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Self-Directed Education works because we are biologically designed for it. Throughout essentially all of human history, children educated themselves by exploring, playing, watching and listening to others, and figuring out and pursuing their own goals in life (Gray, 2016). In an extensive review of the anthropological literature on education cross-culturally, David Lancy (2016) concluded that learning—including the learning that comprises education—is natural to human beings, but teaching and being taught is not.
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Peter Gray
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How Children Acquire “Academic” Skills Without Formal Instruction
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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