1C: Six Optimizing Conditions

The ASDE Compendium

Welcome & Introduction

Module 1: What is SDE?

Module 2: A Day in the Life: The Varying Days of Folks Engaged in SDE

Module 2 Overview
2A: "It All Comes Back to Trust" by Annie Friday
2B: "A Day in the Life of an Unschooler" with Ash
2C: "Living, Learning, Thriving" by Aspen Thorn
2D: "Embracing the Natural Path: My Journey from Conventional Homeschooling to Self-Directed Learning" by Empress Zamakhuba
2E: Pause and Reflect on Module 2

Module 3: "But What About Math?" - Most Common Topics in SDE

Module 3 Overview
3A: "Intersectional Unschooling" by Zakiyya Ismail
3B: "Math Beyond The School Mindset" by Laura Grace Weldon
3C: "Navigating Screens Together" by Nollaig Rydz
3D: "Knowing When to Nudge or Let Go: Supporting Kids in Their Self-Directed Journey" by Radical Learning (Sari González & Becka Koritz)
3E: "But What About Socialization?"
3F: “Cracking Myths of Self-Directed Learning” with Sai!
3G: Laws/Legality
3H: Pause and Reflect on Module 3

Module 4: Intersectional SDE: Deschooling, Decolonization, and The Internal Work

Module 4 Overview
4A: "The Internal Work of Deschooling: Healing from Adultism, Ableism, Capitalism, and Colonization" by Iris Chen
4B: "An Invitation to Deschool" by Jonie Broecker
4C: "Unschooling as Cultural Work: Imagination, Resistance, and Renewal" by Akilah S. Richards
4D: "Anti-Adultism in Action: On Becoming Adult Allies" by Bria Bloom
4E: Pause and Reflect on Module 4

Module 5: Practices and Tools for Parents & Caregivers Invested in Youth Liberation

Module 5 Overview
5A: "Childism, Consent, and Children's Rights" by Adrienne Miller
5B: "Conscious Parenting Tools" by Vivek Patel
5C: "Let Youth Be Their Own Stuntkids" by Alexander Khost
5D: "Partnership Over Pedagogy - Ditching the Dogma in SDE" by Meghan Suniga-Davies
5E: “I'm Living Like an Afrikan: Going Back to Our Ancient Ways of Living and Learning” - An Interview with Mama Yolanda
5F: “How to be a Liberatory Parent Invested in Youth & Collective Liberation” by Ieishah Clelland-Lange
5G: Pause and Reflect on Module 5

Module 6: The Deep Work: Intersectional Considerations for Parents and Caregivers

Module 6 Overview
6A: "Intersectional Parenting for Collective Liberation and Social Change" by Yolanda Williams
6B: "Wounds and Triggers and Adultism, Oh My! 11 Stepping Stones on My Path Toward Oz" by Domari Dickinson
6C: "When We Unlearn We Grieve, and When We Grieve We Unlearn" by Chévanni Davids
6D: “SDE for Low-Income and Single Parents” by Lou Hollis (Luvenia Marie Wilkerson)
6E: "As Print is Our Witness: A Reading Instruction Lens for SDE Black and Brown Families" by Nikolai Pizarro de Jesus
6F: "The Value and Urgency of Intersectionality for White Parents Raising White Children" by Erin Jantz
6G: "The Things We Don't Know About Our Kids" by Radical Learning (Sari González & Becka Koritz)
6H: Pause and Reflect on Module 6

Module 7: Building Resilient Communities

Module 7 Overview
7A: The Various Types of SDE Spaces
7B: "A Calling Towards: Building Resilient Community" by Cassidy Younghans
7C: "Building Resilience Within Staff for Those Who Center Collective Liberation" by Anonymous
7D: "Building a Resilient (Decolonized) Community" by Raj Kanani
7E: "Co-Creating A Thriving Community Culture" by Sundiata Soon-Jahta
7F: Pause and Reflect on Module 7

Module 8: Being in Community: Decision Making, Conflict, and More

Module 8 Overview
8A: "Finding Our Way Together: Co-Creating Shared Agreements" by Spencer Babcock
8B: "Informal and Formal Structures in Democratic Self-Directed Education" by Charlie Morse
8C: "Conflict Engagement and Resolution - An Intersectional Lens" by Chantrisse Parks
8D: “Community Care: Center the Needs of Those Most Impacted”: An Interview with Antonio Buehler
8E: Pause and Reflect on Module 8

Module 9: Community Shows up ALL the Ways: Creative Solutions

Module 9 Overview
9A: "Building Community in a Variety of Ways (Outside of Centers)" by Ratna Shah
9B: "Socialization Goes Both Ways: Teens and Adults Influencing Each Other in Public Spaces" by Jupiter Perkins
9C: "The Importance of Being Earnest: How to Build a Nurturing Community as an SDE Parent" by Gruff Madrigal
9D: "Dreaming Up Non-School Gathering Ideas Together"
9E: Pause and Reflect on Module 9

Module 10: Neurodivergence, Disability (ND&D), and SDE

Module 10 Overview
10A: "Ableism in Conventional Learning Environments: The Invisible Truth" by Andria Smith
10B: "Healthy Boundaries: How to Expand Tolerance and Lower Unnecessary Demands" by Je’anna Clements
10C: "Self-Directed Education As Post-civilizational & Neuroqueer Praxis" by mk zariel
10D: "Learning While Unwell: Self-Directed Education on Off Days" by Dominique Paloma Bible
10E: "Unschooling with cPTSD" by Laura Schroeder
10F: Pause and Reflect on Module 10

Module 11: Deschooling: ND&D

Module 11 Overview
11A: "What Parents Need to Know: A Teen's Perspective on Self-Directed Education" by Teo Velasco Koritz
11B: "Unschooling with Neurodivergence: Centering Family Wellbeing and Humanity" by Demetria Wilkinson
11C: "Self-Directed Education and Special Interests" by Taisa Jenne
11D: "My Journey from 'Good Mother' to Crip Mom" by Maria Epp
11E: "Living Over Learning" by Micaela Hoops
11F: Pause and Reflect on Module 11

Module 12: ND&D: Creative Ideas for Supporting Our Brains and Bodies

Module 12 Overview
12A: "Non-Directive Play Therapy" by Nadia Lynn Erlendson
12B: "Common Sensory Tools and Support for Neurodivergent Families" by Whitney DiFalco
12C: "First Aid Kit for the Nervous System" by Amanda Sanborn
12D: "Spectrum of Sound" Playlist by Soliheen
12E: Pause and Reflect on Module 12

Module 13: Supportive Community Within SDE: ND&D

Module 13 Overview
13A: "Why Do We Have to Make a Distinction? Neurodiversity in SDE" by Daveed Jacobo
13B: "Creating a Strengths-Based Community with What You Have" by Lane Clark
13C: "Touring an Adaptable Space for ND Youth" by Eleanor Ford
13D: "A Space to Be: Finding Connection and Self in a Neurodivergent Unschooling Journey" by Melissa Crockett-Joyoue
13E: Pause and Reflect on Module 13

Module 14: Resources for Going Deeper

14A: Intro to SDE: Modules 1-4 Resources
14B: Parents & Caregivers: Intersectional Considerations & Collective Liberation: Modules 5-6 Resources
14C: Building Resilient Community in SDE: Modules 7-9 Resources
14D: Neurodivergence and Disability in SDE: Modules 10-13 Resources
14E: Contact Info for Contributors

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