Taking Back Education

Amy was not allowed to run as an Indiana house representative candidate in this May's Republican Primary. The Indiana GOP establishment does not want her and people like her to run against the incumbents. But her fight is not over. Please take a listen.

Josh, a home-educated young man, wants to bring Biblical values back to Indiana State House. He is fighting for medical freedom, saving unborn babies, and the second amendment. His website is: http://www.JoshGillmore.com/ and his Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/Josh4indiana

David is the owner and principle of Apogee School for the Gifted. We talked about how gifted students, bored and unchallenged in regular schools, can thrive in his school. You can find more information on the school's website: http://www.apogeeschool.com/

Representative John Jacob is running for re-election. He is a champion at the Indiana statehouse to stop the mass murder of unborn babies and take back Hoosiers' constitutional right of bearing arms. He is now in an uphill fight against the GOP establishment. Please donate to his campaign: https://politics.raisethemoney.com/jjacob

Bill Collins is running for Center Grove School Board. As a parent, he is concerned with the quality of education and the lack of communication between parents and the school board. As a spouse of a public school teacher, he is also concerned with the ill treatments to teachers. We talked about many things that we are concerned of and what he will do once elected to the school board.

Shelly is a mom bear in Carmel Clay School District. She was alarmed in the summer 2020 by the hiring of a DEI officer and SEL surveys the school did without parents' awareness and consent. She is now leading the fight in Carmel for parents and students. We had a great conversation! The current Carmel Clay School Board is notorious for shutting off parents.

Paige is a founding member of Moms for Liberty Hamilton County Indiana. In this interview, she shared with me her experience as a teacher and her motivations for starting this group.

Ms. Bessinger is a highly qualified teacher of 22 years. She started blowing the whistle on the harm of Critical Race Theory to teachers and her students in 2021. As a result, she was constantly harassed by the school administration. In this interview, she shared her experience with me which reminded me of China's Cultural Revolution.

Lily and I both survived China's Cultural Revolution and found freedom in America. Little did we know that we have to fight Communism in the land of the free. We talked about our experience growing up in China and our concerns that the spectre of Communism is now haunting America. Lily is now running for the Congress and here is the link to her website: https://www.lilytangwilliams.com/congress/

I had the pleasure to interview Richard Bagsby, a remarkable young man who is running for state representative. He is part of the movement to replace RINOs in Indiana

Robert will run for the school board. As a long-time Goshen resident, he has seen a decline in education.

Kylene is the legislative liaison for IAHE (Indiana Association of Home Educators) Action and the social media lead for IAHE. We talked about the legal requirements for homeschooling in Indiana and her experience of homeschooling her three children. For more resources, check out IAHE's website: https://iahe.net/

John talks about his experience in the Indiana House as a new representative. There are too many Rinos in both House and Senate. We talked specifically about HB 1040, SB 167, and SB17. Both HB1040 and SB167 died in the committee.

Amy is running for Indiana house representative. Like any concerned mom, she went to school board meetings and city council meetings. But parents' concerns and complaints met deaf ears. She didn't want to run for any office, but she feels that she has to for the liberty of her children.

I had the pleasure of talking with Alison Applegate Slatter, a senior policy analyst for IAHE (Indiana Association of Home Educators). It is a bit long, but you will find golden nuggets. She shared with me her experience of homeschooling her sons who had dyslexia and her years working in Capitol Hill. We touched on the philosophy of homeschooling, the history of America's education, learning to read, dads' role in education, and many others.

We talked about the history of America's education and the fundamental change of educational philosophy for the worse. Ted also shared about his work to provide a better alternative for home-school parents. We all agree that America's public education system is beyond fixing. We need to take students out of it.

Julie is the Indianapolis chapter chair of FAIR (Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism). We talked about what FAIR is doing to protect students from the ideology of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and her involvement with the organization and her experience with education.

Sherri shared her experience as a homeschool mom and her involvement with homeschool co-ops.

We talked about the group Conservative Teachers of America and what conservative teachers can do to protect their students.

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Kristin is a brave mama bear who leads the fight against the Brownsburg School Board. She was doxxed and attacked by the "Ed Mafia" for exposing the indoctrination of students without parents' awareness. We talked about her fight against the school board and how the board is controlled by ISTA (Indiana State Teachers Association).

He was one of the people who inspired to start my entrepreneur journey. He and his son have helped numerous young people become entrepreneurs. We talked about entrepreneurship, which is essential to today's students, and how traditional schooling can damage entrepreneurship spirit which is natural to young children.

I planned to interview Stephanie on her homeschooling experience, but we ended up talking about Social Emotional Learning (SEL), which is what caused her to remove her children from public schools. She helped me understand what SEL is and why it is harmful to children.

I had the honor of interviewing Alvin Lui, a parent who escaped California so his daughter can get a good education. After coming to Carmel in 2020, he noticed that Carmel Clay School Distribution was implementing the same practices used in California. He started sounding alarms and a nonprofit, Unify Carmel, to wake up parents. We talked about the decline of California, SEL, CRT, and his favorite DIE (Diversity, Inclusion, Equity), as well as his fight with the school boards.