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What it would take to start your own school? May seem a massive undertaking! Imagine an inspiring space more like home, comfortable with children given respect







Deciding the best choice for our children at any given time in life can be daunting.







For new listeners perhaps Homeschooling is appealing to you but you are interested in more structure. Maybe you are interested in the philosophies of Self Directed Education, where the child is in charge of their learning and their life!







Well today we look at what it would take to start your own school. This may seem a massive undertaking but now is the time for great change! When looking at learning, even in the design of a school, could it not be more like home? Could it not be a more comforting environment to bring out children’s natural brilliance?







Well today we hear from Jeff Collins who set up the Hudson Valley Sudbury school in Woodstock New York. Jeff likes to call the school he and his wife set up a little village, a social construct to understand what it means to live together. Students are not coerced to learn anything and take an active part in making the rules and shaping the direction of the school.







As Jeff envisions, it is about getting these ideas into the mainstream conversation, as we now see a proven track record to spread this message worldwide.







So if you have passions of starting a homeschool co-op, homeschool resource center or even undertaking a bigger project as Jeff has done, it just takes a vision, local support and trust… it’s all possible!







Jeff can be found here at Hudson Valley Sudbury School https://hvsudburyschool.com/







We are a small team producing the podcast but as we see numbers grow exponentially feel a duty to realize the full potential of this movement into the world embracing Homeschooling and promise to produce more!







So to dedicate more time and resources to the show it would be amazing if you can spare a cup of coffee, or whatever you can each month to keep us up and running. You can find many ways to donate over at homeschoolingandliberty.com to become an active part of the community with lots more involvement to follow.







So, here’s to that, and to you for whatever support you can give, it is truly appreciated and honors our ideal of paying it forward, to the next family living free raising Self Directed, Creative and Caring Young Adults, Cheers!

How to start a Homeschool co op, set up a Democratic Free School, learn with life, children deserved to be treated with respect as individuals, School is over!







With many children suffering scary, painful and exhausting days at school, we must remember change is the only constant. When looking at the school system of today, we have to ask cui bono who benefits? When thinking critically we have to examine the two trains of thought proposed, that children either need to be coerced into learning with rewards and punishments at every stage, or they are innately curious about life and the want to learn everything about the world they inhabit.







I offer a challenge to anyone listening and try to not teach a 6 year old something in any given day. Count how many times you hear why in one mid-week afternoon!







So then, at age 7, we must be asking WHY would this suddenly change?







Well to take us through exciting learner centered alternatives, today we go back to a great conversation with one of the leading lights in alternative education. Today we hear from Jerry Mintz of Education revolution, who can be found here at Alternative Education Resource Organization







Jerry has set up countless Democratic schools throughout the world and helps families find real alternatives, from starting a Homeschool Resource Centre to setting up a Free School where the Iroquois model of democracy is taken from the Native American tradition, where each voice is heard and consensus of the individual, not tyranny of the majority, is the goal.







A fascinating talk with a staunch ally in the quest for giving our children fulfilled and self directed lives.







This clip is for all our listeners, but especially to share with any family still having doubts about starting their Homeschool, even as they around and feel deeply uncomfortable with the increasingly restrictive and controlling environments of today’s public schools.







You can find us over at HomeschoolingandLiberty.com and listen to all of our previous shows with the leading lights in Creative Homeschooling, Self Directed Learning and Inspired living.







In these short inspiring clips, we offer a glimpse into shared philosophies for all parents wishing to raise healthy, happy and independent young adults.







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So please enjoy!

Today we answer some common doubts that maybe affecting a family’s belief in starting to Homeschool, a fear of their child integrating into society?







I heard this myself just last week as I continue to show my girls as much of the world as possible, I simply watch in awe at their innate curiosity to continue to ask endless questions of intrigue, to see how things work in reality and gain true understanding. Something so lacking in any traditional school setting.







This can be seen in the magic of numbers found everywhere, how music affects our vibrations and the world around us, the sacredness of geometry and not forgetting our biggest teacher of all, the pure essence of nature…with social interaction at each minute of the day we walk this journey of life.







Our guest today is the perfect Self Directed “Unschooling” advocate, who comes from a polished academic background, having studied at Harvard and been a lover of her K-12 Public school experience.







Today we hear from Kerry McDonald who write regularly at Forbes, NPR, Education Next, Natural Mother Magazine and The Alliance for Self Directed Education.







Kerry talks about how when she became a mother and was investigating all the options for her child’s learning she remembered in her studies visiting a homeschooling family and realized how much joy and freedom she found there.







All of us already living these adventures with our children, know we spend most of the day outside, community living and learning, and, as Kerry points out see that the real segregation is found in the school environment, where children are separated by age and disconnected entirely to any real world experience.







This clip is for all our listeners, but especially to share with any family still having doubts about starting their Homeschool, even as they around and feel deeply uncomfortable with the increasingly restrictive and controlling environments of today’s public schools.







Kerry’s amazing books covered all things Homeschool can be found here







We are a small team producing the podcast but as we see numbers grow exponentially feel a duty to realize the full potential of this movement into the world embracing Homeschooling and promise to produce more!







So to dedicate more time and resources to the show it would be amazing if you can spare a cup of coffee, or whatever you can each month to keep us up and running. You can find many ways to donate over at homeschoolingandliberty.com to become an active part of the community with lots more involvement to follow.







So, here’s to that, and to you for whatever support you can give, it is truly appreciated and honors our ideal of paying it forward, to the next family living free raising Self Directed, Creative and Caring Young Adults, Cheers!







So please enjoy!

As we continue to move in the direction of liberty we learn valuable lessons when looking at the school system of today and why it has failed us so drastically.







One such lesson is what our guest Dr Carlo Ricci covers in today’s Homeschool Clip and that is the important question of what qualities we should look for when thinking of tutors, mentors and facilitators for our children’s path of learning.







We ask what qualities does it take to create an inspiring and peaceful learning environment?







Dr Ricci is a firm believer that to be a good teacher you must forget everything you have been taught in a faculty of education and tear down the idea of imposed curricula and tests that only lead to fear, anxiety and diminish all learning.







Dr Ricci expands on the idea of creating an authentic learning environment that should be individual for each child and rest in the principles of respect, support and Self Determination.







We are a small team producing the podcast but as we see numbers grow exponentially feel a duty to realize the full potential of this movement into the world embracing Homeschooling and promise to produce more!







So to dedicate more time and resources to the show it would be amazing if you can spare a cup of coffee, or whatever you can each month to keep us up and running. You can find many ways to donate over at homeschoolingandliberty.com to become an active part of the community with lots more involvement to follow.







So, here’s to that, and to you for whatever support you can give, it is truly appreciated and honors our ideal of paying it forward, to the next family living free raising Self Directed, Creative and Caring Young Adults, Cheers!

As we all cry for change imagine a world worth creating! Think Worldschooling! Children live free, travel, share and inspire. Let’s ask what we want to create!







The clip comes from Lainie Liberti of Project World School. Lainie opened my eyes to a world I had until that moment not really heard about, or understood in its full glory, Worldschooling.







Lainie is a lifelong learner and left the US to discover her and her son’s relationship to the world. What they discovered was something so natural – treating the world as their classroom – the ability to connect with everyone wherever and “finding your tribe who speak from the heart”







Lainie explains beautifully how intentionally living with inspiring caring individuals and families from all walks of life, you learn so much more, the experience becomes rich with thoughts, opinions and ideas.







AS Lainie calls it = This, the BIG AHA







So please spread these messages of hope as we look to a bright future in these times of fading darkness – And to all those families now joining us please tell a friend and – Welcome Welcome







If you made it this far, we hope you have enjoyed this talk, along with all the others available at







homeschoolingandliberty.com







We are a small team producing the podcast, but as we see numbers grow exponentially I feel a duty to realize the full potential of this movement into the world embracing Homeschooling and promise to produce more!







So for me to dedicate more time and resources to the show it would be amazing if you can spare a cup of coffee, or whatever you can each month to keep us up and running. You can find many ways to donate over at homeschoolingandliberty.com to become an active part of the community with lots more involvement to follow.







Lainie and Project World School can be found here









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“Creativity is not something that can be taught, by definition it requires freedom.” Dr Peter Gray is a professor at Boston College and author of Free to Learn







In today’s clip we dive into the waters of creativity with Dr Peter Gray, world renowned for his promotion of incorporating play in all aspects of a child’s learning. We see how creativity is what is lacking when the goal of school seems to be testing with little or no time for creativity, a skill so much needed in the automation of today.







Thank you once again for being part of this adventure! Once again, if you could spare 2 minutes please head on over to Itunes or wherever you get the show, to SUBSCRIBE and leave us a 5 star rating and positive review. This way we can reach all those families in need of support in these uncertain times!







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Dr Gray can be found here







https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn







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