# Unschooling on The No Agenda Show

Unschooling comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2010 to March 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2010 – March 2017
- **Related topics:** [Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [Homeschooling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeschooling.md), [Bill Cosby](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-cosby.md), [Bullying](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bullying.md), [Fascism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fascism.md), [Larry King](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/larry-king.md), [Ronald Reagan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ronald-reagan.md), [Self-esteem](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/self-esteem.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Fascism Definitions, Homeschooling Dynamics and Education

- **Episode:** [910: Coin of the Realm](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/910-coin-of-the-realm.md)
- **Published:** 2017-03-09
- **Time:** 23:18–28:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/910-coin-of-the-realm/chapter/fascism-definitions-homeschooling-dynamics-and-education.md

The discussion pivots to a Ronald Reagan quote regarding the definition of fascism as private ownership under total government control. This leads to a debate on homeschooling, government vouchers, and the different cultural approaches to home education among various religious groups. One host shares personal experience homeschooling in Washington State and the regulatory requirements involved.

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### Unschooling and the Slave Ship Exercise in Chicago Schools

- **Episode:** [448: Lucy the Luddite](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/448-lucy-the-luddite.md)
- **Published:** 2012-09-30
- **Time:** 1:24:25–1:29:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/448-lucy-the-luddite/chapter/unschooling-and-the-slave-ship-exercise-in-chicago-schools.md

A discussion on "unschooling" leads to a report of a controversial educational exercise in a Chicago grammar school. Students reportedly had their hands bound and were forced to lie side-by-side in a dark auditorium to simulate the experience of a slave ship, leading some parents to pull their children from the school.

Keywords: [unschooling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unschooling.md), [homeschooling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeschooling.md), chicago public schools, slave exercise, [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md)

### Bill Cosby and the Self-Esteem Movement

- **Episode:** [191: Bully for You](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/191-bully-for-you.md)
- **Published:** 2010-04-15
- **Time:** 1:21:28–1:28:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/191-bully-for-you/chapter/bill-cosby-and-the-self-esteem-movement.md

Bill Cosby appears on Larry King Live to discuss bullying, blaming computers and a lack of "love caregivers." The hosts critique the "self-esteem movement" in schools, arguing that the lack of competition and grading has led to a "dumbing down" of American children and the rise of the "unschooling" movement.

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