Cassidy Younghans - Living is Learning

<p>Cassidy Younghans is a Self-Directed Education advocate and facilitator. She was a public school teacher for 5 years before changing her path to focus on Self-Directed Education. She interned at various Self-Directed Education learning spaces including Houston Sudbury School and North Star before founding EPIC Life Learning Community with an amazing team in September 2019.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p>2:13 Know about Epic Life Learning Community and their vision.</p> <p>4:31 Overview on different learning modalities like having a one-to-one democracy</p> <p>12:58 Self-directed education path as a relief about knowing nothing, starting something new and finding out what works for you.</p> <p>19:26 Agile Learning tools as a method to liberate our learners in decision-making.</p> <p>30:44 Strategies in facing the fear of the unknown and difficult conversations with parents.</p> <p>42:47 Are you a bad parent if you just let your kids take charge of their learning?: Considering the balance between deficiency and advancements of curriculum among learners.</p> <p>47:39 Developmental Transition as a vehicle to an academic curriculum that supports our learners best.</p> <p>54:00 Certification approach as a culture among kids for boundaries.</p> <p>1:04:35 The metaphor that best describes Self-Directed Education.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <p>“Cause I think, you know, living is learning and learning is living,”</p> <p>“Education is not supposed to be this one path all the time.”</p> <p>“ And it's all about you wanting to be capable. That's going to continue to make you more capable.”</p> <p>“We just talk about it as a community. We just share out loud what we think.”</p> <p>“Trust takes a long time and relationships are hurt and conflict is hard and it's not comfortable. So they're comfortable being uncomfortable because we have hard conversations here. “</p> <p>“So we just are really clear with the learners or we ask them what they prefer so that when they're making the