Jordan Peterson on Homeschooling
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist, professor, and author who has become a prominent figure in the public discourse on a variety of topics, including homeschooling. Peterson has been a vocal advocate of homeschooling, arguing that it is a viable alternative to traditional schooling and can provide a more tailored education for children. In this article, we will explore Peterson’s views on homeschooling and the potential benefits it can offer.
Jordan Peterson’s Views on Homeschooling
Peterson has long been an advocate of homeschooling, arguing that it can provide a more tailored education for children. He believes that homeschooling can provide a more personalized learning experience, allowing children to learn at their own pace and in their own way. He also believes that homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of self-reliance and independence, as well as a better understanding of their own interests and passions.
In addition, Peterson believes that homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of responsibility and accountability. He argues that homeschooling can help children learn to take responsibility for their own learning, as well as for their own actions. This, in turn, can help them develop a greater sense of self-discipline and self-motivation.
Finally, Peterson believes that homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of connection to their community. He argues that homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of connection to their local community, as well as to the wider world. This, in turn, can help them develop a greater sense of empathy and understanding for others.
Potential Benefits of Homeschooling
There are a number of potential benefits to homeschooling, according to Peterson. Firstly, homeschooling can provide a more tailored education for children, allowing them to learn at their own pace and in their own way. This can help children develop a greater sense of self-reliance and independence, as well as a better understanding of their own interests and passions.
Secondly, homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of responsibility and accountability. This can help them develop a greater sense of self-discipline and self-motivation, as well as a greater sense of connection to their local community and the wider world.
Finally, homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of empathy and understanding for others. This can help them develop a greater sense of connection to their local community and the wider world, as well as a greater understanding of different cultures and perspectives.
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What are Jordan Peterson’s views on homeschooling?
Jordan Peterson is a vocal advocate of homeschooling, arguing that it can provide a more tailored education for children. He believes that homeschooling can provide a more personalized learning experience, allowing children to learn at their own pace and in their own way. He also believes that homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of self-reliance and independence, as well as a better understanding of their own interests and passions.
What are the potential benefits of homeschooling?
There are a number of potential benefits to homeschooling, according to Peterson. Firstly, homeschooling can provide a more tailored education for children, allowing them to learn at their own pace and in their own way. This can help children develop a greater sense of self-reliance and independence, as well as a better understanding of their own interests and passions. Secondly, homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of responsibility and accountability. This can help them develop a greater sense of self-discipline and self-motivation, as well as a greater sense of connection to their local community and the wider world. Finally, homeschooling can help children develop a greater sense of empathy and understanding for others. This can help them develop a greater sense of connection to their local community and the wider world, as well as a greater understanding of different cultures and perspectives.
This is group thinking disguised as academic speech. No difference between indoctrination and education, they both come together. I understand you want to indoctrinate your children with your own thinking and it's your right. But pretend otherwise is corrupt.
I'm a holistic practioner and i see lots of kids in my office and with out a doubt home school kids are consistently more confident, more social and way less stressed than public or private school kids. I'm home schooling my kid when time comes and encourage others to do the same .
Homeschooling has its shortbacks, they both do, but I do believe that attending public schools is better for a child's overall development. Then again I'm in Europe so school is different.
All you need to know is the origins of the public school system to know it's not a good thing over all.
This is interesting. I understand this moms concern. I was in public school but I was a major outcast and only graduated out of fear of what would happen if I didnt. But Ive seen only negative views on homeschooling. The child felt like they couldnt be apart of things. They had to sneak out to have friends because her friends were always at school or at home working… doing Homework and having a set bedtime to get up the next day. Last time I spoke to her she really blamed her mom for everything, her mentalillness. Her dad died at a young age so I can only imagine that was hard for her mother to raise her right well. And its sad cus her daughter hates her mother who proobably tried her best to understand. So i very much understand the fear this mother has to homschool her child. Its not about the schooling, its about the negative social effects itll have on the child. Its like the only way a child can expirience other people is through their parents, school, church and social media.
"From my Great-grandfather, not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally.” – Marcus Aurelius
Public school sucks since Antiquity
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I wonder how much JP has changed in the last 5 years on this to be even more pro-homeschooling
A simple method to have a child's grades go up is, have the child read out loud the text books that he or she is given in school.
The information then comes in three ways, hearing, speaking, and seeing. The subconscious will then work it out. It even goes for the Math book.
Even though what is being read is not being understood, the mind will work it out. For the math book, read each chapter aloud 3x and the child will see results.
Homeschool is foolishness in its entirety! I had my life destroyed by homeschooling, what Jordan Peterson said is correct, there's a large percentage of pathological homeschool mothers, that use homeschool to enhance their already abusive nature.
I hated public school I was always bullied could never fit in I always had anxiety since it was a large school it was more like a prison I was just tryna survive I think I would of cared more if I was homeschooled I just think the whole school system fails kids like us who can't fit in and have anxiety and the school system doesn't even care about the kids I think you failed your kids if you send them to a public school
Because we follow montessori philosophy which isn’t rockefella funded public curriculum. The monstessori kids who don’t even study for the tests beat all the public school kids on the test. All their scores were higher.
I was never home schooled, but I had gaming buddies (now ex-buddies) who were. They never had a schedule, nor any homework of the like. They played video games day and night, and I would argue that they were on the aggressive side. Of course this doesn’t mean homeschooling is bad, but it’s an example of how homeschooling is only effective if the parents take it seriously. It does require discipline on the parents part
My public school experience was good, but now that I am much older and can analyze it as I look back it was very neglectful. I struggled a lot, but I was also a very shy kid, so teachers naturally liked me because I was patient and obedient and never caused trouble. That being said, it was a recipe for isolation and lack of support. When it came to homework my parents weren’t much help at all, they couldn’t support me but they also never disciplined or encouraged me properly to get homework done, so wether I needed to get it done or not they were not attentive to it, and I could easily get away without doing it because they would never know or inquire about it. even when it came to teacher conferences my parents rarely attended in between their busy schedule and also just not remembering the school schedule for these events. I was pushed along grade by grade even though I always felt stuck and never fully understood concepts to be comfortable enough moving forward with it. This carried on even throughout high school, though I was able to be more vocal and have more of a decision, I had a serious lack of social skills and no discipline instilled in me so it was easy to finesse and lie my way out of classes and pretend that I had other issues going on to avoid confronting my suffering education. I wish my family was capable of homeschooling me, but I also wish the education system was better at addressing individual needs but I guess its just not built to be that way.
I'm sorry I'm an emphat
I'm not one of the femenines and that dosent mean that they can judge me because they don't value there body's and I do
I'm one person that has never ment harm on anyone just wanted to help and prevent pain to everyone
They hurt so they hurt me and I can't judge them for all the hate they put on me because they hated themselves and took it out on me
God bless everyone and I just want to start by saying that I forgive everyone that has hurt me on purpose just because they don't think they hurt me
I homeschool through a public charter school. I have a variety of curriculums to choose from and an accredited teacher at my fingertips for resources and support. Schools have become political training camps for children.
Homeschooling is a huge reason why most of Europe sees America as religious extremists.
A lot of places there also consider homeschooling abusive, like Germany.
As someone who was homeschooled from kindergarten to grade 10. I think homeschooling can be good if your motivation and purpose are right. If your motivation is purely fear, then in my personal experience, that will not produce positive results. If it's with the goal of providing quality education without indoctrination, then it can be very good. Your morals do not automatically make you a good educator. I and my siblings experienced noticeable holes in our academic abilities because of parents who had no business trying to teach beyond a grade 3 level. In my opinion, you're better off being active in your child's school and teaching your children how to combat the indoctrination of the world.
Homeschooling is the smartest way to teach kids today
Pros of homeschooling
1. No bullying
2. You can use the toilet anytime you want
3. You learn and understand things better when you learn online
4. You can sleep in without being forced to wake up early
5. No homework
6. You don't have to be forced to learn something you don't like
Most all comments in favor of homeschooling, except maybe one. Yet I have only met homeschooled kids that were extremely shy and awkward in public spaces standing very close to the parents, not answering to greetings from child or adult "strangers"… Maybe they had preexisting conditions prompted homeschooling?
I was homeschooled for 11 years. The goal of homeschooling is not to spare one's children from indoctrination. It is to indoctrinate children with the values of their parents, generally. The academy at every level, K-Postsecondary, is designed to turn pupils away from the traditional Christian values of the West.
The academy is trying to convert the next generation into the Marxian ideal of Social Man.
It is impossible to operate any educational institution in a value-neutral fashion. All education entails some degree of indoctrination. When paired with instruction in things like critical thinking, logic, rhetoric and discourse, mathematics and the various empirical sciences, doctrine serves to form a code of conduct.
Remember the two commandments of Jesus (Mark 12) and the ten commandments of God through Moses (Exodus 20). Tell me those forms of indoctrination are undesirable. I challenge you.
Public school caused me depression, I hope I can homeschool my children in the future
God, JP was bad back then too. How did this fool ever become a professor.
Did he answer the question?
I love jordan peterson. I think it depends on the parents & the kids. I'm homeschooling my 12 year old son who has been to high school. he struggled with the behaviour of the other kids. We are waiting to send him a school right next to our house which hopefully will be better. I want him to cope in this crazy world but equally accepted for being unique & smart. I agree with the over protective mother thing something I never want to be but times are so different from when I was a kid its scary.
Yeah, homeschool parents have NEVER indoctrinated their kids /s
Are HS and public schooling the only options? There’s also private schools and tutors.
Dang that was a good answer
I think home schooling omits a critical part of a childs education. Especially among young boys they don't get to hear all the lies elementary school boys tell each other. Thus they don't learn how to tell who is lieng and who is not.
Homeschooling for religious reasons should be illegal
It’s interesting; what we call home schooling is quite commonplace around the rest of the globe. Children learn at home with their parents and lead an otherwise perfectly normal life. It’s only in the West that it’s seen some kind of sheltered stigma.
Of course, western secular culture has the kinds of things one might want to protect their children from. But eventually they have to grow up.
The key here is that the parent is CAPABLE of homeschooling.
I don't think educating your child is this hard if you remember what you learned growing up in the less corrupted school system. Math History Science English Health and Nutrition. What's so hard about researching what is expected to be learned at all ages and then make sure you don't teach CRT but do teach critical thinking instead? School was easy. Now teaching your children what matters is much harder since you didn't learn that in school.
It would be interesting to find out what Jordan thinks now since this was as I said 5 years ago.
5 years later… Pull them out of school now!
I'm was homeschooled from 11 to 16. Homeschooling in itself I think if done right with good intentions can be very positive and great, specially because of the indoctrination in schools are nothing more that program centres to brainwash the official narrative of everything into children in order to become conformist, unquestioning servants of the system.
However, if homeschooling is used in a negative way in order to exercise control over children, or the child is in an abusive or controlling situation with his/her parents or family and/or the family or parenting is dysfunctional it can be extremely damaging and a negative experience.
So, homeschooling in and of itself is not the problem when/if negative outcomes arise, but the intentions behind it.
Homeschooled women may be more innocent, but they can also be far crueler. I remember in college I met a homeschooled girl who looked innocent, but underneath was a monster. I may not trust the public education system now, but the social nuances learned from interacting with others (especially those who you can’t avoid) is severely impaired for homeschooled kids.
Now, whenever I learn a girl was homeschooled, I just exit stage right. Let them destroy someone else’s life.
Again, I’m not knocking a parent’s ability to educate their children, but rather, their ability to socialize them.
If you do decide to homeschool your kids, get them involved in extracurricular activities so they learn social skills.