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Anxiety & Pushback
[vc_empty_space] If you are a parent testing out Self-Directed Education (SDE) spaces, or you’re in one such space, but struggling with feelings that the facilitators should do MORE with your...
November 8, 2017
Black, Queer, & Self-Directed
[vc_empty_space] "Our hope is to normalize a Black Lesbian family, by showing images of a happily married couple raising our children." - Kendal Esquerre • Listen in as one Black,...
November 1, 2017
Transitioning to Unschooling
This is about the work of fitting in versus figuring out. Atlanta-based flight attendant, wife, and mother of three—Katrina Morrison—discusses the choice of following a path you already envisioned and a process/relationship you’ve already invested in, versus starting anew.
August 1, 2017
Deschooling Discipline
This week, Akilah talks about how Jamaican cultural icon and folklorist, Dr. Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley influences her unschooling approach to parenting. She also discusses how discipline can be deschooled to embrace a whole-person, decolonized approach to making life changes.
July 28, 2017
Kickin’ It, SDE Style
In this episode, we’re talking parenting patois, patronage, unschooling progress, in-person meetups, and plenty more.
July 19, 2017
Practicing Unschooling
In episode 45, I answer a question from someone who attended my unschooling webinar today. She asked about the process of going from homeschooling to unschooling, and I expound on a response from a longtime unschooler inside the webinar. Plus, I give an overview of unschooling, so don’t miss those details.
July 12, 2017
Natural Learning in Philly
When Maleka Diggs moved to an affluent Philadelphia neighborhood so that she and her husband could get their daughters into the best school, she was shocked to face racism from the school’s principal. Soon after, she set out to create the sort of academic and community-centered environment she wanted for her daughters, instead of trying to fit them into the school’s culture.
July 6, 2017
Unschooling Studies
In this episode, Marley, a 13-year-old unschooler who happens to be my daughter (big ass heart emoji! hehe) discusses her current curriculum. She is deeply immersed in dance/performance, writing/research, and game design. Find out how structure develops naturally, how we address personality conflicts, and of course, we offer laughter and good vibes all up and through. Here’s what life looks like for an unschooling teenager.
June 28, 2017
Start Your Own School
In this episode, Tennessee-based edupreneur, Sonia LeBlanc, brings us personal insights along with solid statistics about the southern United State’s school classifications and exemptions. She talks about how to Start a School in Nashville, Tennessee, specifically a Sudbury Valley School.
June 21, 2017
Demilitarizing Myself
“…Sad to say, autonomous growth is not allowed in most institutions or households so it takes place later in life than it should if you ask me. I was no different this process took place way later at least that’s what it felt like but for some, it may be even later. So here I am, creating what feel right for me. Giving myself permission to do any and everything differently and autonomously, and creating space that allows women to transition into a self-guided spiritually grounded living and growing lifestyle post military.” – Veronica Ashley #POCinSDE
June 13, 2017
Woke AF Parenting
Yolonda Jones: creative spirit. writer. professional photographer, professional natural hair stylist, professional singer, professional Black girl as Dr. Yaba Blay would say. Yolonda’s crown rises high like her ambitions and her intentions. She and her partner, her husband, Will, are raising 4 free people, two daughters and twin sons, while simultaneously raising themselves as creatives, as business owners, as people with flaws and fire.
June 7, 2017
Mask-Free Relationships
In this episode, Los Angeles-based natural learning advocate, Genesis Ripley, talks about the myriad of ways the liberated parenting journey has changed her for the better. She shares some of the ways it helps to grow her and heal her relationships. The reality for Genesis is that this approach to parenting and living is helping her to better understand herself and the people she spends time with…We talked about how our children get to be themselves, which frees us up to recognize the ways that we’ve been holding on to things that aren’t even about us, but we just didn’t recognize our own freedom to let that stuff go.
May 29, 2017
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