School Kills Curiosity: Bitcoiners' Proven Fix | Kerry McDonald
School Kills Curiosity: Bitcoiners' Proven Fix | Kerry McDonald  
Podcast: BTC Sessions
Published On: Tue Oct 21 2025
Description: BTC Sessions Ep. 035: Kerry McDonald on Unschooled, Joyful Learning, Decentralized Education, Bitcoin Parenting & Permissionless Learning.Discover the power of unschooling, homeschooling, and micro-schooling in this eye-opening interview with Kerry McDonald, bestselling author of "Unschooled" and "Joyful Learning." As Bitcoiners embrace low time preference education, Kerry reveals how self-directed education, alternative education, and the Sudbury model foster creativity, curiosity, and resilience—mirroring Bitcoin's decentralized, permissionless ethos. Dive into school choice, education entrepreneurship, and decentralized education strategies that empower families to opt out of outdated systems. Learn about homeschooling, decentralized schooling, and permissionless learning to raise sovereign kids ready for a Bitcoin future. From combating learned helplessness to building joyful learning environments, this episode exposes why separating state from education is as crucial as state from money.Chapters:00:00:00 Intro: Education Crisis00:01:20 Low Time Preference Parenting00:02:23 Unschooled Explained00:04:26 Why Alternative Education?00:06:54 Curiosity in Classrooms00:09:37 Learned Helplessness00:10:51 Creativity Metrics00:13:21 Sudbury Model00:16:47 Lord of the Flies Myth00:19:20 Decentralized Marketplace00:23:16 Human vs AI Intelligence00:23:50 Orange Pill Moment00:26:00 School Game00:28:00 Bitcoin Parallels00:29:46 Hammering Basics00:30:32 Micro-School Impediments00:35:41 Micro-School Stories00:37:43 Bitcoin Parenting Investment00:39:17 Micro-School Costs00:41:12 Business Sustainability00:42:24 Unschooled Kids Differences00:43:25 Free-Range Kids00:45:20 Childhood Independence00:47:20 Free Play & Mental Health00:47:59 Bitcoin Journey00:49:13 Money-Education Parallels00:50:06 Permissionless Future00:51:19 Find KerryAbout Kerry McDonaldBestselling author of "Unschooled" and "Joyful Learning," advocate for self-directed education, host of Liberated Podcast.X.com: @kerry_eduPodcast: liberatedpodcast.comWebsite: kerrymcdonald.comBooks: Available wherever books are sold Check out the previous episode with Tom Luongo: https://youtu.be/5oS4sop9t2Y💰 Supported by @BowValleyCU — Tired of big banks? Join Bow Valley Credit Union, run by freedom and sound money advocates, as Canada's only traditional institution directly integrating Bitcoin for seamless, no-hassle transfers, no rehypothecation, self-custody withdrawals, insurance, auditability, and ideal corporate balance sheet integration. If you or your business is in Alberta, switch today! 👉https://qrco.de/bgGaIQ😏 "Supported" by @PantiesBitcoin — Gentlemen, Panties for Bitcoin has you covered! A Bitcoiner brand for Bitcoiners, run by a HODLer family. Gift your lady top-quality underwear with BTC—surprise her with style & orange-pill her into the Bitcoin economy! 👉 https://qrco.de/bgEYRO⚡ POWERED by @Sazmining — the easiest way to mine Bitcoin and take control of your financial future. ⛏️You own the rig 🌍 It runs on clean energy 🔐 You get cheap Bitcoin BELOW Exchange Cost Start stacking wild sats today: 👉 https://qrco.de/bg8Jwq 📚 FREE Bitcoin Book Giveaway: New to Bitcoin? Get Magic Internet Money by Jesse Berger FREE! 👉 Click: bitcoinmentororange.com/magic-internet-money 💡BOOK Private Sessions with Bitcoin Mentor: Master self-custody, hardware, multisig, Lightning, privacy, and more. 👉 Visit bitcoinmentor.io #unschooling #homeschooling #microschooling #selfdirectededucation #alternativeeducation #sudburymodel #schoolchoice #decentralizededucation #joyfullearning #bitcoinparenting #permissionlesslearning #decentralizedschooling #bitcoin #btcsessions #btc #bitcoinpodcast