Dyslexic Kids Wrote This Article in a School that Forces No One to Read or Write
Release Date: 10/30/2025
Dyslexic Kids Wrote This Article in a School that Forces No One to Read or Write
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About the article: In this article you can find out what dyslexic kids, who have grown up together in a self-directed setting, have to say about reading, reading instruction, community, and dyslexia. Spoiler alert: Consent and listening to kids are prime in our story even when they rub against what adult voices in SDE and adult voices in literacy education have to say. About the Author: Roxy Manship (she/her) goes to ALC Mosaic in Charlotte, North Carolina. She likes listening to audio books and doing gymnastics. Simona Desantis (she/her) is a student at ALC Mosaic in Charlotte NC. She likes...
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Blake Boles Keynote
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Where is the alternative education movement headed, and how will we arrive there? In this special episode, Blake gives the closing keynote at the AERO (Alternative Education Resource Organization) conference in Portland, Oregon on June 29th, 2019. Themes of the talk include: embracing the growing variety of alternatives, tackling unsexy but important challenges like school finances, doing better research on self-directed learning, and the many ways to make the movement more inclusive.
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An Interview with Jim Flannery
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Alexander Khost interviews Jim Flannery of Peer Unschooling Network.
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Redefining Respect - Part Two
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About Part Two: In this episode, lifetime unschooler Makayla Chicktay and I talk about respectful gestures as it pertains to adults. Things need to change, and we're talking about why. About the Series: Respect has the consensus of being important, so why are adults yanking it away from our children? Follow me, an unschooler with strong opinions, as I use a short audio series to deconstruct the concept of respect, replacing conventional ideas with a more unschooled perspective. About the Author: Marley Richards, 14, is an unschooler of 7+ years, and avid dancer. She finds a way to include...
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Redefining Respect - Part One
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About Part One: A re-introduction to the term “Respect” with an example from our family. About the Series: Respect has the consensus of being important, so why are adults yanking it away from our children? Follow me, an unschooler with strong opinions, as I use a short audio series to deconstruct the concept of respect, replacing conventional ideas with a more unschooled perspective. About the Author: Marley Richards, 14, is an unschooler of 7+ years, and avid dancer. She finds a way to include social justice work in all her interests, mostly character design and K-Pop.
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In this article you can find out what dyslexic kids, who have grown up together in a self-directed setting, have to say about reading, reading instruction, community, and dyslexia. Spoiler alert: Consent and listening to kids are prime in our story even when they rub against what adult voices in SDE and adult voices in literacy education have to say.
About the Author:
Roxy Manship (she/her) goes to ALC Mosaic in Charlotte, North Carolina. She likes listening to audio books and doing gymnastics.
Simona Desantis (she/her) is a student at ALC Mosaic in Charlotte NC. She likes acrobatics, cooking and skiing.
Aria Alfano-Wittmeyer (she/her) is a student at ALC Mosaic. She lives in North Carolina. She likes to be outside, snow ski and bake.
Willow Ewers (she/her) is a student at ALC Mosaic in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is into reading, writing and being in the water.
Luke Manship (he/him) is a student and part time facilitator at ALC Mosaic in Charlotte, NC. He’s a nerd with video games, Magic and nature.
Lacy Manship (she/her) is a facilitator at ALC Mosaic in Charlotte, NC. She loves books, creeks and a challenge.