Families who have the means to do so will choose where to send their kids to school (public or private) based on a variety of factors such as price, proximity to home, average class size, education philosophy, clubs and extracurricular activities, and…
read moreRejecting normal Society is burnt out and eager to regain a sense of normalcy after two years of the pandemic. At least that is the message we are fed each day by the media, government agencies, politicians, and opportunists. And their proposed…
read moreToday tens of thousands of students in Central Texas will be returning to school, joining the scores of thousands who returned to school yesterday. While there is palpable excitement for many students who want to be around large groups of peers again,…
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Abrome is an education option for young people and a liberation project. We believe in youth liberation and in the liberation of all peoples, and that our liberation is bound up together. In order to help co-create a better world, we must…
read moreSelf-Directed Education communities can be magical places where young people and adults come together to build relationships and find meaning through shared experiences and endeavors. But there are challenges that most SDE communities face, and if they are not addressed they can…
read moreAbrome is a member of the Agile Learning Centers network because of a shared commitment to liberatory ideals. We believe that in order to help co-create a better world, we must actively work against the many forms of injustice that exist within…
read moreI entered into Wednesday with much disappointment about the state of American society. Wednesday was not necessarily unique in that regard, as it has been a sense that I’ve had many times over during the past eight years, and a sense that…
read moreTuesday, December 22nd, was day 62 of the Abrome pandacademic year, the last day of cycle four, and our last day of 2020. It’s been quite a ride thus far, in spite of all of the disruption and struggle faced by members…
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Day 61 was the last Monday of the fourth cycle of the Abrome pandacademic year. It was also the first day of winter. In the morning meeting I asked the remote cell, how will you celebrate the 1st day of winter? They…
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Dangerously close to risk stage level five December 18th, was day 60 of this pandacedemic year and it was our last Friday of this fourth of eleven cycles of the year. Although we are wrapping up the calendar year soon, we are…
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Everyone in the remote cell showed up for the morning meeting on Zoom. It was a pleasant way to start the day for us. We started the meeting with a fun prompt: who do you believe is most likely to hack into…
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Day 58, Wednesday, December 16th, meant that we only had five days left in the cycle. Because we require prospective Learners to shadow with us for five days, those who wished to enroll for January needed to begin shadowing no later than…
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On Tuesday I started off the morning meeting with the question, what’s better, cold pizza, hot pizza, or an apple. Two people said an apple, three said hot pizza, and none said cold pizza. I asked them for their justification and it…
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Looking up information about birds in the area Day 56 was the beginning of the last full week of cycle four. It was the beginning of a very hopeful week, with perhaps two prospective Learners starting to shadow later in the week….
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What do you call a day where everyone shows up for remote meetings, but only three Learners show up in-person? You can call it day 55. This fourth cycle of the pandacademic year has thrown us a few curveballs. It was the…
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