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Learning in the Time of Corona
Exploring learning and freedom in the midst of the lockdown
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Why I won’t send my daughter back to school
Why I won’t send my daughter back to school
My daughter is in year 2, so outside of the government’s target groups to be going back to school right now. However, as soon as I saw the…
Alex O'Neill
Jun 12, 2020
Reopening schools won’t fix our broken society
Reopening schools won’t fix our broken society
The proposed wider reopening of schools to supposedly protect disadvantaged young people and the economy is short-sighted…
Artemis D. Bear
Jun 12, 2020
Who your child is now, is enough.
Who your child is now, is enough.
Why we need to stop focusing on who they will be.
Zena Hodgson
Jun 2, 2020
Figuring out what things to do
Figuring out what things to do
Being a part of a community is a decision, a choice. I’m a staff member at East Kent Sudbury School which I recently wrote could be best…
Kezia Cantwell-Wright
May 26, 2020
Towards co-operative working in alternative education
Towards co-operative working in alternative education
When I first sat down to write this article a few weeks ago, I was conscious of the ways in which my ‘voice’ might be situated amidst…
Amber Fensham-Smith
May 22, 2020
I have learnt much less from the curriculum … but much more from my home life … (Jesse, aged 14)
Over the last few months, I have lost count of the amount of times I have said or heard the phrase “we live in strange times.” This phrase…
Max Hope
May 21, 2020
Free to Learn?
Free to Learn?
What is ‘freedom to learn’? Arguments on this point stretch back into history. For example, Alfred the Great of England (849–899)…
Pam Jarvis
May 11, 2020
Of horses and idleness in the city
Of horses and idleness in the city
It is early in the morning and I am standing in the middle of a field, watching two horses graze idly. They look peaceful and calm, a…
Susanne Rolli
May 7, 2020
Crisis Education
Crisis Education
A month ago, when the government announced that the schools were to be closed, I listened with a strange mix of feelings. It was clearly…
Rachel Jones
May 7, 2020
It’s Playtime
It’s Playtime
It’s okay to let our children play all day.
Heidi Steel
May 1, 2020
Schools were Unsafe Before this Deadly Virus
Schools were Unsafe Before this Deadly Virus
Dear Youth of Today…
Dannywhitehouse
Apr 27, 2020
Closing the Cabin (for now)
Closing the Cabin (for now)
It’s been 6 weeks now since we closed the Cabin due to covid19. We wanted to hold out and stay open whilst the schools stayed open, but in…
Sophie Christophy
Apr 26, 2020
A Circle of One Kilometre Radius
A Circle of One Kilometre Radius
Our world has shrunk. In Paris during lockdown, we can only go a kilometre from home. All the parks and playgrounds have closed. We can…
Naomi Fisher
Apr 22, 2020
Coming Out of the Education Closet
Coming Out of the Education Closet
I dread it when people ask me what I do for a living. My stomach turns, and my body tenses up. And depending on how I’m feeling, my…
Sally Hall
Apr 22, 2020
In Between Days
In Between Days
It’s been just the four of us for a month now: two parents, and two teenagers, who have always been home educated or unschooled…
Sarah Louise Esau
Apr 20, 2020
Stay at Home, Stay Away From School
Stay at Home, Stay Away From School
Flo’s story of learning in the time of corona
Dannywhitehouse
Apr 19, 2020
Exposing freedoms, finding intention
Exposing freedoms, finding intention
I’m standing on my balcony looking out over Putney Heath. There’s a runner on the pavement, and he’s kind of struggling. He’s committed…
Rowan Salim
Apr 17, 2020
How it feels to home educate after years of planning to home educate
How it feels to home educate after years of planning to home educate
Well, didn’t that just drop out of the sky and into my lap.
Alex O'Neill
Apr 16, 2020
TIMBER!
TIMBER!
An old tree is falling
Tasha Gossett
Apr 16, 2020
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