if college marketing mail said what it really means for many of those approaching from a less conventional background
mk zariel
In this article you can find out what dyslexic kids, who have grown up together in a self-directed setting, have to say about reading, reading instruction, community, and dyslexia. Spoiler alert: Consent and listening to kids are prime in our story even when they rub against what adult voices in SDE and adult voices in literacy education have to say.
Roxy Manship, Simona DeSantis, Aria Alfano-Wittmeyer, Willow Ewers, Luke Manship, and Lacy Manship
An invitation to share your experience with Self-Directed Education
Annie Friday
What deschooling really asks of us
Esther Jones
The reality of unschooling as a poor single parent facing serious health issues, and the community we’re building in spite of it.
Annette Walters
Why does “The Left” continue to defend Public Schooling while the expanding ecosystem of alternatives – fueled by School Choice legislation – is producing fertile ground for liberal values and their pedagogical roots?
Tomis Parker
In 2018, I wrote an article for Tipping Points called, “Update Available: Why Big Tech is in the Business of Education Reform.” At the time, […]
Sophie Christophy shares her Family Frame approach to consent-based, self-directed decision making and activity planning that addresses the needs and wants of all.
Sophie Christophy
They say education has a single path, A paved road with fences and gates, Rules marked by bells and registers, Grades like shackles — Pass, […]
Zamakhuba Radebe
A young working group identified new names for the formerly self-directed model of education.
April Fuels
Sari González shares the beginnings of her personal unschooling and deschooling practice in this piece about trust, doubt, and finding comfort in the discomfort of not having all the answers.
Sari González
Rudi Gesch, author of new version of the classic “No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” shares more about the story behind the story in his new book advocating for risky play.
Rudi Gesch
An exploration of trans youth medical care access by an SDE parent in collaboration with my young trans self-directed child.
Hazel Smack
And other comfort-challenging experiences with my toddler
Bria Bloom
On his path toward self-discovery, the author started a conversation with Chat GPT that led him to the world of self-directed education which eventually brought him a deeper sense of purpose and belonging through time spent with young people at Not Back To School Camp.
Harry Taussig
