Going Global: Liberated Learners in The Philippines

Ken Danford with 3 teens during visit to The Philippines

Abot Tala is seeking to become the first Liberated Learners center outside of North America. I have just returned from spending ten days with their team, meeting everyone involved with the project and learning about Manila and The Philippines.

What can we do together?

LL 2018 summer conference

“What can we do together?” emerged as the theme of our recent Liberated Learners Conference at North Star in Massachusetts.

A Clip from New Self-Taught Documentary

Self-Taught is a film about adults who homeschooled reflecting on how this approach has impacted their lives, careers, and general attitudes.

What Does it Mean to Be Educated?

By Ken Danford. Blake Boles has been writing and speaking about self-directed learning for over a decade, most recently for the Alliance for Self-Directed Education.  In his article What Does it Mean to Be Educated?,  he offers a somewhat historical perspective of where we are in the long-term arc of public education in the United States.  As Blake points out, schools …

What Happens to Self-Directed Learners?

Two teens smiling at the camera

Even in the world of alternative education, North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens is a hard program to fully grasp. Along with our “teen panel” approach to explain the success of our model, we now have outcomes data to bolster the case.

Changing a Life in Eight Minutes

“Hi, this is Angie. My son is 16. He is an artist. He’s terrific. He has had some great summer experiences, he works with a professional artist, and he has a full vision for what he wants to do. But he hates school.”