Processual Ecology

Thoughts related to self-directed learning, democratic schools, Sudbury schools, unschooling.

Free Play

There is more than one way to play. Whether it is imagining fantasy worlds on the playground or surfing the waves at Huntington Beach, we like to play. Play is not just fun, it is important. Free and unstructured play with no scores, no prizes, and no rules is full of meaning and value. It is an ingredient that is too often both missing and misunderstood.

February 05, 2026


A Different Kind of Boredom

Every parent and every teacher has heard a child complain, “I’m bored” or “This is so boooring.” It was true one hundred years ago and it is true today. 

February 05, 2026