6 months of personal curriculum!│what i've learned, favorite courses, what i'm doing differently

Mel shares insights from six months of creating personal learning curriculums, emphasizing the joy and intellectual stimulation gained from structured self-education. She highlights that learning inspires further learning and advocates for incorporating diverse resources like books, movies, and community events. Mel stresses that learning can be challenging, especially when re-engaging parts of the brain unused since formal education, but the effort is meaningful. She details her monthly curriculum structure using a creative journal and Hobonichi weeks planner, and recounts favorite courses like "The Artist's Way" and a Black History Month unit. Looking ahead, Mel aims to incorporate more in-person events and align her curriculum with cultural events, and experiment with reducing her course load to three for deeper engagement.