Melia Dicker
I discovered Melia and her project to reschool herself in the Fall 2009 issue of Yes! Magazine. (Awesome mag, by the way…will post on them another day.)
Here’s a brief note about Melia’s one-woman project in her own words from her blog: reschoolyourself.com.
At the age of 28, I went back to kindergarten. I needed to get my life back on track, and I wanted to start over from the very beginning. Over several months, I repeated my education, from kindergarten to college. I spent the months that followed learning how to grow up. I’m still learning.
Melia discovered the ways that her childhood education had defined her, and then went on to learn all the things that education didn’t teach her–things that she feels are essential to becoming a vibrant, engaged member of a community.
So awesome.
Hey Michele, thank you for the shout-out! I’m honored to know that you think I’m awesome. After reading through your blog, I can say that you and Kristin are most awesome yourselves. I’ll post about this entry on Reschool Yourself (I’ve been meaning to update the ol’ bliggity blog) and will be following you. Thanks for putting so much positivity and enthusiasm out into the world!
P.S. FYI, and perhaps for a post another day, check out IDEA (Institute of Democratic Education in America). Hope that link works. A group of other educators and I are getting this organization off the ground, in the hopes of making American education joyful and relevant to real life. Sounds as if you have an interest in education and would get the work we’re doing!
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