We are especially looking for real-life personal experiences of people of all ages who have learned on their own; articles about how we have been limited by a society that believes in compulsory schooling and how we can transcend those limits; and stories about how adults have "deschooled" themselves in order to help their children and themselves learn. Life Learning articles challenge the assumptions related to "experts," learning as a result of being taught, and the trappings of school, such as grading, testing, curriculum and hierarchy. We like to share how learning occurs without teaching and ways to put the idea into practice.

We do not publish "advertorials" or articles reviewing or promoting products or services. Here is more information on our company's ethics policy.

We use gender-neutral language and appreciate our writers structuring their work to avoid referring to all people as "he" (accepted articles will be edited to reflect this policy if necessary).

Our readers are located in the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K., Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and many other English-speaking countries around the world. Therefore, articles should not focus on any one country.

We appreciate tight writing that is well-organized and doesn't ramble, but article length is flexible - from 800 words to 3,500.