Web Links

Web link resources

If you are interested in democratic, self-directed, or Sudbury education, we have recommended some web resources below.

The resource recommendations below are from excellent thought leaders whose work is grounded in research, practice, and decades of experience. The recommendations are focused on people whose ideas align with democratic education, self-directed learning, child autonomy, play, intrinsic motivation, and learner agency.

Peter Gray‍ ‍

Democratic Education Ireland‍ ‍

Alliance for Self-Directed Education‍ ‍

EUDEC‍ ‍

Sudbury Valley School‍ ‍

Dr Naomi Fisher‍ ‍

Alfie Kohn‍ ‍

Let Grow‍ ‍

Self-Determination Theory‍ ‍

Summerhill School

Podcasts

Learning to Learn Podcast (Wicklow Democratic School)

Agentic Schools Podcast

Self-Directed Life Podcast (Sligo Sudbury School)

These podcasts feature founders, staff, students and parents discussing how democratic schools work in practice.

TED Talks Worth Watching

• Peter Gray – The Decline of Play

• Sugata Mitra – Build a School in the Cloud

• Ken Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?

• Logan LaPlante – Hackschooling Makes Me Happy

• Finn Cahn – My Love Letter to Listening

These are excellent introductions for parents who are new to democratic education.