Voice of the Children
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?
Alexander Khost
Was definiert Bildung in unserer modernen Zeit? Was macht jemandem zu einem gebildeten Menschen? Und wo findet Bildung überhaupt statt? Ein Text über die Förderung echter Bildung, in dem über das veraltete, zwanghafte Schulmodell der vergangenen Jahrhunderte hinausgeblickt wird.
Blake Boles
Exploring the role of play in our lives: what it is, why we do it, and it’s extrinsic and intrinsic value.
Tyler Howard
A rare encounter with a hostile person reminds us how grateful we are for the freedom to learn that SDE affords us.
R.L. Saunders
Entre los 6 y los 12 años, mi hijo aprendió a leer y hablar inglés sin ir a la escuela ni ser enseñado por maestros.
Dolores Bulit
Or, what would Dr. Peter Gray’s, “What Einstein, Twain, & Forty Eight Others Said About School” sound like sourced from my library.
Abby Oulton
A Message from Peter Gray, President of ASDE
Peter Gray
Free. Spirited. Childhood.
An exploration of the “what ifs” surrounding Self-Directed Education.
Jenni Mahnaz
Arguing over test scores and other statistical outcomes takes the focus away from deeper questions about freedom and human flourishing.
Paul Sippil
Reading Ramona the Pest as a self directed learner highlights how arbitrary school conventions really are.
Naomi Fisher
Children should be trusted to make the decisions that are relevant to their education and life. Self-Directed Education requires that adults trust children. However, there are limits to that trust.
Antonio Buehler
El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas
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.
Rebecka Koritz
Parenting perspective on children’s autonomy in their appearance
Sarah Longwell
The last of a four part collection of essays from the book Anarchist Pedagogies.
Joseph Todd
Voice of the Children
An attempt to explain Self-Directed Education in twenty minutes.
Alexander Khost
Former teacher challenges readers to re-envision schools as a place to support children’s self-discovery which positively affects us all.
Missy Willis
End of summer may highlight the social nonconformity of living without school, but it can also be a time for celebrating the family’s moves toward what actually works, and witnessing thriving!
Katie Lane-Karnas
A friend introduced me to Rachel in 2016. I had heard rumors of the Fifteenth Street School, the first Summerhill inspired school in New York […]
Alexander Khost
Growing Up Unschooled
Unschooling or SDE Schools: What we all need is community
Bria Bloom
A first person account of a directed learning seminar that didn’t happen
Ed Smith
