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Students who try to use AI before developing their own thinking ability won't just miss out on learning. They'll also be incapable of evaluating what AI produces. @TheRobertBshow sits down with @BenHollowayHQ of Judson College: youtu.be/jhjSZlNtMFI

"If you don't learn to think without using AI, then you will be hopeless at using AI." -Dr. Ben Holloway of Judson College AI isn't a reasoning machine; it's a pattern-matching product built to please customers, not to pursue truth. Full Episode: youtu.be/jhjSZlNtMFI

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Homeschooling with Robert Bortins (CEO of Classical Conversations): Rights come from God, the history of education in America, and the future of education. Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction (1:12) - Christian homeschooling community (3:23) - Common homeschooling questions (10:30) - Rights come from God (16:10) - The case for natural rights (17:21) - Natural rights come from God (22:35) - Public school is evil (25:57) - What is evil? (26:34) - Public school has evil origins (35:33) - The role of the state (43:48) - Collectivism is designed to fail (47:27) - History of homeschooling laws (52:55) - School Choice is a trojan horse (57:03) - Government funding creates government control (58:46) - Forced mixing (1:03:57) - Homeschooling was the norm for the Founding Fathers (1:09:27) - Robert Owen, the Prussian Model, and Horace Mann (1:12:04) - Yuri Bezmenov (1:18:48) - Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Gates, Walton, Zuckerberg, Bloomberg (1:22:55) - Homeschooling revival (1:29:20) - Individualism v. Collectivism: 30 million homeschoolers (1:34:50) - Philosopher Builders Program: Homeschoolers starting startups (1:40:22) - More information @TheRobertBshow Thank you to Listener Kids for permission to use the soundtrack (Battle Hymn Of The Republic): YouTube: youtube.com/listenerkids Instagram: @listenerkids Facebook: @listenerkids Website: listenerkids.com Subscription App: listenerkids.com/pages/listener… Matt Sweeny Show Links: Subscribe on YouTube: @MattSweenyShow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@MattSweenyShow Follow on X: x.com/MattSweenyShow Download free episodes: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… Support freedom and more episodes like this by contributing at: mattsweenyshow.com Matt Sweeny Show #10 - Robert Bortins (CEO)

Check out this interview with Robert on homeschooling and his new book, Woke and Weaponized.

In this episode, @TheRobertBshow sits down with @BenHollowayHQ of Judson College to explore why you simply cannot outsource your thinking to a machine. This is a conversation that will challenge and equip every homeschool family to love wisdom and... youtu.be/jhjSZlNtMFI

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How American education collapses by 2050: Step 1: Public schools lose trust (done) Step 2: Homeschoolers prove it works—3.4M students, strong academics (happening now) Step 3: 30 million students come home Step 4: Parents replace the institution We're on Step 2.

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