This is a podcast about stepping out of line, challenging the norms of schooling, recentering the child, and letting go of control for control’s sake. Whether you’re schooling, unschooling, deschooling, or homeschooling, this podcast is for you.
OOL_0084 The Use Of Seclusion And Restraint In Schools
Annie Friday is joined this week by Guy Stephens, Executive Director for the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint. Guy shares some basics to what seclusion and restraint is, how they are used in schools, who is being hurt most, and the many variations of how scenarios can play out for young people, families, and educators. Guy and his organization are hoping that through their resources like their upcoming Beyond Behaviorism conference, their open book clubs, their live bi-monthly podcast, and their advocacy support, more educators and families will lean on the neuroscience, nervous system research, and relationship-centered strategies to address the unmet needs and lagging skills of the young people being otherwise subjected to these outdated and dangerous methods. Find more at EndSeclusion.org
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8 Apr 2025
OOL_0081 Burnout for SDE Founders
Annie Friday is joined by a founder and director of a self-directed education center in Michigan who shares openly and honestly about her experience approaching burnout. Annie and guest go into the many contributing factors that can lead to burnout among the facilitators and administration of learning centers, unschooling co-ops, and other spaces created as alternatives to schools. Tight budgets, lack of funding, need for volunteer support, maintaining access and equity are just a few themes they dive into this week.
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Share a comment or ask a questionSupport the show (and save 10%) when you shop early learning trainings at Explorations Early LearningVisit the show archives to browse and search all episodesMore AnnieMore CandisVisit Blue Bridge School's website or Instagram
1 Apr 2025
OOL_0080 Pro Public School And School Choice, Part 2
Latoya Nelson is back with Annie Friday to follow up on the conversation they had last fall on the topic of the need for public school spaces and the need for spaces that can be supportive to families with varying needs. Latoya shares more personally on her own family's experience fighting for the care, education, and resources for her neurodivergent child. School choice has become a political issue full of buzz words and jargon when really public education is often missing the mark on actually supporting the needs of young people and their families in the narrow conversation. Annie and Latoya both recognize that this is a nuanced topic and far more difficult to get into than a 30-minute podcast could cover in full. We will continue to explore the radical re-visioning of the public education system.
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Share a comment or ask a questionSupport the show (and save 10%) when you shop early learning trainings at Explorations Early LearningVisit the show archives to browse and search all episodesMore AnnieMore CandisVisit Blue Bridge School's website or Instagram
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