The stories of young people at Liberated Learners centers who came from a conventional school environment where they struggled to fit in are always deeply moving.
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.