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Christine Yablonski

Choosing my kids over public education

My husband Phil and I were both educated in the public school system. He came from a very impoverished family and decided at a young age that getting himself into a good college was going to be the key for him to get out of that difficult life. My family was solidly working class and [...]

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Christine Yablonski

Finding the work-life balance is all about trust

I’ve been hearing about companies that don’t limit time off for their employees. They are expected to simply get their tasks done, the how and when the process plays out is less important than the final product. That opens up the employees ability to control their work time, their play time, their personal time, and, [...]

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Angela Harris

My brain said ‘no’

One of the benefits of homeschooling is that it is generally unnecessary to hold to a rigid schedule. In other [...]

Laura Grace Weldon

Nature principle

The compelling reasons kids need nature were explained factually and forcefully by Richard Louv in Last Child in the Woods: [...]

Chris Mercogliano

Educating children in a violent world

I was recently asked to write a column for a national education magazine. When the editor told me the theme [...]

Ron Miller

Caring education and meaningful democracy

Is it possible to have caring education or a meaningful democracy in a culture that is fundamentally competitive, materialistic, and [...]

Wendy Priesnitz

Taking risks and breaking rules

Albert Einstein once said that it is a miracle curiosity survives formal education. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t. When my husband [...]

Angela Harris

The peaceful school

“You must be so patient.” If I have heard that once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. I must be [...]

Ron Miller

Education for a green society

There is a strong connection between the business world and the modern institution of schooling. Historians of education have explained [...]

Laura Grace Weldon

How to listen and how to be heard

Do you really want a dead cat on your desk?” When a teacher took a parent’s phone call at the [...]

Karen Whitescarver

The lifelong journey

It was a cloudy day in April, 2004. It was cloudy in my mind. And storm clouds were brewing over [...]

Ron Miller

Toward participatory democracy

As I pursued research for my book on the 1960s-era free school movement, I came across numerous references to the [...]

Ed Smith

A history lesson and survival guide for young people during the decline of America

If you’re an American teen or young adult, you’re a pioneer. You may not think of yourself as a pioneer, [...]

Laura Grace Weldon

Empowering children’s interests without excessive interference

Alexa began creating a village when she was seven years old. She liked to build tiny houses out of sticks [...]

Christine Yablonski

Choosing my kids over public education

My husband Phil and I were both educated in the public school system. He came from a very impoverished family [...]

Ron Miller

Reflecting on spirituality in education

Early in my career, I attempted to define the place of spirituality in holistic education: A basic premise of holistic [...]

Laura Grace Weldon

How the 10,000 hour rule benefits us

If you haven’t heard about the 10,000 Hour Rule, you’re probably busy doing what people do. Living life on your [...]

Charlotte Landvoigt

Parents and the new paradigm

When our philosophy necessitates a change in the way we view the world, we call it a paradigm shift. Our [...]

Judy Cohen

A dent in the sofa

Pouring a cup of instant coffee, looking over the kitchen counter into my living room, I suddenly saw it. On [...]

Christine Yablonski

Finding the work-life balance is all about trust

I’ve been hearing about companies that don’t limit time off for their employees. They are expected to simply get their [...]