it’s the way children are taught that adult conversations are more important and not to interrupt them. it’s the way children are taught to control their excitement, their sadness, their energy and expression to prepare “for the real world someday”. which btw, excuse me? this is the real world. and in the real world, all i know are adults with... See more

These stories often feature exaggerated elements of rebellion, autodidact mastery, subversive hacking, heroic confrontations with villainous teachers and schoolyard bullies, genius non-neurotypical personal innovations and breakthroughs, and powerful experiences outside formal learning. These stories often sound like self-serving tales told by... See more

Through the construct of ‘schooling’, we have designed an environment for conditioning people to see knowledge acquisition as being directly associated with structure (through classes) and success (through grades), when in reality, most of what we learn and adopt as practices is from interacting with the world and through discovering results from... See more