The Independent Learner Podcast by Mosaic

Choosing self-directed learning for your family is an act of courage. Sustaining it is something else entirely. Amanda Diekman has spent years helping unschooling and self-directed learning families untangle the burnout, pressure, and impossible expectations that can quietly take over - even when you're doing everything right. In this conversation, Amanda and Bonnie talk honestly about what sustai...

In today’s episode, I sit down with Sari González and Becka Koritz from Radical Learning for a conversation that gets right to the heart of what makes Self-Directed and Consent-Based Learning so powerful: learning together, across ages. We talk about what happens when toddlers, teens, parents, and grandparents learn side by side — not in separate silos, but in shared spaces where curiosity, respec...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. What if the behaviors we’re most concerned about are actually the most important signals to understand? In this conversation, Bonnie sits down with R...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. What if the time many neurodivergent young people spend in digital worlds isn’t a distraction—but a place where real learning is already happening? I...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. In this episode, Mosaic will be joined by Eric Wearne, Director of the National Hybrid Schools Project at Kennesaw State University, for a conversati...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. What helps neurodivergent young people thrive—and why unschooling may open doors traditional schools can’t. Krystal Dillard, Executive Director of Na...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. Today’s episode with Meghan Davies shares her lived experience of supporting self-directed learning as a single parent, where trust, agency, and flex...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. A values-driven look at how teens can choose a next step that truly fits who they are. With Jen Vallieres and Jared Eplet. In this conversation, the...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. Self-directed learning offers flexibility and freedom, but it also comes with real financial questions that families have to navigate every day. In t...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. Clear, practical advice on how non-traditional learners can shine in the college admissions process. With Wade Arave and Michele Evard. Admissions of...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. How to stay grounded, confident, and clear when others question your choice to unschool. With Dr. George James, PsyD, LMFT. Therapist and author Dr....

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. A powerful story of a mother protecting her children, reclaiming dignity and rebuilding learning on her own terms. With Lynice Brock. Lynice shares h...

The Mosaic Collective is an online membership for families creating learner-led paths outside conventional school. Members access practical resources, live events, thoughtful discussion, and personalized guidance in a welcoming, supportive community. Two educators share why they left the system they once served and how trust reshaped their families’ learning lives. With Daniel T. Moeller & Leslie...