“I would rather Summerhill produced a happy street sweeper than a neurotic Prime Minister.” –A. S. Neill, pioneering founder of Summerhill School
Zoë Neill Readhead
Monday night I sat on my back patio staring up into a rare, starry Chicago night. I squinted and made out each point of The […]
Ashley McCall
Voice of the Children
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.
Alexander Khost
Maintaining a garden can help to change one’s thinking.
Jennifer Campbell
Our principles as a lens to look outward
Ian Campbell
School disengages us from life
Paul Sippil
A conversation with Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammad, Dena Simmons and Brian Jones about abolitionist teaching and antiracist education.
How do we prepare our children for the ever-changing world?
Julia Brodsky
Growing Up Unschooled
A series on the systemic discrimination of youth.
Bria Bloom & Alexander Khost
Contrary to cultural expectations, self chosen activities don’t have to taste bad to be good!
Charlotte (Candy) Landvoigt, Ed.D.
A review of Blake Boles’ new book that is being released today.
Matthew Gioia
A webinar series in collaboration with Eclectic Learning Network & The Alliance for Self-Directed Education
Maleka Diggs
A discussion of how self-directed spaces are able to flex in this time of crisis.
Crystal Byrd Farmer
Learning to just be during quarantine.
Jenni Mahnaz
In the scurry to assert a sense of normalcy, public school districts, educators, and families are missing opportunities to revise assumptions about how education ought to work. Now’s our chance to shift the status quo of conventional schooling.
Haley Tilt
This story involves suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and bullying. Please do not read this if those topics will trigger you. In elementary school, I was the […]
anonymous
A write-up around ways to support families during this time.
Maleka Diggs
An exploration of the intersections between learning, education and schooling and their relationship to the society we end up with.
Zakiyya Ismail
Some young people are getting tattoos and body piercings as an expression of their youth rights movement.
April Fuels
Artwork created and performed by self-directed children during Coronavirus mandated quarantine.
