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2018-08-07Now I Need Two Theories
How I learned that my kids are different
2018-07-31I Live in a Research Lab
Self-directed learners are natural scientists and the exploration that they carry out is genuine research in a way that school science mostly is not.
2018-07-30How to Self-Direct When Stuck in Conventional School
A Tipping Points podcast
2018-07-28Cuando valores obsoletos dirigen el aprendizaje
Hay muchas razones por qué la escuela convencional falla. La más grande es porque dejamos que valores obsoletos dirijan el aprendizaje.
2018-07-20Friends of the Modern School Interview
An interview with Leo Goldman and Jon Thoreau Scott, former students of the anarchistic Stelton Modern School.
2018-07-17Defending the Obvious
In the land of Socrates and the founding fathers of the Athenian Academy you would expect ample interest in free-thinking, democratic education. And yet, an astonishing fact emerges...
2018-07-10Stop Putting Subjects into Hierarchies
As SDE parents, it is often one of the last habits we have to break.
2018-06-29How to Quit Parenting
Parenting has become a job. What if you quit that job?
2018-06-26Deschooling in School
Part 4: Conclusions.
2018-06-21¿Cómo se defenderán mis hijos desescolarizados en el futuro?
Muchos papás le temen a la desescolarización y sus posibles consecuencias negativas. En este artículo Rebecka Koritz nos ofrece un panorama realista y optimista que contrasta con estas preconcepciones.
2018-06-19Schooled
Students view school as a prison that is deteriorating their mental health and passion for learning– but also as a necessity.
2018-06-12My Faith Led Me to Unschooling
By digging deeper into my faith, I learned what it means to be a family that learns together
2018-06-03Across the Lines: Abolishing Racism with Education
Cultivating liberated and unbiased spaces for youth to grow through Self-Directed Education
2018-05-24Teens and Screens
An adolescent mental health crisis is brewing. Are smartphones and social media to blame?
2018-05-22The Power of Curiosity
Self-Directed Education gives curiosity space to do its magic
2018-05-10Los accidentes y el desarrollo de los niños
Por qué los accidentes son importantes para el desarrollo de los niños
2018-05-08My Self-Directed (Adult) Journey into Self-Directed Education
After being successful following a pre-paved, practiced, tried-and-true education and life path, how does one deviate from that?
2018-05-01Deschooling in School
Part 3: Where Are We Now?
2018-04-26You Can’t Ruin Your Kids
Why parenting matters less than we think
2018-04-17Self-Directed Education and the Role of Care
If we want a better future for ourselves and children, we need to start creating more communities of care.