129. Training Adults, Not Raising Children with Jon Couch

About this episode

Jon Couch discusses his experiences and motivations behind homeschooling his six children.

In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Jon Couch from Southern Alberta. Jon is a homeschool father of six children, former IT tech, and entrepreneur. When he and his wife, Angela, decided to homeschool, Jon’s primary motivation was controlling the curriculum and avoiding what he considered dangerous ideologies in the public system. He has also had concerns about peer-driven socialization combined with access to cell phones and a world of unmonitored technology use. In our conversation,...

People in this episode

Host: This Golden Hour

Guest: Jon Couch

Topics covered

• homeschooling
• parenting
• technology
• education
• socialization

Keywords

• homeschooling
• curriculum control
• peer-driven socialization
• technology use
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Southern Alberta

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