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2020-03-20Self-Directing in Isolation
What does it mean to self-direct in an isolated world?
2020-03-18Community Updates on COVID-19
Ten members of SDE communities discuss their reactions to COVID-19 and quarantine.
2020-03-12Life Is an Adventure
One person’s decision to direct their own education and why doing it should be the norm.
2020-02-20Adult Playgrounds
Modeling play and freedom for adults (in hopes that it will help some adults deschool).
2020-01-30From “Video Game Addict” to Computer Programmer
A lifelong unschooler and recent “graduate” of self-directed program Pathfinder Community School transitioned from being obsessed with Minecraft to mastering multiple computer languages in less than a year.
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 […]
2019-12-12On Play
Exploring the role of play in our lives: what it is, why we do it, and it’s extrinsic and intrinsic value.
2019-10-03Dragons and the Art of Letting Go
Parenting perspective on children’s autonomy in their appearance
2019-08-01Swimming in the Deep End
What happens when we walk alongside our kids instead of throwing up invisible boundaries.
2019-05-22Is Homeschooling Just Coercive Education at Home, or Can It Be Self-Directed Education?
Reflections on a homeschooling journey.
2018-11-12The Unschooled Engineer
How a teenager who has been unschooling can begin preparation for academic study of STEM.
2018-10-24Just Be In Relationship
Trust and authenticity are central to the practice of Self-Directed Education.
2018-09-11The American School System Is Destroying The Voice Of Young Writers
The strict guidelines of a graded writing system destroys passionate writing in schools.
2018-08-07Now I Need Two Theories
How I learned that my kids are different
2018-07-10Stop Putting Subjects into Hierarchies
As SDE parents, it is often one of the last habits we have to break.
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
2018-05-22The Power of Curiosity
Self-Directed Education gives curiosity space to do its magic
2018-04-10SDE and Special Snowflake Syndrome
Self-directed is commonly assumed to mean self-centered and self-important
2018-03-27Your Children Are Not Your Property
So why do so many of us treat them that way?
2018-03-20Wanted: A Few Good Females
Why is it that parents, who come to see the value in a Free School education, think it might be just the thing for their son, but don’t want to rock the boat for their “well-adjusted” daughter?