We are in the midst of the sixth extinction. This time, we believe it is caused by humans. The dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago in the fifth mass extinction caused by an asteroid. In a video for The New Yorker, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert says we may be triggering the next mass extinction on ... Read more
Here’s why the melting Arctic should matter to us all. “Just like the Amazon are the lungs of the world, the Arctic is like our circulatory System”. As C02 emissions drive climate change, we continue to deregulate protected areas, and as global temperatures rise to dangerous levels, the Arctic region is at a higher risk ... Read more
Do you ever have trouble picturing the magnitude of change caused by rising global temperatures? This time lapse video of the Arctic ice melting over the last 35 years shows the climate crisis in motion – and calls for urgent action. Check out the World Economic Forum website for more information.
How We’re Priming Some Kids for College – And Others for Prison In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to ... Read more
Watch below as Akilah S. Richards and Laura Kriegel from the Alliance for Self-Directed Education explain how unschooling, free/democratic schools, learning centers, co-ops and more relate. As we move forward, we should think about what play and exploration looks like – it builds into incredible programs, choices, and a future that leads to liberating children.
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 TEDtalk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish. Watch the full video below.
Tony Zampella distinguishes each element of authentic trust, and explains how each element enhances or diminishes our capacity to become trustworthy.
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. This talk and countless discussions related to this topic led one of the authors of this site to start homeschooling her children in 2009. Watch the full video below.
Comedian Michael Jr. goes off the cuff at a live comedy show and uses this improvised moment as a great explanation for knowing your why and exploring one’s purpose in life. It’s not what you do, it’s the why that steers your journey. “When you know your why, your what becomes more impactful because you ... Read more
The Global Learning Crisis – And What to Do About It By 2030, half the world’s children will be out of school or failing to learn in school. The most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government minister Amel Karboul. Yet too often large investments go to more visible initiatives ... Read more