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2024-02-16My Unparenting
A poem about unparenting
2023-04-03What would it be like, if we abolished all schools...?
A vignette
2022-10-31Self-Directed Zines and Newspapers
Several self-directed projects have taken on publishing youth content in newspapers and zines recently.
2022-05-28The Unschool Files
Issues 1 & 2 of a zine by unschoolers.
2022-01-19Bribe Children and Call Them Stinky
Rebellion in Self-Directed Education
2021-04-30The Great Surfer
A tribute to childhood.
2021-02-02The Day Tàpies Went Fishing
You can lead a horse to water, but can you make her fish?
2020-12-28Flying Squads: Back to the Beginning
The least amount of control I have ever had
2020-07-23Preparing for Outdoor SDE
As more self-directed communities are considering heading outdoors this school year, some facilitators might be wondering what to pack for daily excursions. Here’s what one facilitator has been packing in his outdoor bag over the past couple of years.
2020-05-28Adultism
A series on the systemic discrimination of youth.
2020-01-02How I Learn(ed)
“But... How did you learn the things that you needed to know?” Everyone involved in SDE knows the common questions — “How did you […]
2020-01-01(Self-Directed) Education is a Political Act
A look at the various current definitions of “freedom” in Self-Directed Education, their historic roots, and their correlation to political ideologies.
2019-12-26The Misuse of Words
As deschoolers, a lot of us use inaccurate words when discussing Self-Directed Education. What are more precise words that we can use and why does this matter? And when do we need to make up our own words?
2019-11-14“What if...”
An exploration of the “what ifs” surrounding Self-Directed Education.
2019-10-10No sueltes el liderazgo
Hay muchos y diferentes estilos de crianza. Este artículo se dirige a los papás que tienden a confundir una crianza respetuosa y pacífica con la falta de liderazgo.
2019-09-24The Art of Self-Direction
An attempt to explain Self-Directed Education in twenty minutes.
2019-09-05Growing Up Unschooled
Unschooling or SDE Schools: What we all need is community
2019-05-06Los Riesgos de la Educación Autodirigida
¿Cuáles son los verdaderos riesgos de la Educación Autodirigida? En este artículo Rebecka Koritz examina los mitos y los miedos acerca de esta innovadora opción educativa.
2019-04-11Niños auto-dirigidos, padres escolarizados
El desafío mayor viene de la programación que traen los padres y madres acerca de la educación, la enseñanza versus el aprendizaje y la tóxica presión de la sociedad acerca de lo que necesita un niño para ser exitoso y cómo se supone que debe verse el éxito.
2019-03-18Seas Rising Up, Youth Rising Up
On Friday several self-directed learning centers in New York City joined thousands of other young people worldwide as they walked out of school on climate strike