Reclaim Education
Objectives
Learn Beyond the Classroom
Learn outside the classroom: read, explore, and ask questions. Support alternative education models and unschooling.
Challenge the Script
Challenge standardized testing and rote memorization. Share knowledge and skills in your community.
Advocate for Meaningful Learning
Advocate for creative, adaptive, and meaningful education.
Share and Mentor
Share your skills, mentor others, and create opportunities for collaborative learning in your community.
What You Can Do
Explore alternative models
Learn about Montessori, Waldorf, Sudbury schools, or unschooling networks that prioritize curiosity and self-direction.
Use open learning platforms
Take free courses on Khan Academy, Coursera, edX, or MIT OpenCourseWare to learn outside traditional institutions.
Join or create learning circles
Participate in peer-led groups like P2PU (Peer 2 Peer University) or local book clubs and study circles.
Challenge the testing culture
Support organizations like FairTest that campaign against high-stakes standardized testing.
Practice community knowledge-sharing
Host workshops, DIY skillshares, or local “teach-ins” to spread knowledge outside formal classrooms.
Mentor and be mentored
Offer your skills on platforms like Mentor Collective, or find mentors through community programs and online networks.
Advocate for educational justice
Support groups like Education Reimagined or Teachers for Social Justice pushing for creative, inclusive, and equitable schooling.
Create and share open resources
Contribute to Creative Commons projects or share your own tutorials and guides freely online.
Helpful Tools
Alternative Education Resource Organization
educationrevolution.org
American Montessori Society
montessori.org
CodeCademy
codecademy.com
Coursera
coursera.org
Coursera: Family Planning Course
coursera.org
Crash Course
thecrashcourse.com
Creative Commons
creativecommons.org
Education Reimagined
education-reimagined.org
edX
edx.org
FairTest
fairtest.org
Herbal Academy
herbalacademy.com
Instructables
instructables.com
Khan Academy
khanacademy.org
Kurzgesagt YouTube
youtube.com
Mentor Collective
mentorcollective.org
MIT OpenCourseWare
ocw.mit.edu
Peer 2 Peer University
p2pu.org
Plants for a Future
pfaf.org
Public Domain Review
publicdomainreview.org
TED-Ed YouTube
youtube.com
Unschooling
unschooling.com
Walden Labs
waldenlabs.com
Waldorf Education
waldorfeducation.org