Expert Insight Panel: Learning Without Being Schooled - New Visions for Education

Описание: This panel discussion took place at the #InspireEducationSummit 2024.

Join a panel of experts who are not only able to imagine a different #education paradigm but can describe it from their own lived experience as unschooled, self-directed, #consent-based learners.

What do you find out about #learning, yourself, and the world, when you aren’t forming those opinions from within the current #school system but in environments where you have real #agency, influence, and #choice? How might these insights and experiences contribute to positive change for other young people, and wider education transformation?

Find out what it’s like to step away from the #EducationSystem and forge a new path as a young person. What sort of ideas, insights and questions will the panel have for now and the future?

Our Panellists:

Nishika:

“I’ve lived in the USA, Australia, and currently call the UK my home! My parents are of Indian origin. I’ve always been free to pursue anything that piques my interest, and this has allowed me to discover my passion in writing stories. I love to read both fiction and non-fiction, though largely fiction as that is also what I tend to write most. I’ll always be thankful for the path unschooling is helping me to pursue. Here’s to the adventure!”

Freya:

“I love animals. I love to collect things and I don’t like sitting still in the slightest. I’m super active and I love to make potions, I quite like magic. I’ve never been to school, I’m home educated. I’d like to show people that you shouldn’t feel pressured to choose school. I want there to more optional things, including more things that people are interested in like baking, gardening, sewing, animals and healing/medicine, that people don’t get to learn about in school.”

Thisbe:

“I’ve been home educated my whole life and have been attending a consent-based education setting for most of it, though I am also close to people who are deep in the mainstream system which is interesting. I think when people have conversations about changing education for young people, they are often looking at it from the point of view of not practicing different ways themselves, or not having had that different experience as a child. I think I can provide some insights into what the experience can actually be like.”

Benji:

“I've been attending a self-managed learning community for nearly four years. I like music, art and reading books. I've been home educated my entire life, apart from 6 months where I went to primary school. I am moderately good at self-managing. I love my horse Bucky, and sometimes prefer him to people.”

Mae:

“I have always been home educated. Spending time in a self-directed, consent-based environment with a diverse group of children has equipped me with unique skills and experiences. Because of my education outside of the mainstream, I believe I’m a much more confident and well-rounded person. I have constantly been encouraged and nurtured as an individual by all the adults around me, whether that’s been my parents or other supportive adults I’ve had along the way. I’m grateful I’ve always been encouraged to follow my dreams.”

This panel discussion was hosted by Sophie Christophy, co-founder of consent based, self-directed learning communities, The Cabin and The Lodge: https://www.downatthecabin.com/

About the Event:

The ‘INSPIRE Education Summit: The Pathway to Transformation’ ran from 18-25 November 2024, and was a collaboration between Progressive Education and Limitless, in celebration of the launch of their membership platform for start-up schools and learning communities.

Membership Platform: https://educationstartups.org/community

INSPIRE Education Summit: https://educationstartups.org/inspire

Progressive Education website: https://www.progressiveeducation.org/

Progressive Education Group on Facebook:   / progressiveeducationgroup  

Limitless website: https://www.limitlesscommunity.co.uk/

Limitless Podcast: https://limitlesscommunity.podbean.com/

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