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Failure by Design - The Great Teacher Resignation
Failure by Design - The Great Teacher Resignation

The system of schooling is crumbling and we need a new approach; self-directed learning could be that approach.

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Self-directed, LearningIvan BeeckmansApril 11, 2023learning, self-directed education
Meh, It’s Just Something I Do.
Meh, It’s Just Something I Do.

Wonder what self-directed learners do? See examples of learners engaged in their interests and how they develop real-world skills.

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Learning, Interests, Self-directedKristina HMarch 28, 2023learning, self-direction, skills
ChatGPT Gets It, So Can You
ChatGPT Gets It, So Can You

Looking for the benefits of self-directed learning? The answers are here.

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Self-directed, LearningIvan BeeckmansMarch 20, 2023SDL, self-directed education, ChatGPT
School Absenteeism and Mental Health
School Absenteeism and Mental Health

A recent Toronto Star article showed an alarming increase in school absenteeism likely linked to mental health. Passages believes there is a viable alternative.

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Self-directedIvan BeeckmansFebruary 28, 2023school, absenteeism, mental health, health, anxiety, stress
Imagine if...
Imagine if...

Imagine if self-directed learning were the norm in education.

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Self-directed, LearningIvan BeeckmansFebruary 14, 2023self-directed education, learning, interest-led
Lost Learning…it happens all the time
Lost Learning…it happens all the time

‘Lost learning’ is a phrase referred to often when speaking of schooling and the COVID pandemic. But what learning was lost and by whom? Conversely, what learning was gained?

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Self-directedIvan BeeckmansDecember 2, 2022learning, self-direction, education
Passages Founder Celebrated as Urban Hero 2022
Passages Founder Celebrated as Urban Hero 2022

Self-directed learning school founder in Toronto’s Junction Triangle is the 2022 Urban Hero winner – education category


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Ivan BeeckmansNovember 19, 2022
School and Grades
School and Grades

Grades at school is outdated, especially for the very young. Self-directed learning and mentoring learning is a strengths-based approach that place like Passages puts ahead of everything

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Kristina HNovember 6, 2022school, alternative school, grades
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