Holistic Equity

Here's another visual summary, this time illustrating the Leadership Styles model from SDT with the addition of how it parallels other research into teams and parenting. I invite your comments and reactions.

Here's my latest visual summary of Self-Determination Theory. This one does not incorporate all the sub theories, but my hope is that it is useful to educators, in particular. There are some additional terms to orient folks from other areas to how SDT might provide some illumination. What do you think?

Looking forward to this conference in July!

2026 Global Self-Directed Democratic School Conference.

This year's GSDDSC will be held in La Grange, IL (just outside of Chicago) from Wednesday evening, July 22nd, through Saturday, July 25th.

Sudbury International: A Global Network of Sudbury Schools Connecting schools, families, and educators who embrace self-directed democratic education.

The most important social critique that takes less than 10 minutes.

Why Trust is More Important Than You Think Why do some countries seem to be more functional than others? It’s a big question. And one of the most likely answers ... is pretty weird.When you look at th...

Tired of mainstream schooling? UK Progressive Education explainer video.

About Progressive Education An introduction to Progressive Education... what we do and why we do it.Come to our free online event to reimagine education 22-24 April. This event celebrat...

An educated person is someone who perceives accurately, thinks clearly, and acts effectively on self-selected goals and aspirations that are relevant to their situation as they non-consciously maintain mental maps of reality and how it works without being aware that any of those things are going on.

Being educated means having a better grasp of reality.
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Educators: is your teaching leading to sh*tty flow for yourself or your students? Striving for the wrong kind of excellence is hazardous. See my first comment for a resource.

Are you ready to hack the real life Matrix that destroys the freedom and well-being that our children deserve?

Would you be interested in a discussion course on clearly distinguishing education from indoctrination? It's called Defense Against the Dark Arts: Everyday Anti-Indoctrination for Teachers and Parents.

I've been developing this course for over a decade, but I need help to finish it.

I'm looking for someone who has experience facilitating difficult conversations in their school to be my co-author and the inaugural course facilitator.

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Affluenza is an epidemic, does your school teach the cure? Affluenza zombies are destroying the planet and our society, so delivering the cure is an urgent task.

If you are interested in a discussion course on this topic you should learn more about the course I created called Defense Against the Dark Arts: Everyday Anti-Indoctrination for Teachers and Parents.

I've been developing this course for over a decade, but I need help to finish it.

I'm looking for someone who has experience facilitating difficult conversations in their school to be my co-author and the inaugural course facilitator.

If you're interested in taking and/or facilitating this course visit:
https://bit.ly/4sC3yJm

The billionaire class has been working to undermine trust for decades. Their efforts are paying off. Learn about the role of trust in society in less than 10 minutes.

Why Trust is More Important Than You Think Why do some countries seem to be more functional than others? It’s a big question. And one of the most likely answers ... is pretty weird.When you look at th...