Across the LL network, centers are moving their programming to an online platform, often offering many of the formerly in-person activities and opportunities in a new online format, as well as adding a number of new options.
Ken and Blake on Liberated Learners and the Broader Alternative Education Ecosystem
Want to better understand the landscape of options in alternative education? Thinking about starting a Liberated Learners center? Check out Blake Boles’ recent interview with Ken Danford.
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.
Going Global: Liberated Learners in 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.
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 …
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.
Why an “Alternative” Learning Center?
The key word here is “learning.” Learning is a biological imperative. Humans learn or die.
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.”