Here is an update on the documentary movie still in production, "
Self-Taught," which raises awareness of the unschooling phenomenon and myriad opportunities to become well-educated and a life-long learner, outside of the traditional formal education system.
While not all gifted persons are auto-didactic, for many individuals self-directed learning opportunities are a valuable means to learn something new everyday, when the formal education system provides one-size-fits-most lockstep programming geared for the achievement of equal outcomes among all pupils.
The documentary "Self-Taught" highlights the movement which may have begun about 20 years ago, with Grace Llewellyn's book,
"The Teen-age Liberation Handbook": how to quit school and get a real life and education.
A recent
blog post by the creators of Self-Taught thanks supporters and in doing so presents a few of the learning opportunities made available by these sponsors:
1)
Liberated Learners2)
Workspace Education3)
Unschooling Mom2Mom4)
The Alliance for Self-Directed Education5)
The Daily Groove6)
The Agile Learning Center Network (ALC)Related thread:
gifted documentaries
