# Is Homeschooling Dangerous? **URL:** **By** Kevin Currie-Knight, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** April 24, 2020 --- Kevin Currie-Knight comes back to the show to discuss different methods of homeschooling and how parents are handling the education of their children during the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Currie-Knight comes back to the show to discuss different methods of homeschooling and how parents are handling the education of their children during the coronavirus pandemic. Many homeschooling families recognize that children learn when the children are guiding the learning, but that cannot happen when a school is sending home material. The more choice kids have in their learning, the better the learning outcomes. What is the difference between homeschooling and un-schooling? How has homeschooling changed since the 1830s? Should we force students to learn certain subjects or classics? Should students only be taught subjects that have value later in life? ## Further Reading: [The Risks of Homeschooling](https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/05/right-now-risks-homeschooling), written by Erin O’Donnell [Free To Learn](https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994), written by Peter Gray [We Are All Homeschoolers Now](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/we-are-all-homeschoolers-now), written by Kerry McDonald [The Foundations of Unschooling](https://www.johnholtgws.com/the-foundations-of-unschooling), written by John Holt [Class Dismissed— The Movie](http://classdismissedmovie.com/) ## Related Content: [Education in the Marketplace](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/education-in-the-marketplace), Free Thoughts Podcast [Why Schools Haven’t Changed in Hundreds of Years](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/why-schools-havent-changed-in-hundreds-of-years), Free Thoughts Podcast