Students view school as a prison that is deteriorating their mental health and passion for learning– but also as a necessity.			
		 
		
			Jane Arisi		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				By digging deeper into my faith, I learned what it means to be a family that learns together			
		 
		
			Julie Polanco		
	 
	
		
							
					Voice of the Children				
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Cultivating liberated and unbiased spaces for youth to grow through Self-Directed Education			
		 
		
			Alexander Khost		
	 
	
		
							
					The Self-Directed Bookworm				
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				An adolescent mental health crisis is brewing. Are smartphones and social media to blame?			
		 
		
			Blake Boles		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Self-Directed Education gives curiosity space to do its magic			
		 
		
			Missy Willis		
	 
	
		
							
					El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas				
			
			
							
			
			
				
			
			
				Por qué los accidentes son importantes para el desarrollo de los niños			
		 
		
			Rebecka Koritz		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				After being successful following a pre-paved, practiced, tried-and-true education and life path, how does one deviate from that?			
		 
		
			Cassidy Younghans		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Part 3: Where Are We Now?			
		 
		
			David Lane		
	 
	
		
							
					The Self-Directed Bookworm				
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Why parenting matters less than we think			
		 
		
			Blake Boles		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				If we want a better future for ourselves and children, we need to start creating more communities of care.			
		 
		
			Kelly Seacrest		
	 
	
		
							
					El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas				
			
			
							
			
			
				
			
			
				En este articulo dividido en dos partes, Rebecka Koritz nos relata su viaje personal a través de Montessori y luego Waldorf, hasta aterrizar en la Educación Autodirigida.			
		 
		
			Rebecka Koritz		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Self-directed is commonly assumed to mean self-centered and self-important			
		 
		
			Matthew Gioia		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				Why a club of mutual- and societal-improvement is good for teenagers, and how to structure one.			
		 
		
			Brian Huskie		
	 
	
		
							
					Voice of the Children				
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				How perception of sexuality and gender is transformed by education, and what that means in Self-Directed Education.			
		 
		
			Alexander Khost		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				So why do so many of us treat them that way?			
		 
		
			Bria Bloom		
	 
	
		
							
					El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas				
			
			
							
			
			
				
			
			
				En este articulo dividido en dos partes, Rebecka Koritz nos relata su viaje personal a través de Montessori y luego Waldorf, hasta aterrizar en la Educación Autodirigida.			
		 
		
			Rebecka Koritz		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				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?			
		 
		
			Michelle Loucas		
	 
	
		
							
					The Self-Directed Bookworm				
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				On the undeniable power of credentials and what self-directed learners can do about it			
		 
		
			Blake Boles		
	 
	
		
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
				How we treat the earth is a reflection of how we treat each other.			
		 
		
			Sarah Louise Esau