Sylvia Branded-Puls is a German-Peruvian mother of two with a background in fitness economics and education. For the past 7 years, she has been a stay-at-home mom and has been continuously helping her children to learn life's ropes without attending a traditional school setting.
Today I and Sylvia sat down to speak about education, homeschooling and the public opinion of children who don't attend school. We also talked about Sylvia's project in Madeira which is expected to launch sometime in 2024.
Sylvia is creating a live-in community for unschooling families who foster freedom, connection and self-fulfillment. You can read more about the project here: https://www.aplacetobe.me/
Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Why has Sylvia decided to homeschool her kids?
12:05 - Public opinion on homeschooling
19:40 - Conditioning and deconditioning of the mind
23:29 - Are 'unschooling' and 'homeschooling' the same thing?
26:56 - The drawbacks of unschooling
33:19 - Might being homeschooled deny access to higher education?
37:24 - Myths about children's motivation
39:09 - The drawbacks of attending school in a traditional setting
41:57 - Sylvia's project (an unschooling community in Madeira)
48:14 - Can authorities take away your children if they don't attend school?
54:19 - Homeschooling in Germany, Portugal, the UK, and the US.
57:45 - Website and ways to connect
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