The Joy of Learning
Founder of Washington's first outdoor Self-Directed Education center. I write for parents leaving conventional school and teachers burning out inside it. Subscribe to learn what's really happening to kids, and why there's a better way.
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How to Recover from Burnout? Ask a Nine-Year-Old Who Just Left School. (opens the original)
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How School Trains You to Burn Out (opens the original)
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Schools Don't Just Fail the Kids Who Struggle. They Are Run by the Kids Who Didn't. (opens the original)
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Schools Don’t Just Limit Unstructured Time for Kids. They Teach Children Their Hours Belong to Someone Else. (opens the original)
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Schools Don't Just Fail to Teach Cooperation. They Teach Children That a Classmate's Success Is a Threat to Their Own. (opens the original)
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