About me:

• I am an expert on the Sudbury Model -- for real "Freedom of Learning" -- inside a Sudbury-type experience of school (ie. no teachers, no classes, no grades -- only the reality of self-learning within a self-democracy -- the same as adults in a democracy). See = wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_school
• I have been a paid staff-person in an Sudbury School. That was such an amazing highlight -- fully affirming the natural potential of young people for vital "Life-Learning" (far out-distancing the "obedience-first enforcements" of factory-oriented schooling) .
• Witnessing the daily blessings of freedom, within a self-run community of young citizens ( with a few adult staff-persons ) -- I saw the emotional and spiritual "growth spurts" of our young persons -- as a result of their various voluntary roles -- including self-organized playful activities together -- along with the vital democratic routines of weekly business meetings, rule-making, and judicial proceedings regarding reported "rule violations" -- all very powerful preparations for their later lives,  as citizens in the democracy of their local and national governments.
• Also, my career has been as a computer programmer -- as an independent consultant for custom automation for workflow-tracking systems.
• I am eager to share my avid fondness for computer programming -- as an excellent skill and art, to hone and train the self-insights of thinking and error-fixing -- via non-thinking machines (ie, computers)!!

I can help with:

• Consulting on resources
• Hosting Community Conversations
• Being a virtual speaker
• Convincing parents/peers/family members
• Dealing with reluctant educators
• Approaching elected officials
• Being a sounding board
• Connecting with like-minded individuals

Location: Tucson Arizona, USA

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"Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
​-Chinese Proverb