Blake Boles gave an important keynote address at this year’s AERO conference. The main point that resonated with me was the idea to look at the SDE community from the perspective of families stuck in traditional schools and not be caught up in squabbling between SDE models.
Joel Hammon Featured on Blake Boles’ Podcast Off-Trail Learning
Joel talks about quitting teaching, starting Princeton Learning Cooperative, and supporting others to create centers using the Liberated Learners model.
Teacher Liberation
Check out my recent TEDx talk, Teacher Liberation. The primary focus was reaching educators who love working with young people, but are frustrated by the traditional education systems.
Opting Out in a Bigger Way
Schools are gearing up for another round of standardized tests. Families are rightly opting out of these tests. Tests measure a very narrow range of skills and abilities—they can’t possibly measure what we value most in young people: creativity, inspiration, kindness, curiosity, collaboration.