I grew up in Massachusetts, where fireworks sales to individuals were not allowed. I never knew any other arrangement, so I was content to go to the North Andover Middle School grounds and watch our official fireworks display with the rest of my town.

(For some reason I was not struck by the irony of celebrating a break with authority by means of an "official" fireworks display.)

But although I enjoyed those fireworks, and I liked the various activities on the North Andover Common during the day, July 4 always carried with it a sense of foreboding: whenever July 4 hit, we felt like the new school year was just around the corner.

Right now it's only June, but homeschoolers are generally thinking about the next school year even earlier than this.

If you're getting these emails, you don't need to be persuaded of the value of business knowledge, or that it might be something wise for us to impart to our children.

And if we're waiting for the local school to teach it, we'll be waiting a long time. The local school is teaching the kids that government is awesome and private business is selfish and wicked. Super sophisticated stuff like that.

Hence why we include really excellent business training in the Ron Paul homeschool curriculum, including how to run a home business and how to write advertising copy -- a skill that, coupled with a method for attracting clients, will borderline ensure that your kids will (to say the least) never starve.

I made an overview video for parents that I think you'll find very helpful:

https://www.tomwoods.com/rpoverview

Tom Woods