Rogue Learner
Do you want your children to enjoy learning? Most parents would agree that their ultimate goal in educating their children is to create motivated life-long learners. Research shows us that motivation and excitement for learning are best achieved when learners are offered autonomy, trust, and resources that support their interests. Self-directed learning is at the heart of this educational model. In this podcast, we’ll explore ways to ignite our children’s curiosity and passion for learning through interviews with experts and families who have experienced first-hand the advantages of pursuing self-directed education.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
The Six Optimizing Conditions for Self Directed Education with Dr. Peter Gray
Dr. Peter Gray
Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology at Boston College who has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education…
Neurodiversity and Self Directed Learning with Naomi Fisher
Show Notes
- Jenna starts the show by describing her family's learning philosophy and home education style. My family has been home educating now for approximately 9 months and we’ve chosen self direc…
Choosing the right Learning Environment for Your Kids with Naomi Fisher
Show Notes | Part I
- Jenna first discovered Naomi Fisher’s work through the Offtrail Learning Podcast hosted by Blake Boles. She then discovered the comprehensive YouTube video produced by The Pho…
Skilled and Unhappy; The Promise of Conventional Schooling
Show Notes
Chris and Jenna share their takeaways from episode 009.
Selling your house and beginning a co-housing project of this scale is commendable and courageous. It takes a lot of effort to take…
Intentional Co-housing Community with Unschooling in Mind
Show Notes
- Nickee’s boys are 61/2 and 4 and have always unschooled. Her husband brought the idea of homeschooling into their family.
- Nickee had a gut feeling her son would not fit into the school…
How Does Self Directed Learning Differ from Conventional Schools?
- Jenna shares a voicemail from the community. Sue calls in to share how her son “reverse engineered” his driving course to make it more efficient and relevant to him.
- You can call in and leave you…
13 Ways to Address Our Fear and Doubt
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Doubt and fear come up a lot within homeschooling forums and groups.
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It’s natural to feel doubt and fear when you’re choosing something unconventional for your family. Media and social norms make…
Learning Through Play and Perseverance in Unschooling
On today's show, I'm talking with Heidi Steel. She lives in the UK and has unschooled her children from the very beginning. She's a former teacher, and now spends her time advocating for unschooling …
Letting Go Of Control
- Homeschooling can seem overwhelming when you consider the anxiety we experience based on societal pressures. How can we gain meaningful employment and get into college without attending school? Howe…
Building a Global Community of Self-Directed Families Through an Online School
- Kelly describes her educational upbringing as traditional and not too exciting. She was focused on sports and socializing. She remembers playing “school” as a kid and growing up around educators. Sh…
An Educator's Transition Away from Traditional Schooling
- Join the Facebook Community if you want to get support, learn about great resources, and get inspiration for self-directed learning.
- Record a voicemail! If you want to share any challenges you over…
Get Started with Self-Directed Learning
A rogue learner in my definition is somebody who takes their learning by the horns. It's somebody who makes their own path, crea…
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