{"id":26062,"date":"2020-05-26T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/?p=26062"},"modified":"2023-11-11T16:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:37:01","slug":"unschooling-self-directed-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carryonfriends.com\/unschooling-self-directed-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Unschooling &#038; Self-Directed Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"buzzsprout-editor-preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/685469\/episodes\/3907337?client_source=small_player&#038;iframe=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"display:block;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 100px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unschooling vs Homeschooling<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jamaican\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingfreepeople.com\/\">Akilah Richards<\/a>\u00a0hosts Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC (Black Indigenous, People of Color) communities.<br \/><br \/>In this episode, Akilah gives her definition of unschooling and explains the difference between unschooling and homeschooling. Akilah also shares her journey from the traditional Caribbean perspective on school to Unschooling &amp; Self-Directed Education. We also discuss school wounds and my openness to explore self-directed education as an option for my son.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Connect with Akilah &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingfreepeople.com\/\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fareofthefreechild\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/fareofthefreechild\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><strong>Resources mentioned in the episode:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingfreepeople.com\/155\/\">Fare of the Free Child: School Wounds<\/a>\u00a0episode\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>The Alliance for Self-Directed Education:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.self-directed.org\/\">https:\/\/www.self-directed.org\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abrome.com\/blog\/2017\/8\/1\/college-admissions-for-alternative-schooled\">College Admissions for Alternative Schooled<\/a>\u00a0(Article from unschooler in Austin, TX)\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Akilah&#8217;s TEDx Talk:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UgbD1qrJ0c4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UgbD1qrJ0c4<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>From Schoolish to Self-directed (audio course):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/radicalselfie.teachable.com\/p\/schooltoself\">https:\/\/radicalselfie.teachable.com\/p\/schooltoself<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UuuX27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raising Free People<\/a> book<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><a><strong>Shop Carry On Friends<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On Social @carryonfriends &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Enjoyed the show? Please remember to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1HnDcMv\"><em>leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breadfruit.media\/\"><em>Breadfruit Media<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0Production:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/breadfruitmedia\"><em>Twitter\u00a0<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breadfruitmedia\/\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Updated November 2020)<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unschooling vs Homeschooling Jamaican\u00a0Akilah Richards\u00a0hosts Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC (Black Indigenous, People of Color) communities. 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