Tipping Points
Previous Stories (page 14)

How Does it Work?!? Re: Age Mixing

An eight-year-old hands a sheet of music to a waiting six-year-old, and I note that no one complains about their blocking the hallway for Euphonium […]
Abigail Oulton

The Two Tales of Starting One play:ground

A junkyard playground in New York City is empowering young people by giving them space and ownership over their decisions.
Alexander Khost & Yoni Kallai

From Waldorf to Unschooling

One family’s journey from Waldorf Education to Self-Directed Education.

Navigating Unschooling and Blackness In the American Education System

Fueling confident autonomy and embracing natural learning among children of color
Akilah S. Richards

Unschooling: Personalized, Self-Determined Education

How some parents in Canada choose to nurture children’s natural learning journeys

Collective Intelligence in Action: The Self-Directed Education Movement

When schools don’t work we struggle, debate, break away, collaborate, and reinvent.

Sudbury: Autonomy in Community

A longtime staff member outlines the Sudbury approach to Self-Directed Education.
Bruce L. Smith

Why Self-Directed Education?

A couple of teachers discover Self-Directed Education after taking cues from their children.

Spawn Point Vignette

A glimpse into a group of mixed-aged, agile learners through the eyes of their facilitator.

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book cover Rigged
by Hazel Smack

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The first $8,000 of profits from these books by Peter Gray will be used as advances to publish the writing of Women of Color. Half of all proceeds there after will also be used as advances for Women of Color authors.

book cover Mother Nature’s Pedagogy:
Biological Foundations for Children’s Self-Directed Education
by Peter Gray

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book cover Evidence that Self-Directed Education Works
by Peter Gray

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book cover The Harm of Coercive Schooling
by Peter Gray

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book cover How Children Acquire “Academic” Skills Without Formal Instruction
by Peter Gray

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