“Most teenagers depart their senior years with a diploma and an unfortunate sense of irrelevancy to the outside world. Any One Stone student has a different story. My three years with this fantastic organization saved me from the confusing mediocrity that was high school, and instead, exhibited the power and responsibility I have as a […]

Interesting take on self-directed learning from a group of teens who created their own student-run ‘school within a school’ in Great Barrington, MA.

Jaws drop as this young man explains why he is valedictorian and how they education system rewards the wrong things. Brave young man!

While I think the Prince Ea video itself is a little overdone…. the Principal’s reaction which starts at around 5:00 is really great. Especially when he points out all the different interest groups who are in place keeping the system as it is.

Founder of NorthStar: Self-Directed Learning for Teens and the Liberated Learners Network tells all.

School should really teach you this. Looking at the law, it shows you don’t have to go to school – in fact, there are a hell of a lot of alternative options available.

What I learned in school vs. What I didn’t learn in school.

Dr. Peter Gray is a researcher who has published many articles about self-directed learning as well as the book Free to Learn….

Dr. Gina Riley is an education researcher who has published several research studies about self-directed learning and unschooling….