I wrote this essay that the ASDE published today.
On Limited Educational Choice in Rural Communities self-directed.org/tp/on-limi… #SDE #selfdirectededucation
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9 books every parent should read 👇
1. Free to Learn by Peter Gray
This book explores the importance of play in childhood development — and how to unlock and facilitate your kid’s instincts to play to foster their growth.
Happy to have been included in this group of education entrepreneurs!
2024 is a great year to be an education entrepreneur! I asked 10 recent podcast guests to share their startup advice for aspiring founders. Inspiring!
Thanks @MercedesG1228 @JoshCLC @Lyncaeus @Devan44551105 @ActonVenice and others not on X!
the74million.org/article/10-…
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2024 is a great year to be an education entrepreneur! I asked 10 recent podcast guests to share their startup advice for aspiring founders. Inspiring!
Thanks @MercedesG1228 @JoshCLC @Lyncaeus @Devan44551105 @ActonVenice and others not on X!
the74million.org/article/10-…
If #school isn’t serving you positively, stop going. #selfdirectededucation #unschooling instagram.com/reel/C0W823sJh…
Here’s a clip from an interview I did with my old friend @SamDever for The Sam Dever Podcast. Full episode available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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Said it before but:
No possible way you can look around at the state of this planet without feeling entirely overwhelmed
We are dealing with ongoing, multi-pronged trauma on a global scale. Endless reasons to despair
Please know that your sadness and ANGER are real and valid
Happy to have had the opportunity to talk with @Kerry_edu for the LiberatED Podcast!
“I was made to take rights away from kids,” says @JoshCLC, a former public school teacher in Illinois who quit to launch a self-directed learning center. Listen to today’s podcast episode to hear more of Josh’s story!
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Learning is not a thing confined within four school walls, on certain days of the week, exclusively with a teacher present.
It’s a way of life.
It’s the biggest disservice in the world to not teach our kids that.
We want people to find their passions and become experts in their fields of interest. That is a hard thing to do that takes time.
What if instead of taking up so much of kids’ time with school, we based their whole education around exploring their interests to find their thing?
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Here’s my (admittedly half-baked, so feedback welcome) idea for what public education ought to look like, centered around shifting away from the current “one-size-fits all” system.
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As @blakeboles put it, from now on I will “only work in places where youth voluntarily choose to be. I will not lend my labor to places of coercion.”
Thoreau said “If you really wish to do anything, resign your office.” 8/