Why we’ll keep on drawing cats
Art and Self-Direction Thanks to Dr. Naomi Fisher for this guest post, which instantly rang…
Behaviour, behaviour, behaviour*
*With thanks to Michael Rosen for the inspiration I got in an argument recently. It…
School with no lessons
This article was first published in the Green Parent magazine, issue no: 85 date: October/November…
What about autism?
There have always been kids who don’t fit the mainstream school system. Over the years,…
Quick, Get Me Out of Here!
Are you nurturing anxiety rather than nurturing your child? Last week I was walking with…
Exam Results
Another year, another set of GCSE results. More photos of triumphant and disappointed teenagers –…
The Elephant in the Room: Short term choices, long term consequences
“I think I can safely say that we who believe in self-directed learning do so…
They wanted a swimming pool
This is the first in our series of articles for National Democracy Week 2018. Naomi…
But how will they learn to read?
When my son was less than 6 months old, we were given a cloth bag…
Visiting Paris Schools
Schools with no lessons? No adult imposed curriculum or rules? Schools where children have an…
Democratic education: unschooling at school?
August 2017, and my unschooled daughter and I arrived in a scruffy hall of residence…
Why we’ll keep on drawing cats
Art and Self-Direction Thanks to Dr. Naomi Fisher for this guest post, which instantly rang…
Behaviour, behaviour, behaviour*
*With thanks to Michael Rosen for the inspiration I got in an argument recently. It…
School with no lessons
This article was first published in the Green Parent magazine, issue no: 85 date: October/November…
What about autism?
There have always been kids who don’t fit the mainstream school system. Over the years,…
Quick, Get Me Out of Here!
Are you nurturing anxiety rather than nurturing your child? Last week I was walking with…
Exam Results
Another year, another set of GCSE results. More photos of triumphant and disappointed teenagers –…
The Elephant in the Room: Short term choices, long term consequences
“I think I can safely say that we who believe in self-directed learning do so…
They wanted a swimming pool
This is the first in our series of articles for National Democracy Week 2018. Naomi…
But how will they learn to read?
When my son was less than 6 months old, we were given a cloth bag…
Visiting Paris Schools
Schools with no lessons? No adult imposed curriculum or rules? Schools where children have an…
Democratic education: unschooling at school?
August 2017, and my unschooled daughter and I arrived in a scruffy hall of residence…