Reimagining Education for the 21st Century and Beyond
Are you a student, bored with school, wondering why, oh why, you have to be there in the first place? After all, they don’t teach you anything you will use after you graduate. Perhaps you've thought of dropping out, but then, what would you do? After all, everyone needs to have an education, right?
Then this book is for you:
Are you a parent, frustrated with the public school system, and can’t afford the money for a private school, or time to homeschool your children? Are you tired of the political baggage that goes with a public school system? Why can’t they just teach the kids, right? Why all the testing? Why can’t they control the children? Why is little Johnny failing?
Then this book is for you:
Are you a teacher, one of the two-thirds of all teachers that have at least thought of leaving the profession? Tired of the endless rounds of testing, the bureaucracy, the endless paperwork, the high demands of the job, the simple lack of respect and total disregard as a professional, and the list can go on - why do you keep doing this? You’re as much a prisoner of the system as your students.
Then this book is for you:
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Featured Read:
For as long as there has been compulsory schooling, students have asked, “Do I really have to go to school through 12th grade? Isn’t there some other way?”
Here is the story of North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens, which has provided this support to hundreds of students over the past two decades. In this combination memoir/how-to, you will learn that this “other way” is actually an opportunity for young people to get a tremendous head start on adulthood. Not only do these young people generally start college early, gain meaningful work experience, and travel or pursue interesting passions, they also have the time and space for self-exploration. They develop intrinsic motivation, self-awareness, and maturity beyond their years.
This is a great article from The Epoch Times on one mom's unschooling journey:
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And another article from The New York Post on a British family's unschooling experiences:
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I'm 'Unschooling' my Kids - Why We Won't Teach Them to Read and Write
Further Reading:
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NEW! Kenneth Danford - Learning is Natural, School is Optional: The North Star Approach to Offering Teens a Head Start on Life
Ian Siegel - School Sucks, Your Child Doesn't: The Secret to Unlocking Your Child's Untapped Potential
Karla Marie Williams - Homeschool Gone Wild: Inspired Learning Through Living
K. Marston - Yes! You Can Homeschool: Learn to Homeschool in 10 Easy Lessons
Pam Laricchia - What is Unschooling?: Living and Learning without School (Kindle edition)
Lenore Skenazy - Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow
Mary Griffith - The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
Starr Green - Unschooling as Homeschooling: A Beginner's Guide for Getting Started
Judy Arnall - Unschooling to University: Relationships Matter Most in a World Crammed With Content
Carol Topp - Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them, and Not Burn Out
Mara Linaberger - Help! My Child Hates School: An Awakened Parent's Guide to Action
Karla Marie Williams - TEENS Unleashed: Unschooling Young Adults as They Reach for Their Dreams
Internet resources:
kidsoutandabout.com - Kids Out and About is a local guide to programs and activities for kids, teens, and families.
www.self-directed.org - The Alliance for Self-Directed Education is a nonprofit organization dedicated to normalizing and legitimizing Self-Directed Education, to make it available to everyone who seeks it.
www.johnholtgws.com - John Holt: Growing Without Schooling, a website with resources and archived material.
www.educationrevolution.org - The Alternative Education Resource Organization provides plentiful information on alternative schools (some self-directed and some not) around the world, including programs to help you start your own.
www.northstarteens.org - North Star Teens are individuals moving forward in unique directions at a pace that is right for them. North Star is not a school, but a hybrid with aspects of homeschooling and school, and does not offer diplomas, credits, or grades. Since 1996, we have provided an alternative to school where teens learn in the way that suits them best.
sudburyvalley.org - In the vibrant community at Sudbury Valley, students from pre-school through high school age explore the world freely at their own pace and in their own unique ways. They are responsible for designing their path to adulthood.
openschooloc.com - The Open School is a K-12 self-directed democratic school. Instead of curriculum, classes, and assignments, students learn through real life and by authentically helping to run the school.
worldschool.org - WorldSchool, a sustainable global learning ecosystem, is a virtual learning community that empowers families, teachers, and children to actively learn, share, develop, and adapt.
homeschoolroadmap.org - The Homeschool Resource Roadmap provides current and prospective homeschooling parents with free summative information about nearly 6,000 homeschool-oriented resource providers in over 300 different content areas. In the process, we hope to encourage and equip homeschooling parents as they raise and educate their children.
hsdla.org - The Home School Legal Defense Association passionately advocates for the freedom to homeschool and offers support for every stage of your homeschool journey, including legal protection, educational support, and community.