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Getting Started | September 2022

How To Get Started With Self-Directed Education

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Domari Dickinson
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If your child is currently enrolled in a school system and you’re transitioning to unschooling—whether at home or within a self-directed education community—you’ll need to take care of some paperwork. If you’re already homeschooling and shifting from a structured curriculum to unschooling, you’re likely all set on this front!

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About the author

Domari Dickinson

Domari Dickinson is an unschooling mom of four, a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, and a liberation worker. She provides specialized programs and coaching services that invite parents to identify their oppressive parenting practices while co-creating spaces where they can discuss how to implement more liberatory, love-centered practices that are focused on freedom, respect, and autonomy.

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