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First day of school for local kids (not at Abrome)

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Today 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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Do not let go of your time outdoors when the pandemic ends

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When we went outdoors this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were not sure how the Learners would respond to the heat, the cold, the rain, the bugs, and the physical activity. Because we are a Self-Directed Education community that…

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The criminalization of houselessness and the complicity of educators

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On May 1st, 90,428 people voted for Proposition B, re-criminalizing houselessness in Austin, TX. Only 66,292 people voted against the proposition. Austin had long criminalized homelessness through a no sit, no lie ordinance that allowed the police to ticket and arrest the…

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Day 45 of AY20-21: the last in-person day of the cycle (for a while?)

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Last Friday was scheduled to be our last in-person day of the third cycle of the year. Unfortunately, it would only be the last in-person day for one of the cells, as one cell was forced to go remote when our county…

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Day 44 of AY20-21: the day the Covid-19 risk level changed

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Covid-19 has shaped much of the way that we meet during this pandemic year. It is why we are meeting outdoors, masked up, in small, physically separated groups. We focused early on on taking care of one another, and we have endeavored…

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Day 43 of AY20-21: making a day of it with only two Learners

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On Wednesday I was informed that a Learner had a slight fever of 99 degrees and would be staying home. I then communicated back and forth with the family who was unsure as to whether they should send their other Learner to…

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Day 42 of AY20-21: dismissing the schooled mindset

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On Tuesday I woke up at 3:30 a.m., too early for sure. I have been shooting to go to sleep at 9:00 p.m. and wake up at 5:00 a.m. each day, but my bed time has been getting pushed back and my…

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Day 41 of AY20-21: navigating some ups and downs

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Monday was day one of week three of the third cycle, or day 41 of the 20-21 academic year. Facilitator Lauren and I started our day early and chilly at a park in south Austin, masked up, and physically distanced so that…

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Day 40 of AY20-21: boredom comes through for the win

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As I sit down to write this blog post at 7:00 a.m., a school bus drives by. It depresses me that conventional schooled kids are being forced to go to school so early. Many of the Abrome adolescents do not get enough…

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Day 39 of AY20-21: one great day for one Learner

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In the Self-Directed Education world, Learners get to make of the day what they want to. If a Learner at Abrome says they want to sleep all day, so be it. There is probably a reason they need to sleep. Maybe they…

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Day 38 of AY20-21: managing energy

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In February, as news of the coronavirus was beginning to escalate, I committed to a time survey where I tracked what I was doing every 10 minutes for four weeks in order to have a better understanding of how I was spending…

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Day 37 of AY20-21: one-on-one time with a Learner

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I don’t know if it was a super active Monday, coming down off of the emotions of election week, or all of 2020 hitting people at the same time, but on Tuesday I started getting messages fairly early that Learners were not…

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Day 36 of AY20-21: learning to understand each other through play

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After a long week, last week, for non-Abrome related reasons (e.g., so is this a coup?), I was better rested and fully ready for a great week at Abrome. In spite of all that was going on outside of Abrome last week,…

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Day 35 of AY20-21: creating a stronger culture, together

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The first week of our third cycle was a lot for many of us. The election that some of us had feared would be a black swan event had exhausted us long before election day, and as expected, election night amped everything…

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Day 34 of AY20-21: but what about socialization?

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Sometimes when families are considering homeschooling they get the question, “but what about socialization?” The argument is that schooling is where children become socialized, and taking them out of school will deny them that opportunity. There are many problems with this argument,…

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