Sometimes self-directed learning seems like something for the privileged who have nothing but time on their hands to wander through the woods and slowly cook meals together in the family kitchen with freshly foraged ingredients. Raquel Knack returns to talk to Annie about how her family made specific choices to allow them to find an alternative to conventional schools. Self-directed learning will be a unique experience for every family. The one commonality is that it places the power of choice in the hands of the learner, rather than some pre-determined set of information uniformly applied to young people based on age.
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Annie Friday is an educator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and birth doula. Most recently, Annie co-founded Blue Bridge Agile Learning Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blue Bridge serves families engaged in self-directed education pursuits. Annie considers herself a recovering teacher engaged in the ongoing process of deschooling and relearning everything she has ever known about education. Annie is a public school parent who is actively working to decenter school in her family life. Annie believes all learning needs to be learner-led, consent-based, and rooted in play. Annie holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Her teacher and family training focuses on supporting young children through play, nature, and mindfulness. Annie lives in Michigan with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy playing outside hiking, camping, boating, and skiing as well as inside with board games, video games, dancing, doing yoga, and cooking.
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