“I just want to know the rule. Can we play the guitar in the common room or not?”
Kenneth Danford
Have non-White families even considered this fascinating new way of educating?
Dr. Kelly Limes-Taylor Henderson
One family’s journey of going through various methods of education, including from one method of Self-Directed Education to another.
R.L. Saunders
It all starts with Trust.
David O'Connor
Most children’s books reinforce the hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling. Back Home by Michelle Magorian is an exception, with the heroine Rusty ending up at an early democratic school which is presented as a common sense and humane approach to education.
Naomi Fisher
The weekly routine in the wonderful life of an Agile Learning Facilitator.
Mel Compo
How new perspectives brought about empathy at an Agile Learning Center.
Nancy Tilton
An exploration of three popular models for supporting self-directed learners.
Blake Boles
In this excerpt from Resisting Illegitimate Authority, Bruce E. Levine surveys the means by which conventional schooling punishes anti-authoritarian impulses and primes children for conformity.
Bruce E. Levine
Iris Chen, author of the blog Untigering, shares about her family’s SDE journey, #SelfDirectedStories
El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas
Nuestra falta de confianza en los niños genera la necesidad de controlarlos a ellos y lo que aprenden, cómo y cuándo. Rebecka Koritz explica su punto de vista.
Rebecka Koritz
Voice of the Children
An examination of role playing games as a microcosm of healthy Self-Directed Education environments
Alexander Khost
How a teenager who has been unschooling can begin preparation for academic study of STEM.
Judy Arnall
John Taylor Gatto (1935–2018) was an award-winning schoolteacher and author whose public embrace of Self-Directed Education in the 1990s shocked many educators and motivated many […]
Patrick Farenga
Young people are happier at Sudbury than the students in conventional schools because of three important aspects of the Sudbury model. Sudbury provides a place of happiness by removing arbitrary stresses, by allowing students autonomy, and by giving space for true socialization.
Cassidy Younghans
Trust and authenticity are central to the practice of Self-Directed Education.
Bria Bloom
The Self-Directed Bookworm
What does it take to raise self-directed learners: kids who wants to do stuff, make stuff, and learn stuff on their own, without coercion?
Blake Boles
One of the hidden lessons of school is that we can be categorised by our ability, which then affects how we see ourselves and other people. This makes no sense within self-directed education, meaning that learners can retain their trust and joy in their capacity to learn.
Naomi Fisher
El Mundo Donde los Niños Son Personas
Todos los papás quieren brindar a sus hijos la mejor educación, pero ¿cómo te aseguras de hacer la elección adecuada para ellos?
Rebecka Koritz
Luka has had a totally self-directed education. This article discusses the vital foundations of that education, especially the Continuum Concept.
Kris Kolff
