He’d Rather Be Fishing

He’d Rather Be Fishing

(Here’s a “Happy Alumni Story.” I will have an update on North Star’s first month of the new academic year in the next installment, but it’s a bit too soon to summarize right now.) What happens to a boy who skips school and goes fishing all day? Not just one time as a...
Safe Centers for Online Learning!

Safe Centers for Online Learning!

At the end of my book Learning is Natural, School is Optional: the North Star approach to offering teens a head start on life, I shared my dream that current schools transform into the equivalent of community centers or community colleges, based on voluntary...
A Mid-Summer Update from Ken via WRSI

A Mid-Summer Update from Ken via WRSI

“Ken Danford left being a public school teacher decades ago because he realized that the model does not work for everyone. He never went back. But he’s never stopped teaching. Now, with public schools being pressured to reopen during a global pandemic, parents...