry to hear that... how did it go?

[@tarah7050]

I took my son out of school at 8 years old. Best decision I ever made. He is a happy 12 year old now.

[@doodlebugsanddustbunnies9325]

Yes. It makes me so sad that my 8 year old is MISERABLE I feel like I'm telling her that her happiness does not matter.

[@FreeBirdVince]

Tara H so amazing to hear

[@TheBadger40]

Wonderful news! I am quitting the public education profession after 17 yrs and it does my heart good to hear stories like yours. I have been advising parents over the last 5 years or so to yank their kids from public schools.

[@meganvansipe]

This aged well! 8 years ago and he had no idea how right he would be in 2022.

[@yessumify]

I wish I saw this years ago. I've been homeschooling my kids but I've been second guessing this decision everyday and feel I'm being pressured to put them back in public school at nearly every conversation with my family. I know they mean well, I just wish I had been supported and encouraged instead of forced to do what they want. Now that it's summer, the decision is up again. I'm prayerfully considering the options and thankful to have come across this video. I'm also thankful to have these options

[@deejea5413]

When my son turned 2 I sat down with him and begin to go through flashcards and kid books..I saw that in just 3 days he was picking up on everything I was teaching him. That was the moment I thought about homeschooling. I homeschooled him through preschool and decided to let him try kindergarten.....he HATED IT... was ahead in his class but HATED IT and he was bored and had already learned everything. So I pulled him out and homeschooled him. Then we tried a different school..it was supposed to be the best in our area...HE HATED IT. STAYED ON THE HONOR ROLL the entire school year, his teacher told me to stop teaching him because he was too far ahead...also the kids were terrible and the teacher herself admitted that she was overwhelmed. So I made him finish but promised that I would never make him go through that again. What he learned in 180 days I taught him in 30....its crazy. So I got to try both and I can truly say I see a major difference. He was so anxious and irritable when he went to public school..there was no room for creativity...it was nuts. My daughter just turned 5 and will be starting 1st-grade work this August because I started her in kindergarten at 3.5...I refuse to put her through the same issue. I love teachers..what they do is AMAZING...however the school system is jacked up and I am blessed that I don't have I to allow my kids to be a part of it. Also, both of my kids are in sports..my son plays soccer, basketball, football and karate and my daughter does gymnastics and soccer...so they are around kids 24/7..., not to mention church activities and meeting up with other kids.. so socialization is not even an argument anymore. we all know public school kids who feel alone all the time. I think that homeschooling is NOT for everyone but has a lot of benefits; it is spreading like wildfire! ps. the amount of hw kids get now days is CRAZY.

[@ambassador_in_training]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to share story. I have four kids: 8,7,4,2 grades. We live in Pennsylvania. I'm noticing how much time they spend in school, then so many more hours doing HW, yet they seem tired and I don't really see growth and much learning. I'm considering switching to online home school or charter online school. I've watched a number of videos about common core being very damaging to our kids. The public school system isn't designed to advance our kids, but the agenda of the politicians. God bless you richly.

[@elsaromero4743]

I can't believe the teacher suggested you stop teaching him. That's the down fall of one size fits all education. Kids who learn and surpass the material are the ones who are affected. There is no challenge

[@TheBadger40]

You have realized what scientists already knew. Children come hardwired for learning. Human beings learn by play bcs play IS learning. There's a general understanding that most skills a human learns before mastering that skill (mastering happens through committed application and practice in various way throughout time) takes maybe 50 hours within a YEAR's time. Adults always seem surprised by how fast a child learns things. But that only surprises us bcs we don't remember that very thing about ourselves. Learning is that natural to human beings. The public school systems destroys that instinct. I should know. I have been a science public school teacher for 17 yrs. And it is my LAST year. I refuse to be a prison warden anymore. I applaud you for doing what you instinctively knew was right for your child.

[@TheBadger40]

@@elsaromero4743 I can. This is what my teaching colleagues do to young children in the elementary grades. It's why when I would get them for the 1st time as 6th and 7th graders, their lust for so much inquiry was beat out of them. They were defeated and had zero desire most of them, to be curious anymore.

[@emelialartey2973]

Thanks so much for this post. I’m considering homeschooling as well.

[@auntpurl5325]

We homeschooled all the way through to the end. We are so grateful for the way it shaped our kids and knit our family together. We chose the classical route and Classical Conversations. It's been a beautiful experiment for all of us.

[@elsaromero4743]

My child was placed under a delayed category because she couldn't speak like other 4 year olds in her class. She is 5 now and she's been homeschooled since her progress is off the charts and she gets to enjoy her days with family and active play without the stress of nightly homework. I work from home and I am blessed to have the opportunity to support her I'm this way.

[@sarahcollins4555]

My som didn’t talk until age 5 he’s quite the engineer though! He talks now great he just has different strengths. Family time is so rewarding. Keeping it simple works for us ages 5 and 7.

[@edvh88]

Good for you, mama, she is so lucky to be home with you (and by home I mean, where ever you are because learning happens everywhere, all the time!)

[@agnieszkajarmua2679]

I live in Wroclaw (Poland). For 7 years, my son is in home education. Today he is 12 years old. Extraordinary time: difficult, joyful, creative and free. Home education is an ocean of possibilities!

[@doriannamjesnik3007]

lucky, in Croatia it is illegal to be home-schooled, and my parents were divorced meaning my mom was not in my company and my dad is a truck driver so he was on the road most of the time. I was taken care of by my grandmother who had 3 years of high school education, however she didn't have time to teach me since she had to cook, do the dishes, wash our clothes, clean the house.. I wish I had an education like your son.

[@edvh88]

The options can feel overwhelming at times, but yes, freeing is the word I’d use too. It’s just amazing.

[@blagoevski336]

@@doriannamjesnik3007 dang

[@doriannamjesnik3007]

@@blagoevski336 it's better now, I take personal responsibility for my education and I'm lucky to go to a good high school. Kind of vented too much haha

[@blagoevski336]

@@doriannamjesnik3007 I started highschool this September and I already feel anxious, idk why

[@abowlofsalad8812]

I graduated at 13 from high school because I was home schooled. As in an actual high school diploma. My SAT score was 2300. Secret? Khan Academy. And only 4 hours of home school a day. 5 days a week.

[@lovealwaysjasmine]

A bowl of salad what curriculum did you use

[@abowlofsalad8812]

Love always Jasmine we checked up with our state curriculum and my mother used Kahn Academy, had me take notes from there and do their tests as well. My mom also used to Finnish-based school model as well, we were also year-round as well except for the Holidays. There’s also great homeschool education books like “A Guide To Classical Education at Home” by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessy Wise. I didn’t get a “high school dipoma” but instead my mom just had me take the SAT (study from the SAT book) and go straight to community college. I had to take the GED test when I turned 16 so I could part time job (which doesn’t matter to future employers, they just care if you are trained in their field). Then your kid transfers to a four year institution.

[@TheBadger40]

@@abowlofsalad8812 Bravo!

[@ciannacoleman5125]

A bowl of salad Why did you have to get a GED to get a job?

[@alyssao146]

Cianna Coleman Most jobs require high school diplomas

[@pennysmith6657]

homeschool mom here. my little boy needs first grade reading but second grade math. he can't read the math book, but can do the problems. how would a regular classroom ever be able to provide the custom program he needs. we struggle and sweat through the reading lessons, yet breeze through the math every day. it is time consuming and frustrating. but he deserves the best I can give him. parents are truly the ones to give this level of care. if you are committed to your child's future, you find a way.

[@oskarfabian5200]

Don't push it, let him have fun with math and add reading in so that he does not realize he is learning reading.

[@pennysmith6657]

Thanks for your supportive comment!

[@oskarfabian5200]

:-) Good luck!

[@gurulightful]

lauren smith instead of giving stress try to understand what slows down the process of learning. I was academically week till the end of my high school. But I had an excellent academic graph.

[@gurulightful]

lauren smith my problem was lack of basics in mathematics and English. I was alienated. if I had been given a true Education by understanding my limits. picture would have been different. come down to the level of kids. think the way they think. speak the way they speak. God bless you.

[@MarlomRV]

If I had children, no doubt I'd homeschool them, even if I had to leave my country to have the right to do so. Here in Brazil, if parents atempt to homeschool their children, they can go to jail. It's something shameful how the state wants to have full control over people, trying to indoctrinate our little ones according to their own wish, for ideological and political purposes.

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

+Marlom Ruivvo really? Feeling sorry for that... I hope you could leave your country instead and live life where you can exercised fully your freewill.

[@MarlomRV]

Gemaima Joy Llaguno Thank you :)

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

your welcome...

[@CCalquemist]

Totally agree. I feel like my education was an absolute waste of time. University is going well at least but I wish I was homeschooled. Definetily would homeschool my children, plus some art or sport activity to socialize

[@neptune0909]

@@CCalquemist same

[@VervearomabySidra_]

I've never developed well personally , and took time to understand myself and be more real and expressive by staying off from school for two years and get home schooled. Those two years of homeschooling made me really happy and more confident about myself, furthermore I socialised more and had a better life than going to school.

[@charlesz8531]

As wonderful as it sounds, home schooling is not for everyone. Some proponents seem to have forgotten to put one factor into consideration which is whether a home has the right emotional environment for children to live or learn. For many years, school had been an indispensable sanctuary for me for support, camaraderie, trust, social skills, learning, survival, and thrive. Home was a place where I dreaded going back to on a daily basis. As a teacher, I know some students cannot get the kind of support and opportunity at home and I try to help them excel. I respect and admire all those great parents (and siblings) who create the best learning environment for their kids, but for me it's Go School!

[@edvh88]

Definitely school is the option for most families and it needs to be as good a place as it can be, for educators and students alike. I was homeschooled and loved it, my mom went to school and loved it. Not all parents are meant to homeschool. “No two ways to skin a cat”.

[@yary11]

Here in California is so common. I stared homeschool last year , have two children, shes 9 and he is 4 now. . They are happy and eager to learn more every day.

[@dawnbradshaw7501]

I've just started doing homeschooling and I have noticed it's great

[@permaculturemom9848]

We're in California and have been homeschooling for ten years.

[@larrysteimle2004]

How could anyone not like this?!!

[@unnombremuylargo]

This could be a great idea if every adult is cult enought, and have enought knowledge. Plus that they must be qualified to transmit this knowledge to their kids, and I started to study 3 years ago how to do this (but my knowledge is still not enough) Although he says you can socialize anyway, I think the school is one of the most rewarding ways to socialize. Actual education system is really bad if you ask me, but i think is better than homeschoolling your kids, unless you count with the preparation it takes. Sorry for bad english.

[@ForChiddlers]

+unnombremuylargo you should seriously read some studies about homeschooling. School is nowhere near to near to near to be like homeschooling. Read the Sandra Martin-Chang study. It nukes school compared to homeschool. The most rewarding way to socialize: again read studies. Then talk - otherwise you might drive some children unknowingly into schools with their miserable socialization options.

[@lvd8122]

ForChiddlers so what do we do? We decide our society and homeschool or we radically change the way shools work?

[@elmiets]

I agree

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

Wow! Amazing! I am now positively pursue homeschooling for my younger brother whose age 9 years old. i know that its not too late to change the system of education for my brother. As i am inspired to do so by the grace of God and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

[@rakiyabelloaliyu8176]

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[@alanmacdonald4700]

"School is compulsory" "Nothing learned under compulsion takes any root in the brain" Plato ( I think )

[@lvd8122]

That's just flat out wrong. I learned lots in school and slaves wehre quite good at their work.

[@AlexeiKremliovsky]

@@lvd8122 You would know... In school you learned about how good at work slaves are 🤔

[@lvd8122]

@@AlexeiKremliovsky yeah, had a good history teacher:D we were offcurse talking about ancient Greek slaves were they had tasks that actually required skill and not brute force.

[@gabrielgagne3850]

Isenskjold I’m sure the prostitution boy rings had that as their motto « we are quite good at our work »

[@ooops9522]

Corona said- “I’m about to help this man’s whole career”

[@rb7454]

Wife and I plan to leave the USA and move to my village in Moldova. We plan to home school and live on the farm. Too expensive to live in the USA with only one working parent

[@nparksntx]

I didn’t know that about Ben Swan! I worked in the public schools for 10 years and I’m now homeschooling my own children. I recognized that the system was so messed up and not ideal for children and I wanted more for them! I taught children with learning disabilities & the biggest irony was that they had (by law) an “Individualized Education Plan” but were expected to pass the same standardized tests. It broke my heart to see them struggle to learn unnecessary things & memorize facts they had no meaning. My younger ones were so eager to learn to read then by 4th grade their desire to learn dwindles & it turns into trying to motivate them.

[@rhondadavis5387]

This video is one of the most informative encouraging videos I have watched in a long time. I am homeschooling my children within the new school year due to the fact that I will NOT have my 11 year olds thrown into middle school with the language, low family values and other issues that seem to occur on a daily basis in the public school system. I have seen more focus this past year on fund raising products and book sales than I have on the best interest of my children. I have also spent up to 3 hours each evening helping my children complete homework every day , we don't mind homework but to me that is an extreme after sitting in a classroom all day before that. As far as socialization there are great activities for homeschooled children such as sports, arts, community activities and more. The main complaint that my children have had from being in public school is that they cannot focus on what the teacher is telling them due to the interruption of others in the classroom. Everyone is different and I believe that no one knows your child better than their parent.

[@JasperAlley]

I would amend that last statement slightly to say "parents have the opportunity to know what's best for their children." Some parents don't tune into that; the majority do.

[@XavS-qs9lx]

In my country homeschooling is illegal...

[@louderthanwordsInclusivity]

We homeschool using a Montessori/Reggio based philosophy along with outdoor learning/forest school. We mainly learn outside but also learn inside. And even though both of my sons have a disability, my 5 year old is also nearly fluent n ASL and is able to communicate most of his needs in Spanish as well. We study geography and culture, sciences, music, history, language, sewing, things that for some reason are not introduced at this age where it can be absorbed and manifested into part of their understanding of the world. we attend forest school , meetings with kids ages 3-12 with no toys; just play and imagination. We only started homeschooling because because my son was not able to attend public school safely and efficiently due to his needs. But when providing him extensive information and concepts in fun play experiment based ways, letting him pick his activities or topics of interest, letting him and inspiring him to inquire and document his experiences using art and manipulatives, while allowing frequent sensory breaks for his SPD, he is thriving. The same child that I was told needed medication if he was ever going to do ok in school. (He still may need medication one day, but it will not be for the comfort of a school system. It will be for HIS benefit)

[@LastMomentMan]

This man is saying the truth. I purchased a tablet for my 2 years kid, with an open internet connection, and I opened KZbin for her. When she became 5 years old, she was speaking English fluently with American accent, and know a lot about science and world nations. Now she can not join the regular school in Somalia, because she has upper knowledge from the teachers.! What to do ?.

[@oskarfabian5200]

To take a child and place him in a company of let's say 20 kids of the same age for 8 years is in my opinion the worst way to socialize them. How many of your friend are of the same age I wonder.

[@norastorm99]

I just have to tell you this: after I was done with school and education most of my friends are not in my age! I am 20 and there is only 3 friends of mine that are 20 too! I think it's great bc I learn from the oldest and learn the youngst!^^

[@treroney4720]

@@norastorm99 i’m 22 and my girlfriend is 29. Most of my friends are in their 30s 40s or beyond. Keep in mind I’m in the military in a very skilled profession so most of my peers my age are among the brightest. Most people my age let creativity don’t believe in themselves outside of their jobs and borderline brain dead.

[@andrewdixon7773]

Most of my friends today are friends I had at public school when I was 8. We all turned out fine…and probably had a more diverse friend group (ethnically, socio-economically) than what most home schoolers will ever get.

[@chalktalkwithshari4173]

As a first grade teacher, I teach by giving students tools (some physical, others invisible), inspire them to love learning, then get out of their way. Lower performing students need and desire my support more frequently; however, the on level and higher level students work independently and in small groups which check in with me as needed to insure understanding and accountability. This gives me time to work with students who are struggling and/or others who need to catch up on lessons due to absences.

[@John1908-vo1iv]

You are one of the rare ones. Most teachers my kids has were uncaring, tired of their jobs, some lazy, frankly. Can't blame them when teaching a class of 30, I blame the system.

[@Carneyfamilyvlog]

We are starting to educate our children at home. I wish I'd never sent our children to school.

[@neptune0909]

You r so great!

[@seerootravelworld]

Educating kids and Disciplining kids is hardest thing. we have wrong perspective about Discipline, it actually means to teach not to punish. There is a great book "Mom Dollar Money" on how to educate and train your kids. i will highly recommend it to the parents.

[@raisingarrows2321]

Farhan Ali I'm curious....I think I may read that book.

[@SC-hu5pz]

Thank you!

[@edvh88]

Using the word “train” sounds so off to my ear.

[@edvh88]

I was born in 1988 and home/unschooled my whole life, in Boston MA. It was the most amazing, most formative experience of my life. Funny that the questions and concerns folks have today are the same as way back then. Yes, we had and have social lives!! 😉

[@Meyerpink]

Wish you could see the slides in the presentation.

[@user-qc7vf7pb3c]

Have u seen?🤨🤔

[@PerfectPicture2012]

What a beautiful and positive presentation.

[@milagrosmilan1829]

traditional school is so tiring, everyday i have to bring my child to school & after 6-8 hrs of classes i have to get her back. in highschool much or her time is spend at school because if some projects or practise, we hardly talk to each other & she always look exhausted. though i am not a profesional teacher yet i can say that their way of educating my children does not fit to their needs that' s why i have to find a beter school, my daughter got 5 diff school transfers in elementary & 2 in highschool, my son got 4 transfer of school but then until now still looking for the best school. maybe this time upon knowing home schooling, might be the answer to my long time searching. fears sometimes a distructive thing, what if after home schooling or when my child is going to college, would the university consider my childs learnings even without diploma or transcript of records? what should i do then?

[@britkat2099]

Thank you for this.

[@neptune0909]

This is sooooo great!!!!

[@1Sarajon]

Yes, I completely agree with Joshua.

[@henjelucy]

This is such an awesome talk. One of the best I've heard recently.

[@andresin9048]

Truly amazing

[@feraskiki655]

"more people are working from home" 2014 couldn't be more true in 2021. It seems homeschooling will be the norm without even pushing for it

[@powerofthemind4028]

as a person that been throu bullying i truly believe that homeschooling is better not just for the child to be more smarter but to also live a peaceful life without going throu the HELL of school and high school, no child should never ever have to go throu that kind of HELL especially at a young age its wrong and immoral its there God giving right for them to live in a peaceful environment im freaking proud of my self that i drop out of high school, school is nothing more then a prison with a bunch of idiots its only very very few students that are good people i know this as a fact, just ask your teen about the behavior of the students in there high school 99% will tell you that they act like animals and very dangerious ask your self parents why you think many students drop out of high school and drop out so early? its not a coincidence people there going throu HELL, if anyone is a student from a high school i know how you feel and i been throu that, and parents please home school your children dont send them to the garbage school system dont kill there soul

[@roybarawdis0089]

power of the mind I like your comment and respect your view as a parent and an ex victim of bullying but I have a question for you is: what do you think about single child that homeschooled by their parents , do you think this kids will be lonely and have no friends? I have a nephew and he is single child and his parents hire a private tutor to teach him at home, because they afraid of their son being bullied by other kids because their son is over weight. The reason they do that because they think most of over weight kids are likely to get bully a lot so they dont want their only son experience that,thats why they homeschooled him at home amd hire private tutor to teach him

[@Samwavv]

That’s a valid point and this can seemingly prevent students from committing suicide because of being bullied by other students at school.

[@ifrankophotography7341]

This is soooooo inspiring !

[@keldonator]

We have a baby coming soon and I really want to homeschool our child. I am also excited to learn with him!

[@edvh88]

Hope you’re doing well, mama! I have an almost-21 month old and am planning to homeschool him, like I was. He is so much fun and so curious about everything. Makes my life exciting 🥰 Boston ma was a great place for me to grow up homeschooled and I think it will be for him, too. So much good free stuff to do!

[@robfox5042]

Great Talk!

[@divertidollschannel8152]

How could you says thins that is so exactly in this time now!!! With pandemic, homeschooling is the future, and I want o much to do this if my daughter!!! I’m enjoy this time to start!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thomasmacokatic6219]

had me in tears xxxx

[@monamahamed2272]

This really entertains me and it makes me think good in life u know.

[@johanuk6644]

excellent talk

[@zeidounmeksi9799]

Amazing

[@heathertoomey7068]

Talk about "ideas worth sharing"!!

[@aamirperwaiz]

Fantabulous

[@Virocu]

I am not a parent yet but I will combine the advantages of homeschooling with school. I agree with you, teachers are different each year but the parents are the same for all their lives. We know our children better than anyone and we know exactly how to teach them. However, I consider school as a benefit to develop social skills. The best friends I have went to classes with me at school many years ago.

[@quantumboy85]

That's a bit of a false choice. I was home schooled & some of the best friends I've ever had I met there.

[@nessyshanks1551]

Have them do tons of activities and go to a homeschool co op. The kids their stay pretty much constant.

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

+Virocu there are five aspect of life that is social, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual...would you mind to sacrifice the 4 aspect to the one aspect Social in that case? I know social aspect could still be develop. and this should be developed first in your home, family...

[@salonikesarwani8619]

@@GemaimaJoyTV ... useful info thanks

[@edvh88]

Replace “school” with playgroups, clubs and classes, and it’s the same effect. Let your child follow their interests and they will make friends with similar interests. Always worked well for me.

[@kenfaye3030]

I love this. My 2 boys are struggling in school and I have lost all faith our system.

[@newmamaful]

You might want to check out Time4Learning.

[@sarahcollins4555]

Khan academy is great, kanopy for documentary’s and such and tactile learning not paper and pen all the time. You can do it! God gave them to you to raise he chose you to be their mother.

[@thegoodfight426]

What people call socialization I call conformity. As Christians we are called not to conform to the world anyway. To me, public school is The way to conform society to think a certain way.

[@ibelieveinjesuschrist8911]

amen

[@eliassouza4014]

Nice

[@Sonia_Kl]

Well i am taking my degree in Pedagogy as for primary school teaching but homeschooling my own chlildren seems a very interesting idea to me. I would really love to do that and believe it has immense benefits , however you have to always personalize it to your child cause there are maybe children that would be better learning in a school environment.

[@svenwaldmann4387]

I like it

[@TheeBlackSilhouette]

no doubt in my mind I would homeschool my future children if I can or if I do not have the time I will send them a sudbury school

[@snaps4kappu]

Agree but also time to acknowledge and make that privilege check - parents who take up two jobs or more do not have the luxury of time or resources to homeschool. Many countries offer free education which is why people send children to school, in some of the third world countries children go to school so that they get a midday meal. Homeschoolers can go to top universities - yes and its okay to graduate in an okay/good school or okay/good university, not necessarily top and actually learn things from your syllabus, and from in and around your world - be it traditional school or homeschooling.

[@yuliyamoscowregion5196]

And today in the december of 2020 while coroniviras pandemic I may confirm that this man predictions are realising in rapid way.👍

[@favs4030]

This helped me feel more confident with my decision to homeschool my son.

[@newmamaful]

You might want to check out Time4Learning.

[@Love_Mika]

add "covid" to the list of trends for 2020...it has changed my view of my ability to homeschool.

[@mayra2455]

My toddler is going to start kindergarten soon, definitely I going to homeschool her, we did pre k at home & she is very creative, I think public school takes away their creativity, imagination, they dont let them Express themselves, our childrens have follow the school system and that doesn't always work. I see kids stressing about going to school because they don't understand our children's. Every opportunity is a learning lesson, at home, at the park, at the store, etc.

[@newmamaful]

You might want to check out Time4Learning.

[@edvh88]

Good luck getting her out after Pre-K. My mom always said that’s how they lured kids into school, it starts off very fun and play based and then it gets hard and no one listens to you, it’s crowd control. But, she will only know the fun side of this. IJS .

[@John1908-vo1iv]

​@edvh88 is doable. Is just side by side playing and routine at pre-k. No true friendships are formed. A new routine can be established with the homeschooling.

[@ahgo7405]

good man

[@Nsalehb]

good talk and i do think children learn by themselves but i think social development is not complete without the downs of life as well as the ups ( like being with kids the same age who dislike or disagree with you and learning how to deal with that ) ,also being in a strict environment is not always bad i could be wrong but its just a thought

[@genessatorsy3222]

That's what co-ops, churches, and other social programs are for. No need to incarcerate your children in a public school where they can't make the decision to remove themselves from bullying, if needed.

[@quicwaterr8527]

I'm homeschooled and hate it. If you get injured let your kids go to school. If they are isolated let them go to school. If they want to go to school, let them go to school. You aren't a teacher and public school isn't a threat.

[@crucesignatis7922]

Troll bot

[@quicwaterr8527]

@@crucesignatis7922 there's this thing called neglect, it sucks. im not a bot im a kid who doesnt know how to advocate and just wants people to know i exist and homeschool isnt perfect

[@deepconcept2020]

I like this presentation. I thought Eminem is delivering it

[@HenryStradford]

How Will I Educate My Children | Joshua Steimle | TEDxHongKongED

[@acupoftea9980]

i’m studying at school but i really want to be homeschooled. I live in Vietnam and our education system is obessed with academic achievement. We are cheating and do whatever we can to gain high scores, even our teachers help us ( they benefit from it, too). I feel like i’m going to a race but not school. I’m sick of that but still have to go to school because i want to enrich my knowledge and if i drop out of school, there’s no way for me to gain certificate for my knowledge

[@TamilBeat_Z]

💝

[@mrtinythumb5363]

we are going to homeschool our 9 year old daughter. the principal got furious and told us she would become very unsocial and it would be very very bad. why are people in teacher positions and can be so uneducated.

[@Ahmedvenus]

I usually don't comment on videos but could not resist this time. I have to say, this is the most unreasonable TED talk I have ever watched.

[@John1908-vo1iv]

Why is it unreasonable?

[@anotherbutt4chair56]

I am looking into all options, one homeschool curriculum that stands out is Robinson Curriculum. Does anyone here have experience with it?

[@kalpanamurugan5075]

My kids happy in govt schoo

[@BedHead982]

Great talk. Nobody ever talks about Prussia which is responsible for our current education system/failure. But why does he mention Germany, then Prussia, but not connect the two?

[@realityobserver7521]

Exactly!! I noticed that too!

[@elpocamadre9810]

Im agree with Thomas Jeferson quote,only we can inspire children to learn somenthing,If had a child for me is importan tech him or her: Meditation,Languages,Chess,Music,,Nutrition,Exercise,Literature and Neuroscience.

[@LuciferSamFR]

It might indeed be the right thing to do, IF parents are educated and IF parents have time. Unfortunately, more and more couples have to both work in order to feed and clothe their children (and there's also a lot of children that don't have the chance to live with both their parents). I think homeschooling might be a good thing but it must not be opposed to traditional system. The education system might be weak or unfair in the us or in china, but don't forget that public schools were created in order to provide equal chances for every child (though, i won't say it's perfect). If homeschooling was to become the norm, it would mean greater inequalities in education. Other points: -the large majority of online class you talked about are in english -the homeschoolers you're talking about were not really teach by their parents (geniuses self-educated and private teachers) -android is a bad choice for the learning system. OS and applications should always be free in that context!

[@mycupoverflows7811]

Our family has one income (my husband's) and 6 children. We sacrifice for our children's education. We can find unlimited options online. Hopefully it becomes that way throughout the entire world.

[@shay2218]

Schooling was created to control the future, control thinking and what information is known. At least in the US, they don't teach you anything of substance. Everything is about passing standardized tests. No creativity, no individuality and little put to long term memory. Now some schools are better then others, but the reason why public school started had more to do with control and less to do with actually education of the masses. It's sad but interesting, the history of it all.

[@seryikrolik]

@Rochelle Murdock I am interested in other children's wellbeing as well as my own children's and I think you should be, too. However, I do understand that if the choice is between 'sacrificing' your own children's education and prioritising it, you would naturally choose to prioritise. It seems to me that homeschooling is insufficient and we need to be more creative in coming up with a situation where you don't feel compelled to disregard other children's wellbeing in favour of your own.

[@ErifilyNikola]

I wish I could homeschool. Unfortunately it's illegal in Greece too.

[@sarahcollins4555]

Goodness that breaks my heart

[@xristianasophiaselfsynthesis]

In Greece you also get your kids taken away from you. But wait, isn't that easier than reflecting on what you are offering as a state?

[@tadge72]

Homeschool proponents are usually the best argument for putting your kids in school . They learn so much from each other , much more than what the teacher is teaching .

[@octaviaaurora2133]

How do you home school your 15 year old?

[@allthingsashthecurlycaribe5614]

My mom bought a curriculum that was partners with a school in Florida. So i essential had a standard transcript but i had to freedom to learn the extras that i wanted to

[@bougieoff-gridmama3374]

I am homeschooling my two boys after our once beautiful middle class neighborhood and the local school got infiltrated by low-income families with the majority of them who are dependent on government assistance. This is not the sin. Unfortunately many of the families are broken, the children are being raised by grandparents and foster parents and the students have behavioral problems, they are aggressive and all they know how to do is to survive, education and love is not at the forefront in their lives. These kids come to school and they take it out on their peers. My Kindergarten child and my gifted 1st grader were learning how to fight, and cuss merely to protect themselves. They were not learning anything but how to survive in a jungle! Is this the world class socialization my boys should learn? Now you may say well move to a better neighborhood-I live in the SF Bay Area and to afford a home within a district where my children can receive the education that they deserve my husband and I would have to make over $350k a year. I would have to commute and spend 3.5-4 hours on the road away from my family. To give my children the BEST possible education I am homeschooling them. There is not a teacher in the Antioch Unified School District from my experience who can provide the dedication and attention my children need. Having worked in the classroom and for the district.

[@DavidGarcia-nw3xu]

one of the best comments i have read.

[@RandomGamer-gf5ni]

Catina Schmidt or maybe they had access to the internet early and act that way like some of my spoiled cousins

[@ilovenoodles7483]

Catina Schmidt I kind of agree but there are low income people who actually believe the way you do and who do home school their children and like homeschooling their children. How did your once beautiful middle class neighborhood get overtaken by low income in the first place? Exactly.

[@lvd8122]

I hope you suport a better shool system then?

[@cherboone2099]

Catina Schmidt this is the problem with socialism in general. It SOUNDS great. We WANT to give poor people or immigrants the same opportunities as we have. But it comes with problems. In reality, people from disadvantaged areas have a different set of values that are not always agreeable with what we hold dear.

[@nerf2752]

after 5 months they hacked android really ?

[@Tubingonline1]

That is BS

[@Tubingonline1]

He is clearly misrepresenting facts.

[@mycupoverflows7811]

I think it was hyperbole.

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[@lvd8122]

Ok, after reading the comments I was surprised to only find himeschooling endorsing comments, so I'm gonna be the negative voice her. The problem not addressed in all of this comments is social equality. I myself have for the advantage of being part of an academic family, And I can see the difference between me and other people in my class even now. Not that academic background is essential, but it is definitely and advantage. Now imagine a time were all those academics hommeschool their kids. With time we would create a two class system, with homeschoold children at the top and normal schooled children at the bottom. All the advantages of technology can also be used in normal schools, with lots of induvidualisation. So we could get really god education for everyone and not only for those that have the right parents! Ofcurse as the school system is broken right Now, I don't have a problem with anybody who homeschools, but they should still work to make homschooling unnecessary.

[@sheikhfirdaus11]

i think he doesnt like the system book n exam based.....he looking for freedom exploring with guided syllabus

[@Truth_Matt3rs]

********************************************************************************************************** *"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."* -Proverbs 22:6 **********************************************************************************************************

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

I have a concern for those people who have negative thoughts about kids would have only 50% percent of social aspect be developed if they would have homeschooling... You know what? Out of five aspect you only concern about the one, but how about the four aspect remained? this four aspect could also the child develop their social aspect in any form. Its a matter of strategies and styles. Like what the two young ladies who have been homeschooling they have the KUA (Knowledge, Understanding and Application) strategy that would help though.

[@seryikrolik]

Mr Steimle, I have no doubt that homeschooling is a good decision for your own children, but what about loving families where both parents are working flat out to make ends meet, or caring families where one or both parents have a chronic illness and struggle to meet their children's basic needs, or families where there is discord and school provides a welcome escape from the stifling atmosphere at home, or single working parent families, or any other family which doesn't have at least two adults on form and in harmony? And isn't that the vast majority of families? What about society as a whole when some children are home schooled and others aren't? Aren't you proposing, in effect, a two-tier education system, where children of successful, intelligent, coping parents are able to enjoy a superior education right from the start and thus be better placed to receive a higher education and pass their skills on to their own children and feel no responsibility towards anybody else's children? Isn't that kind of education exactly what the Western world has poured the last hundred years of time, effort and finance into overcoming? If we are capable people then don't we have a responsibility towards children that extends beyond our own front door? These are the questions I hoped to find answers to in your talk, but you didn't even address them. I would be very grateful if you or anybody else with a constructive suggestion would answer my comment and take it seriously. Thank you in advance.

[@juliafarris9663]

What if the children in these families went to another household during the day where the kids are being homeschooled? Then both parents can work (or deal with illness, etc) yet their children are still getting the benefits of an individualized home education.

[@Tubingonline1]

"One child one laptop" wasn't a successful program and it was closed down for the same reason.

[@eraserflying760]

why home school your kids all the way up to the doctor level rather than mentioning Harvard or Princeton admission requirements for home school kids?

[@gradingterminal807]

not say its ok to shoot their brother

[@gradingterminal807]

unless they become anarchists

[@Mega-rn5wz]

A Harvard professor would like to outlaw homeschool, much like H.

[@kareszt]

Wild - don't.

[@ArcaniaSkypirateDen9516]

Stop defending Homeschooling! It should be banned. My mother is extremely toxic and abusive. She ruined my education and kept me from knowing about the world. She never actually taught me anything and I didn't get a High school diploma because of her(she pulled me out of school at ninth grade and I never went back. She did this before when I was in third grade up till sixth.) So now I have to get my GED to work or go to college which I can't do because of Covid-19 out break. She also did the same for my half brothers. They left at third and fifth grade. I don't know how I'm going to survive the world when I was hardly allowed to leave my house and was never taught finance.

[@antoinettemoore976]

Don't hate the subject, hate the abuser! Sorry you had to go through that.

[@deehirsch8665]

Joshua is happy with his choice, but his children have no choice, in fact they are held backstage. We do not hear their thoughts or expressions about being academically trained at home. Joshua misses one other big question about homeschooling; Can't this parent guided and regulated education confine the child to one demographic with limited human experience in the diversity of society? Any homeschoolers can also sign up with a local school for added experiences that would develop a citizen with world class awareness of others. Any homeschoolers should read from John Holt, especially Escape from Childhood. He is a very popular author among homeschoolers, but many may not have read this book, urging the gradual independence of the child toward adulthood. Any homeschoolers of young children should read Maria Montessori, especially Montessori in the Home, The Absorbent Mind, The Secret of Childhood. She founded the self guided method of education with her Children's House in 1907. By the age of Three children are aware of themselves as individuals, seeking independence, and able to exercise executive function toward their own learning. Homeschooling should be aware of this and many modern understandings of the brain, including the importance of movement in learning. For this read Adele Diamond, Jane Healy, and pick up on Storytelling as Teaching by Kieran Egan. This message is brought to you by a teacher. Please do not generalize about our profession. The most innovative practices are developed by teachers in Independent Schools!

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

+Josh Steimle Indeed! I am approve to what are speaking! I noticed, the system of education now is not that really relieving and worth keeping. I do really prefer homeschooling if i could only turnback time. Now I'll be graduating a degree of Education and i am planning to homeschool my brother since it wouldn't be too late for him..

[@ebbaneezafeelgood2094]

School sucks true ...but lonley ness is worse ....... Wierd kids become wierd adults .....

[@Samwavv]

Ebbaneeza feelgood *weird

[@courtneypeters1741]

Did you listen to the list of homeschooled people? Also, like I am sure there has never been a weird kid from public or private school, ever! And what is weird anyway? What would you call a weird child? The 5 yr old who held a political conversation with a group of adults before this last presidential election, and left a grown woman who spent 40 yrs Workin with in the political system speech less and out debated. Yet said child did it with the upmost respect. Is that weird because that's what my homeschooler did at our family reunion! Is it weird that my newly 6 yr old can go into a store and purchase needed items with money. She can make the list, go in and retrieve the items, stand in line fairly patiently, take out the correct amount of money and purchase the items, she usually knows about how much change she should have left before she is totaled out, and then she can get home and cook with the groceries she bought. Obviously, I supervise this but she can effectively communicate with the people she comes in contact with, make real life interactions, and complete real life skills..... So yeah I guess she is kinda weird but we like her that way...

[@OceanSwimmer201]

They're only lonely if the parents don't get them involved socially. There are many options for home-school get together groups, sports, music, etc.

[@4EverDubin]

How will you educate your children?! ...I think you teach them books, duhhh!

[@jimmyjam3753]

I think you mean read, eh?

[@karthikperiyakaruppan3323]

Ah yes.Asian parents ...most of them dont care homeschooling their kids coz of certificates and how to get to good unversities.I am 13 but at my age i am not brainwashed by the school edu system

[@nqkoi99]

seriously this guy is talking bullcrap because I have personal experience with the socializing part and I'm the living proof that it doesn't work the way he says his kids are 4 and 6 years old which means that he doesn't know any of the stuff he says 1st hand

[@nqkoi99]

Man this is the internet, I have to be mad about something. Anywho I don't remember why I commented anymore so I excuse myself if I was a douche. Everyone has their own and I have much to learn so cheers! (and again, sorry XD )

[@GemaimaJoyTV]

+Simeon Nikilov thats why be careful.. think before you click. This is a social media and a one wrong click would be made known to whole world!

[@yokyu2lea]

I am not sure.... There is a lot of contradiction with this presentation. It could also be a myth that children would meet other children when they are homeschooled. Besides, not all parents can educate their children at home and many do need to work somewhere. Not all parents have the patience to stand children all day long at home, and private tutors might no be affordable for many for that matter....and they might not the appropriate ones as well. Furthermore, how do you know they are teaching the right thing to your children? And what they do at home, they can also do it after school. So, I wonder what is the advantage of that.

[@pekbekmkek6310]

so Harvard equals world class education for this little fella, a good point to not watch this BS.

[@andrewdixon7773]

Y’all crazy

[@John1908-vo1iv]

Why is that?

[@monamahamed2272]

If I had children, no doubt I'd homeschool them, even if I had to leave my country to have the right to do so. Here in Brazil, if parents atempt to homeschool their children, they can go to jail. It's something shameful how the state wants to have full control over people, trying to indoctrinate our little ones according to their own wish, for ideological and political purposes.