The “hacks” described below will not be 100% “free”; they will require you to put in some time. Then again, I put in a lot of time and effort into creating the LEAVE SCHOOL app, so it feels like a fair exchange. The main issue I’m trying to address by writing this article offering the…
So excited to announce that my new audiobook app, ‘LEAVE SCHOOL: what teachers can’t tell you’, is finally available! LEAVE SCHOOL helps teens who are frustrated by school to thrive without school by pursuing self-directed learning. Get it at LEAVE-SCHOOL.com There are so many people to thank for supporting me in creating this project. Though…
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…
Thought this might be useful to anyone interested in getting involved in activism… Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
This week I appeared on the webshow “For the Love of Learning” as part of a panel of guests discussing Creating Community for Unschoolers. It was an honor to be invited to join such an accomplished group of people, admittedly I felt a bit under-accomplished. I don’t know that I did a very good job…
I thought maybe this would be useful to anyone struggling with addiction… Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
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…