How to Raise Independent Thinkers in a System Built for Obedience

How to Raise Independent Thinkers in a System Built for Obedience

June 2, 2026 · 39 min

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The episode discusses how modern education fosters dependence and offers strategies for parents to raise independent thinkers.

What if the biggest obstacle to freedom starts in childhood? In this episode of Unshackled Living, Jarrett sits down with M.A. Franklin, author of Fire and Stone, to explore how modern education shapes dependence instead of independence and what parents can do to raise sovereign, self-directed children. They dive into homeschooling, unschooling, alternative education, and how to build family sovereignty through critical thinking, meaningful work, and independent education. This conversation challenges assumptions around schooling, obedience, and what it really means to prepare kids for life. If you care about raising independent kids, family sovereignty, and building a life outside centralized systems, this episode will reshape how you think about education. Watch the full episode and explore sovereign living. Subscribe now and take our free quiz to see how sovereign you are living. Enroll in our $10 one week course on Sovereign Living or our in depth Bitcoin Fundamentals course at https://unshackled.living/ #Homeschooling #SovereignLiving #AlternativeEducation #FamilySovereignty #IndependentThinking

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