by Ken Danford | Nov 17, 2021 | self-directed learning
Steven Slaughter has recently returned to the Chicago area after teaching in Nairobi, Kenya for several years. He is interested in catching up on alterative models, and participated in the Another Way group this past year. Now he is traveling to various schools and...
by Ken Danford | Nov 1, 2021 | self-directed learning
We are sending out our Fall newsletter this week. Some of you will receive a hard copy in your mailbox (old style!), and here is a link to the digital version for all of you. The feature story is written by current North Star member Tove Schweitzer. Her story is...
by Ken Danford | Oct 20, 2021 | self-directed learning
By now, everyone reading this blog knows that Grace’s book changed my life. When Grace decided to open The Hive, a center modeled after North Star, and join our Liberated Learners network, I felt a unique moment of fulfillment. Our team at North Star had inspired our...
by Ken Danford | Jul 15, 2021 | self-directed learning
This spring my friend Blake Boles invited me to recruit some young people to do a panel about self-directed learning with Howard Blumenthal, the creator and producer of the PBS television series, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Howard now hosts a weekly...
by Ken Danford | Jun 17, 2021 | self-directed learning
In our Another Way class for adults learning about Self-Directed Education, we are currently involved in a conversation about how we might know that our approaches “work.” Many of you know that I find this conversation frustrating. People want data: test scores,...
