Season 2: 09—Deschooling with Yourself (season finale with Maleka Diggs)

What does it mean to stay with yourself?

“There’s no wiki-how to this. There is no formula.” – Maleka Diggs, Founder of Eclectic Learning Network and Co-Founder and Core Member of Philly Children’s Movement

In this episode we discuss deschooling, a few ways to navigate when triggers show up (Maleka’s focus falls on what we do with those triggers, and the why behind them), along with some of the common myths behind this type of work. We also talk about what Maleka is hearing from parents transitioning to home-based education, whether forced or not, and how this type of learning is nothing new.

When we are in a space to face ourselves. Sometimes that work creates friction outside of yourself.” – Maleka Diggs

This episode’s guest Maleka Diggs is a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) centered, Unschooling/SDE (Self-Directed Education), Youth advocate, Racial Equity and Inclusion Trainer, Presenter, Workshop Development and Facilitator.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Eclectic Learning Network:

https://www.eclecticlearningnetwork.com

Deschooling: Issa Thing Meetup

1:1 Chat Sessions

Racial Equity Training for Schools

Developing A Disruptor's Ear Workbook

Supporting Parents Webinar Series

I.O.T.A. (It's Okay To Ask)

Philly Children’s Movement http://phillychildrensmarch.org

Support ELN's work through Eclectic Learning Network’s Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Eclecticlearningnetwork

Book quoted in Outro:

Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work by Akilah S. Richards (Order through www.PMPress.org)

Mural artist: @DawnJaiye on Twitter + Instagram (photo taken by Amy C.S. 10/23/20 #plazawalls)



Bonus links:

https://www.self-directed.org/tp/ours-first/ by Dr. Kelly Henderson

https://www.heartwoodalc.org/resources/


https://www.self-directed.org/tp (Online magazine with resources)

Fare of the Free Child Podcast: https://raisingfreepeople.com/podcast/


https://my-reflection-matters.mn.co (An online community: “Where parenting, education, & liberation intersect”)

A complete transcript can be found at: bit.ly/deschoolingtranscript

Recorded October 14, 2020.

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