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M.A. Franklin

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M.A. Franklin

@FoundationDads

Author. Father. Teacher. Essays, reviews, and fiction at mafranklin.com. Helping men become better fathers at foundationfather.com.

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Joined October 2020

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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Mar 12
Here is the terrifying truth about homeschooling: You are 100% responsible. No scapegoats. No luxury of blaming other teachers for not doing their jobs. Zero excuses. Just you. And there's more bad news. Parents who choose homeschooling aren't escaping educational problems.
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Nov 24, 2024
Oxford anthropologist J.D. Unwin studied 86 societies and civilizations to see why some collapse and others don't. What did he find? That sexual debauchery leads to the collapse of a civilization within 3 generations. (thread) 🧵
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Oct 29, 2024
"Your homeschooled kids need socialization." "They have 5 siblings and 17 cousins they hang out with a lot." "Not like that." "We go to church twice a week and they talk with all sorts of people." "Not like that." "They do intramural sports and play with all sorts of other
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Feb 27, 2023
12 things every father must say to his son, over and over: THREAD
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Aug 20, 2023
“If they're homeschooled, how will they learn to socialize with other kids?” Let’s walk through the type of “socialization” kids get at government schools. - They sit in the same room all day with kids their own age - They are dictated to by a teacher for most of the day - They
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Dec 10, 2024
Boys are knights in training. A boy who is not becoming more dangerous will be unable to protect anything. Here are 11 ways to raise dangerous sons. 1. Don’t tell your sons to be careful. Tell them to pay attention. Expect your boys to be wild and get hurt.
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Sep 3, 2024
I certainly hope so.
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
May 2, 2022
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you homeschool, you don't need to spend 6+ hours per day doing it. Public school should not be your model.
M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Jul 10, 2023
Reading to your kids every night has a better chance of changing the world than anything else you do. But only if you read great stuff that feeds their imagination. Don't waste this precious time with Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Here are 22 recommendations that belong on your shelf:
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Jun 12, 2024
Divorce means you lay a generational curse on your family until someone with more integrity comes along to stop the cycle. Here are 10 uncomfortable truths about divorce:
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Nov 20, 2023
33 lessons every father must teach his son: 1. Do not gloat in victory. Everyone already knows you have won. Gloating turns defeated opponents into lifelong enemies. Being gracious in victory creates lifelong friends. Point out something they did well, and ask how they did it.
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M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Jun 24, 2022
I'm going to need more of you to homeschool so my kids have some normal people to marry.
M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Sep 25, 2021
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you homeschool, you don't need to spend 6+ hours per day doing it. Public school should not be your model.
M.A. Franklin
@FoundationDads
Nov 24, 2024
Replying to @FoundationDads
In the West, the sexual revolution started in the late 1960's. Three generations (~40 years each) from then would put us in the 2070s. Are we on the way to collapse? The evidence points to "yes."
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