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Why?  On Questioning Authority by Liz Videka

Why? On Questioning Authority by Liz Videka

by Erin | Feb 3, 2019 | advocacy, deschooling the adults, power dynamics, reflection, youth empowerment

Growing up, I had a lot of questions. I can distinctly remember asking about the concept of god, as a middle schooler, and wondering who created god, if god created all things. I was told that, that is why god is god. He just is. That didn’t sit well with me. I...
Endless Summer

Endless Summer

by Erin | Aug 12, 2018 | acceptance, advocacy, anxiety, child-lead, connection, deschooling the adults, diversity, inspiration, meeting needs, nature connection, traditional school

One thing that I absolutely love about summer is that in the absence of school, kids and adults exhale and naturally fall into a life that tends to look a whole lot like Self Directed Education.  For someone who has embraced this style of learning year-round, seeing...
Self Directed Living/Self Directed Learning by Danielle Onward

Self Directed Living/Self Directed Learning by Danielle Onward

by Erin | Jul 10, 2018 | advocacy, child-lead, deschooling the adults, inspiration, trust

“I don’t have to do anything!”, my seven year old gleefully shouts while spinning in circles in our backyard. My eldest of three, he is an individual who is far more physically and emotionally literate than I’ve ever been. He and his two siblings have been raised in...

Equality: From Theory to Action (Book Review by Chelsea Bonhert)

by Erin | Jul 10, 2018 | advocacy, inspiration, our research, power dynamics

What’s Love Got to Do With It? —Well, EVERYTHING! As an NVC conscious human, parent and learning facilitator, and self-proclaimed fierce lover, I thoroughly appreciate the definition of affective equality put forth by Lynch, Baker & Lyons in their book...

Shining a Light on Adultism Through Photovoice

by Erin | Jan 21, 2018 | advocacy, our research, wln video

McMaster Youth Photovoice Project: For 5 weeks in the summer of 2017, 5 youth researchers used their cameras and their voices to raise awareness around the issue of adultism. This is the result of their...
Triggered Empathetic Responses

Triggered Empathetic Responses

by Erin | Sep 15, 2017 | advocacy, anxiety, empathetic response, feelings, power dynamics, safe spaces, self-awareness, self-connection, traditional school

Last night was a beautiful summer evening, so my family and I stayed out enjoying it well after dark. I had the baby and she wanted to look at the blinking lights in the shop windows. Those bright blinking lights are so appealing to babies. There were some loud people...
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