#16 The Case for Unschooling

SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON Ko-fi: Jyoti Imix joins Heidi Steel this month, to talk about recording evidence, observing children, and research on Self-Directed Education in light of the Portsmouth Judicial Review. We discuss: · Children’s Rights and advocating for children as a minority group 2:30 · Heidi gives a detail outline of her background 7:30 · PCC Judicial Review 12:00 · What documenting learning could look like 12:50 · Paragraph 94: “As can readily be seen, in the present case the defendant did not reject the claimant's reports because they were not in a particular form. The defendant's concerns were substantive ones. Despite the length of the claimant's reports, they were wholly assertive in nature. They contained nothing by way of actual work produced by the children. To take the example of work on To Kill a Mockingbird, which featured in submissions at the hearing, there was no material showing the degree of comprehension of the appellant's daughter concerning the novel; merely a series of statements from the claimant.” 19:00 · Adulteration and observation change the behaviour of the observed 22:00 · Involving our young people in problem solving and being part of the solution 26:00 · Research and evidence base for self directed education 28:30 · Deschooling 38:50 · Feminist Theory 44:00 · What happens when we remove structure and direction from people’s lives? 48:30 · Anarchist theory and collaboration 52:20 · Fear responses and connecting with our own selves first instead of (over) reacting 57:00 · Focusing on our children and this moment before us in this space 1:00:30 LINKS: PCC Judicial Review Portsmouth Judicial Review decision explained by Fiona Nicholson from edyourself Portsmouth JR summary and read through Summerhill After Summerhill Ivan Illich Deschooling Society Sugata Mitra The hole in the wall Peter Gray Free to Learn 36:30 Gina Riley Unschooling: Exploring learning beyond the classroom 42:00 Suitable-Education website GUEST MEDIA LINKS: Jyotiofferings.com LIVEPLAYLEARN LINKS: Website Liveplaylearn.org Facebook Live. Play. Learn YouTube Live Play Learn