The Reason We Learn

First, go see the new movie, The Homeschool Awakening, Kirk Cameron's film about the adventure that is homeschooling! Today, June 13, and tomorrow June 14th only, in your local theater! Then join me Wednesday for a LIVE reaction show! Not only do I want audience participation in the chat, I will be adding a log-in feature for superchats who want to add their comments on screen or audio with me, or ask questions, etc! I'm really excited for this event, and I hope you are too! Join me! Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #homeschoolawakeningmovie #homeschooling #kirkcameron

Parents: if your gut is telling you something isn't quite right, despite being told your child is safe in the care of the "experts" who have studied child development, you're right. Dr. Alaric Naudé joins me to teach you the truth about child development, so you reclaim your power as a parent, and your trust in your love for your own children to guide you much better than "experts" ever could. Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #parenting #psychology #mentalhealth #psychology#psychology #K12 #education

James David Dickson is the managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential, a daily news site of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dickson grew up in Inkster and now hails from Ferndale. After starting his career in 2007-2008 with a one-year fellowship at The American Spectator, Dickson then had stops at The Detroit News and two newspapers in Ann Arbor. He returned to the Detroit News in 2012, and stayed for a decade. He will be joining me to discuss moral courage, and what we both see as a deficit of it in our society. Follow James @downi75 on Twitter Read his writing at: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #culture #morality #courage

This is a clip from my longer interview with James. James David Dickson is the managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential, a daily news site of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dickson grew up in Inkster and now hails from Ferndale. After starting his career in 2007-2008 with a one-year fellowship at The American Spectator, Dickson then had stops at The Detroit News and two newspapers in Ann Arbor. He returned to the Detroit News in 2012, and stayed for a decade. He will be joining me to discuss moral courage, and what we both see as a deficit of it in our society. Follow James @downi75 on Twitter Read his writing at: https://www.michigancapitolconfidenti... Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #culture #morality #courage

This is a clip from the longer conversation I had with James. James David Dickson is the managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential, a daily news site of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dickson grew up in Inkster and now hails from Ferndale. After starting his career in 2007-2008 with a one-year fellowship at The American Spectator, Dickson then had stops at The Detroit News and two newspapers in Ann Arbor. He returned to the Detroit News in 2012, and stayed for a decade. He will be joining me to discuss moral courage, and what we both see as a deficit of it in our society. Follow James @downi75 on Twitter Read his writing at: https://www.michigancapitolconfidenti... Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #culture #morality #courage

Wednesday at 3:00 PM ET, LIVE, hosting an after watch party for those of us who will have seen Kirk Cameron's new movie, the Homeschool awakening! It is only playing today and tomorrow, June 13 and 14th, in theaters only, so make a plan to see it, then join me for my live review/discussion!

Stephanie Winn hosts the new podcast, You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist, available on YouTube and all streaming platforms. She also writes and has a small private practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Portland, OR. Find her at sometherapist.com or on Twitter or Instagram @sometherapist. She and I will discuss current trends in education from a psychological perspective, and consider the titular question: are we perhaps treating normal childhood and adolescent stressors as if they're equivalent to mental illness and trauma, and if so, what messages are we sending our kids? Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #mentalhealth #k12 #parenting

This is a clip from my longer interview with Stephanie Winn, who hosts the new podcast, You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist, available on YouTube and all streaming platforms. She also writes and has a small private practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Portland, OR. Find her at sometherapist.com or on Twitter or Instagram @sometherapist. She and I will discuss current trends in education from a psychological perspective, and consider the titular question: are we perhaps treating normal childhood and adolescent stressors as if they're equivalent to mental illness and trauma, and if so, what messages are we sending our kids? Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #mentalhealth #k12 #parenting SHOW LESS

The Reason We Learn is growing, evolving, and improving, and I owe it all to you, my audience! Thanks to your support, I'm going to be able to make some changes to the brand to take our mission to the next level! Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #parenting

Join us for a discussion about running for office and activist strategy for people who want to get involved but aren't sure where to start. Nobody is going to save your kids, you have to become the leaders you want to see in the world. Candace Mercer is an artist/writer/activist based in the PNW. She has spent the past seven years reporting on homelessness, public safety and political violence. In 2021, she ran for Olympia City Council with an innovative social media campaign. Her current projects include pain patient advocacy and teaching effective and ethical activism. Twitter: @candiomercer Substack: https://candacemercer.substack.com/ Email: olympiaftw2021@gmail.com Articles by Candace: About gender ideology. https://candacemercer.substack.com/p/gender-ideology-destroys-lives?r=18tqxb&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct A very long form piece about Candace's year on the right and why she is happier there. https://candacemercer.substack.com/p/newcounterculturepart1?r=18tqxb&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #politics #k12 #activism #gender

Larry Sand will be here to answer the question: "In light of the recent school shooting in Texas, how do we best protect children?" Larry Sand is a former classroom teacher, is the president of the non-profit California Teachers Empowerment Network – a non-partisan, non-political group dedicated to providing teachers and the general public with reliable and balanced information about professional affiliations and positions on educational issues. This interview is based on his most recent article in For Kids and Country: https://www.forkidsandcountry.org/blog/the-sandstorm-uvalde-the-way-forward/#none Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #uvalde #safety

Our final show in the series, covering the money connections behind SEL companies and ESSER funds. VA Warrior Mom, aka Anne Craft Taydus, is the co-founder and Vice President of Virginians for Children First, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to action, accountability and creating long term change in the Commonwealth, so all children will thrive and prosper. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she double majored in Geopolitical War History and Electronic Print Journalism. A mother of two beautiful daughters in Chesterfield County, she has exposed the war on our children being waged by global agencies, federal legislation and radical left wing teachers unions and associations. Fighting to end the ideological subversion our K-12 public education system is what drives her as an American, a Virginian and as a mother. Follow VA Warrior Mom @domesticTara Website:https://vafcf.org Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #SEL #ESSER

Stephanie Winn hosts the new podcast, You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist, available on YouTube and all streaming platforms. She also writes and has a small private practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Portland, OR. Find her at sometherapist.com or on Twitter or Instagram @sometherapist. She and I will discuss current trends in education from a psychological perspective, and consider the titular question: are we perhaps treating normal childhood and adolescent stressors as if they're equivalent to mental illness and trauma, and if so, what messages are we sending our kids? Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #mentalhealth #k12 #parenting

I see a lot of people mocking parents for their contempt about kids at drag shows, as if that's an argument in favor of these shows for kids, or in defense of adults who take kids to them. Mockery isn't an argument. Make a principled argument in their favor. How are they good? Neutral isn't really good enough here. Of all the things one could expose young children to by way of entertainment, the bar should be higher than "meh." What's galling is some of the same people who insist parents don't pay enough attention to their kids, or do enough to safeguard them, are the first ones to mock us when we take issue with this sort of thing. Enough. You want to sell this as no big deal, and accuse us of overreacting? Go ahead. Make that case, but without making it about US. We are all ears. #k12 #dragshow #parenting

Watching the latest season of Stranger Things, I couldn't help but notice how eerily familiar some of the themes were to what we're seeing in America as we fight Woke ideology. In this video, I explain what I'm seeing, and bring in A Wrinkle in Time, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter too. Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #strangerthings #wrinkleintime #parenting #woke #love

Anne and I will present more detail on DESSA screenings. VA Warrior Mom, aka Anne Craft Taydus, is the co-founder and Vice President of Virginians for Children First, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to action, accountability and creating long term change in the Commonwealth, so all children will thrive and prosper. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she double majored in Geopolitical War History and Electronic Print Journalism. A mother of two beautiful daughters in Chesterfield County, she has exposed the war on our children being waged by global agencies, federal legislation and radical left wing teachers unions and associations. Fighting to end the ideological subversion our K-12 public education system is what drives her as an American, a Virginian and as a mother. Follow VA Warrior Mom @domesticTara Website:https://vafcf.org YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UC0aKMehbrzglVkF5XU97KCw Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #mentalhealth #SEL

We take you through an article about the purpose and people behind SEL that explains how, and why it's inextricably linked with economic, social, and political agendas. Adrienne (ScioSophia) is a research scientist at a research 1 university, and specifically focuses on climate science and modeling. In her capacity, she doesn’t teach students in the classroom, but does mentor both undergraduate and graduate college students doing research projects or interested in careers in science. She also regularly publishes content on issues and topics on science and higher education via her YouTube channel, ScioSophia. All the opinions she expresses here are entirely her own and not representative of her employer or colleagues. Follow and support her work on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/ScioSophia and on Locals https://sciosophia.locals.com If you want to fully understand why SEL is not what you think it is (and is bad for your kids, your family, and humanity at large), watch this show! Lisa Logan is the Social Emotional Learning Advisor to Utah Parents United and the host of the YouTube channel Parents of Patriots. In addition to being a mom of 3, she has a secondary education teaching credential in physical education & dance, and also serves on the board of a local charter school. To spread the word about the dangers of Transformative SEL, Lisa has presented for FreedomWorks in Washington, D.C., has been on numerous podcasts including PragerU and Benjamin Boyce, and was interviewed for the CRT documentary Identity Marxism. Find Lisa at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtlIC1oYPBQiVFjJhngZggQ and on Twitter @iamlisalogan James Lindsay is an author, speaker, and founder of New Discourses website and YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newdiscourses/about You can find him @ConceptualJames on Twitter Paul Rossi is a Math Teacher and speaker, formerly of Grace Church Academy in NYC, who has spoken out against critical theories in the classroom. You can email him at teachingfortruth@protonmail.com This is the paper https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336267336_Psychodata_disassembling_the_psychological_economic_and_statistical_infrastructure_of_%27social-emotional_learning%27 Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #SEL #k12 #WEF #GreatReset

Anne Taydus (VaWarriorMom) and Lisa Logan will join me to cover the "screening" tools used to support SEL in public schools. If you've heard of Panorama Ed. or DESSA, and have wondered "What's so bad about these surveys?" you'll want to tune in! Questions to consider while you watch: - Is this the proper role of the school? - Who benefits? - How does this help your children? - Who owns the data, and for how long? VA Warrior Mom, aka Anne Craft Taydus, is the co-founder and Vice President of Virginians for Children First, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to action, accountability and creating long term change in the Commonwealth, so all children will thrive and prosper. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she double majored in Geopolitical War History and Electronic Print Journalism. A mother of two beautiful daughters in Chesterfield County, she has exposed the war on our children being waged by global agencies, federal legislation and radical left wing teachers unions and associations. Fighting to end the ideological subversion our K-12 public education system is what drives her as an American, a Virginian and as a mother. Follow VA Warrior Mom @domesticTara Website:https://vafcf.org YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UC0aKMehbrzglVkF5XU97KCw Lisa Logan is a wife, mother, and patriot. She works to expose the sinister agenda behind Social Emotional Learning Programs on her YouTube channel: Parents of Patriots: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtlIC1oYPBQiVFjJhngZggQ/featured Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #K12 #education #SEL #mentalhealth

Ada is the host of the Different Voices Initiative YouTube channel where she provides alternative perspectives to current and historical events. This is a live conversation with her from the UK. Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #currentevents #diversity #history #uk #live

This is a clip from my longer interview with Ada Akpala earlier today. We talked about many topics, but when I mentioned how challenging it is to support parents, when I'm often simultaneously frustrated with many of them, she had a mic drop moment worth sharing! Thanks Ada! Follow her on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DifferentVoiceInitiative On Twitter @Ada_Akpala Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #parenting #character #teaching #SEL #K12

Teaser for our Wednesday 3PM Eastern Time show on The Reason We Learn. Anne (VAWarriorMom) and I will present findings that will blow your mind.

Katharine Birbalsingh is Headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London. Michaela is known for its tough-love behaviour systems, knowledge curriculum and teaching of kindness and gratitude. In 2017, OFSTED graded the school as “Outstanding” in every category. In 2019, GCSE results showed 54% of graded papers getting a grade 7 or above with 90% 4to9 in Maths and 90% 4to9 in English. Katharine read Philosophy & Modern Languages at The University of Oxford and has always taught in inner London. She has made numerous appearances on television and radio and has written for several UK publications. Katharine has written two books and edited a third…. and a fourth called The Power of Culture which has just been published. Whether you agree with Katharine or not, she will make you think. Ms Birbalsingh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours by The Queen. Most recently, Ms Birbalsingh was appointed as Chair of the Social Mobility Commission to begin in November 2021. She is now reporting directly to the government on strategies to ensure that the circumstances of a child’s birth do not determine the child’s outcomes in life. Recent article in the Spectator about Katharine: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-courage-of-katharine-birbalsingh Follow Katharine on Twitter: @Miss_Snuffy Support my work: Like, share and comment on this video to this channel Subscribe to my Substack: https://thereasonwelearn.substack.com Purchase books from Heroes of Liberty with my referral link and get 10% off! https://heroesofliberty.com/?ref=Zqpq... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/thereasonwelearn Contact me: Twitter @deb_fillman and @ReasonWeLearn Website: http://www.debfillman.com Instagram: @the_reason_we_learn #k12 #education #WinstonChurchill

This is a clip from the longer interview with Katharine, No Excuses, Never Surrender. Katharine Birbalsingh is Headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London. Michaela is known for its tough-love behaviour systems, knowledge curriculum and teaching of kindness and gratitude. In 2017, OFSTED graded the school as “Outstanding” in every category. In 2019, GCSE results showed 54% of graded papers getting a grade 7 or above with 90% 4to9 in Maths and 90% 4to9 in English. Katharine read Philosophy & Modern Languages at The University of Oxford and has always taught in inner London. She has made numerous appearances on television and radio and has written for several UK publications. Katharine has written two books and edited a third…. and a fourth called The Power of Culture which has just been published. Whether you agree with Katharine or not, she will make you think. Ms Birbalsingh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours by The Queen. Most recently, Ms Birbalsingh was appointed as Chair of the Social Mobility Commission to begin in November 2021. She is now reporting directly to the government on strategies to ensure that the circumstances of a child’s birth do not determine the child’s outcomes in life. #K12 #teaching #discipline

This is a clip from the longer interview, No Excuses, Never Surrender. Katharine Birbalsingh is Headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London. Michaela is known for its tough-love behaviour systems, knowledge curriculum and teaching of kindness and gratitude. In 2017, OFSTED graded the school as “Outstanding” in every category. In 2019, GCSE results showed 54% of graded papers getting a grade 7 or above with 90% 4to9 in Maths and 90% 4to9 in English. Katharine read Philosophy & Modern Languages at The University of Oxford and has always taught in inner London. She has made numerous appearances on television and radio and has written for several UK publications. Katharine has written two books and edited a third…. and a fourth called The Power of Culture which has just been published. Whether you agree with Katharine or not, she will make you think. Ms Birbalsingh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours by The Queen. Most recently, Ms Birbalsingh was appointed as Chair of the Social Mobility Commission to begin in November 2021. She is now reporting directly to the government on strategies to ensure that the circumstances of a child’s birth do not determine the child’s outcomes in life. #k12 #SEL #mentalhealth