Here’s just one idea. Is it legal? Barely. We don’t have to do it just because we write about it, you know that already, we can feel free to share ideas in public without worrying. Except for? Our hosting provider is a private company and they can do whatever they want and people can still…
I’ve been considering submitting this title as a keynote session at the next AERO Conference (Alternative Education Resource Organization, Jim) – but it’s not much of a keynote if the intention of the event is instead to ask an audience of youth to answer the question. The word “How” is chosen specifically instead of the…
Since LEAVE SCHOOL: what teachers can’t tell you was finally published to print (Amazon / Barnes and Noble), I thought it was worth publishing my favorite chapter from the book, which shares four stories of teen-initiated zero-tuition self-directed learning centers. If there is a brick in the wall that this book contributes to the working…
Making Self-Directed Education Accessible to All Why? | Watch the Video | Browse Accessibility Solutions | Contribute “Accessibility” means very different things to different people. In June 2020, I presented at the Alternative Education Resources Organization annual conference on the topic of Making Self-Directed Education Accessible to ALL. Please enjoy the presentation and consider contribution to…
I was recently invited to appear on Gina Riley and Kevin Stuverson’s podcast, Learning by Living. I discuss my work with the Peer Unschooling Network and a mobile application I am releasing soon called “LEAVE SCHOOL: what teachers can’t tell you.” (Note that in the interview, I refer to the app as being called “Curricu-Dumb”…
Recently, I ran a workshop for a group of teens where we went through a brainstorming process for generating project ideas. I thought it’d be fun to share a list of my own dream projects, all of which I hope to complete before I die. I guess that makes this my “project bucket list”. As…
Thanks to Alex Khost at the Alliance for Self-Directed Education for interviewing me for their online magazine, Tipping Points! In the interview, I speak a lot about the crossover between issues in our education system and mental health system as they related to human rights and self-direction. Hope you enjoy! Transcript Available at ASDE’s website: …
As some may know, I recently started writing a book titled “School Sucks so Start Your Own.” The book describes how young people can take their educational destiny into their own hands by starting their own self-directed learning communities in their areas. In the fall and spring, I ran workshops at libraries and other venues…
This summer, I had the privilege of being invited to work at Not Back to School Camp, an annual summer camp for unschoolers. To call it a “summer camp” almost feels like an injustice to the event, as it is an experience that far exceeds any expectation one might have of a summer camp. Since I…
It appears that I’ve started a Vlog… If you check the YouTube videos themselves, all references are included. I’ve omitted them from this page since it would take up so much space. PART 1: Part 2: The Rebuttal Part 3: Do it for Humanity Part 4: How it’s Done