by Ken Danford | Mar 25, 2022 | self-directed learning
North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens Job Posting Position: Core Staff North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens has been making school optional for teens in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts since 1996. The Core Staff of 8-10 diversely...
by Ken Danford | Feb 18, 2022 | self-directed learning
Thank You to Jacob Miller-Mack, Ellen Morbyrne, Kiva Singh, and Sphennings Wright for sharing their thoughtful reflections about having left school with North Star’s support a couple of decades ago! This sort of conversation counts as Major Fun in my life! To give...
by Ken Danford | Feb 7, 2022 | self-directed learning
In addition to my work with North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens, I spend an increasing amount of time happily sharing our model with others around the country and the world through our Liberated Learners network. Liberated Learners has two primary goals:...
by Ken Danford | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Who guessed this pandemic would lead to us watching Boston’s wastewater reports on a daily basis? Well, I’ll take good news wherever I can find it, even in a pile of public poop. This week, there is dramatically less Covid-19 in the fecal matter of Boston’s general...
by Ken Danford | Jan 1, 2022 | self-directed learning
It turns out that Omicron has me down, along with millions of others. (The family Christmas dinner was a spreader event.) Thanks to my vaccines and booster, and the support of our Montague friends delivering various tinctures and teas, I hope to be back up before...
