Mastodawn

Maybe we should brand this as #skillshare and not education? No one is getting a degree from what we are doing. Perhaps i have spent too much time in the #reallyreallyfreemarket and #freeschool ecosystem to understand how the general public sees the word "education" (not to mention that i am in the 4th generation of "mainstream" educators...literally everyone living in the generation older than me is a formal educator or retired, as are my brother and wife...and at least 2 neighbors)

Mathrubhumi English Sep 16, 2025

Raghava Lawrence turns his first home into a free school for kids—using his Kanchana 4 advance. First teacher? A girl raised by his foundation. Fans are moved by the gesture. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/once-an-orphanage-now-a-school-actor-raghava-lawrences-home-opens-its-doors-to-hope-l65jj9ig?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RaghavaLawrence #Kanchana4 #FreeSchool #orphanage #charity

A. Rivera Aug 15, 2025

> Grow Your Own Free Skool!: Guide and Zine
https://itsgoingdown.org/grow-your-own-free-skool-guide-and-zine/

#activism #organize #zines #MutualAid #FreekSkool #FreeSchool #education #guide #resources

Grow Your Own Free Skool!: Guide and Zine

Neighborhood Anarchist Collective looks at Free Skools and how hey can build networks of communal knowledge and skillsharing. Rooted in anarchist theory and inspired by the Escuela Moderna (Modern School) of the 1900s, Toronto’s Anarchist Free University (AFU), and Free Skool Santa Cruz, free skool (or free school) is a place-based, grassroots educational project built...

It's Going Down

epichon May 8, 2025

Does #freeschool ing give #girls a better chance in life? Burundi study shows the poorest benefited most https://theconversation.com/does-free-schooling-give-girls-a-better-chance-in-life-burundi-study-shows-the-poorest-benefited-most-253634

Does free schooling give girls a better chance in life? Burundi study shows the poorest benefited most

Education policies can be highly effective, but not necessarily for everyone in the same way.

The Conversation

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Peter Riley Apr 17, 2025

@workingclasshistory

https://libcom.org/article/perez-concha-1915-2014

#workingclasshistory #Strikes #MayDay #May1 #FreeSchool #CNT #Anarchism

Perez, Concha, 1915-2014

A short biography of the Spanish anarchist militant Concha Perez

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Cory Doctorow Jul 23, 2023

#20yrsago #AnarchistU: #Toronto #FreeSchool https://web.archive.org/web/20030801233908/https://anarchistu.widge.org/bin/view/Anarchistu

#15yrsago #XKCD role-players reenact “I Love the World” strip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvGhEJyfC7U

#15yrsago Racist cop uses UK Terrorism Act to detain mixed-race family and take away their disabled child https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7520598.stm

#15yrsago MPAA wants to randomly break your home theater depending on which channel you’re watching https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/eff-opposes-mpaas-selectable-output-control-fcc-pe

TWiki . Anarchistu . WebHome

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Mar 21, 2023

Calls Mount for US to Provide #FreeSchool Meals to All #Children
https://www.commondreams.org/news/universal-free-school-meals-congress

Calls Mount for US to Provide Free School Meals to All Children

"Hiving off a tiny part of the public school bundle and charging a means-tested fee for it is extremely stupid," argues Matt Bruenig.

Common Dreams

Jason White-Wiedow Jan 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/RxddtEZxn7s

The school where I work made this nice little video for our 10th anniversary fundraiser.

#freeschool #youthliberation #pittsburgh

10th Anniversary Appeal

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Michael Gisiger

Jan 11, 2023

Yes, Alexander Sutherland Neill and his Summerhill School are a controversial topic. Nevertheless, this is a very interesting and inspiring film about the benefits and pitfalls of this approach to education, made in 1966.

#education #freeschool

https://aeon.co/videos/the-school-where-children-make-the-rules-and-learn-what-they-want-to-learn