Homeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix

A groundbreaking, asynchronous conversation with seven brilliant minds in tech and education.

Tune in to a groundbreaking, asynchronous conversation across four continents and five time zones with seven titans of tech and education. Recorded on Naval Ravikant's new social media platform, Airchat, this episode features an all-star panel of homeschool parents, technologists, and entrepreneurs, including Naval himself, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix. The panelists dive deep into the promise and challenges of decentralized education, addressing concerns like socialization, elitism, and media addiction. Moreover, they explore the transformative role of technology in education, the role of tutors in modern homeschooling, the skills kids need for a rapidly evolving world, and whether parents are qualified to teach their kids…. Want to join the conversation? Head over to the homeschooling room on Airchat. Despite their considerable accomplishments, the panelists convey how personalized education is a viable choice for any family who wants their child to thrive in a rapidly changing world. From debunking myths to discussing the purpose of education, this episode delivers a nuanced, global perspective that promises to enrich your take on homeschooling.

About the episode

Manisha Snoyer has assembled an extraordinary panel of homeschool parents, teachers, and entrepreneurs. The lineup includes Naval Ravikant, visionary entrepreneur, angel investor, and philosopher; Nir Eyal, an internationally renowned expert in behavioral design and author of the seminal books "Hooked and" "Indistractable"; Rachel Thomas, Ph.D., named one of the top 20 women in AI in the world and co-founder of fast.ai; Alycia Wright, former public school teacher and leader of the rapidly expanding Cultural Roots Homeschool Co-op in Richmond, Virginia serving Black, Brown, and Indigenous families; Shiren Rattigan, the pioneering founder of Colossal Academy, microschool network, and advocate for equitable school choice; Kerry McDonald, FEE scholar and host of the LiberatedED podcast; and Lisa Betts-LaCroix, founder of the Bay Area Gifted Homeschoolers Group, the first and largest group for parents of gifted homeschoolers in the Bay area.

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• Homeschooling Room: https://getairchat.com/manisharose/homeschooling

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Books

• Deschooling Society - Ivan Illich

• Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life - Peter Gray 

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth 

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• The Teenage Liberation Handbook - Grace Llewellyn

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Programming Resources

• Code Ninjas

• Replit

• Fast.ai

Math Apps

• Dragonbox Math Apps

• Prodigy Game

• Slice Fractions

• Beast Academy

• IXL

• Khan Academy

Educational Communities and Microschools

• Colossal Academy

• Cultural Roots Homeschool Cooperative

• San Francisco Bay Area Gifted Homeschoolers

• Sudbury Valley School

Tutoring Marketplaces

• Tutor.com

• Wyzant

Miscellaneous

• Bank Street College of Education

• Meet these incredible women advancing AI research

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