Author
WSF - Ricardo Leppe
2026
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Family as a pack: What we can learn from wolves
How do wolf packs work, and what can families and schools learn from them?
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Nature school in Paraguay seeks educators
A nature school in Paraguay is looking for educators and co-creators.
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How trust helps children find themselves
Elia Stein grew up without school, following his interests instead of timetables.
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Free learning instead of school-leaving qualifications – podcast episode
What becomes of my child without a school-leaving certificate?
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Free learning with a diploma – Philipp Bolz's model
Philipp Bolz enables students to learn freely while earning a US high school diploma.
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Dealing with criticism: podcast with Ricardo Leppe and Simo
Ricardo Leppe talks to Simo about criticism, media coverage and personal values.
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Podcast: Brothers at Heart
With “Brüder im Herzen” (Brothers at Heart), Ricardo Leppe and Chris Fader launch a new, relaxed conversation format about education, learning, self-determination and social questions.
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The path of education: choice or hurdle?
Ricardo Leppe and Jürgen Bruckner talk about educational freedom, school funding and the legal hurdles for free schools and alternative educational paths in Austria.
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The school we really need
Ricardo Leppe in conversation about a new school: free, humane and fit for the future – beyond pressure, fear and rigid systems.
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Rethinking education – knowledge in freedom
The education movement “Wissen schafft Freiheit” is growing: free online courses, the WSF course, multilingualism and the vision of free choice in education worldwide.
2025
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Ricardo Leppe & Richard Kandlin: learning to read
Why do many children struggle to learn to read even though they actually have what it takes? Richard Kandlin and host Ricardo Leppe question traditional reading methods.
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Ricardo Leppe: Living Naturally – Learning Naturally
Living naturally, learning naturally: Ricardo Leppe shows how nature, sleep and diet have a positive influence on self-determined learning.
2024
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EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTION – Ways Out of the State Education Crisis
In his talk "Educational Evolution", Ricardo Leppe presents his approaches as an answer to the problems of the state education system.
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Why Our Old Education System Breaks Children
In this revealing interview, Ricardo Leppe shares his vision of a revolutionary reform of the traditional education system.
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Forget Everything You Know About Learning
In this interview, Ricardo Leppe explains how optimal learning works and how a better understanding of children's learning can develop.
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Michael Hüter: aspects of the education system
Among other things, historian and childhood researcher Michael Hüter discusses myths about the education system and the promotion of totalitarian tendencies.
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How we can greatly increase our capacity to think and learn
Ricardo Leppe explains what we can do to increase our own and our children's capacity to learn
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WSF – Ricardo Leppe: review of 2023, outlook for 2024
WSF / Ricardo Leppe looks back on 2023 and gives an outlook for 2024
2023
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WSF: Wissen schafft Freiheit – new courses
With WSF – Wissen schafft Freiheit (Knowledge creates freedom), Ricardo Leppe stands for a new, free education system. Everything is now packed into the new WSF video course.
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Media strategy: defamation
Ricardo Leppe stands for a new, free education system. Now he is being defamed by the system. In this video he responds to the media's main accusations.
2022
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Our outdated education system | QS24
Schools of the new era | Ricardo Leppe | In search: the education system is showing its weaknesses more and more, and more and more children are no longer willing to learn the old way.
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New videos, learning content and guides
Home schooling, learning content, guides, third-party thoughts on free learning and teaching, and enlightening material in general – background knowledge on YouTube and other websites.
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Parents want grades because they trust an illusion
You might think someone had been at one of my talks :) "School grades don't deliver what they promise," says the educationalist Hans Brügelmann.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – topic: water
Water – in an eternal cycle. Part 1: the human water cycle. Part 2: the water cycle of nature and industry. Part 3: mineral water. Part 4: the solutions.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news overview
Home schooling – external exams – solutions and approaches – in conversation with Roland; Astromonie – how it can help you and your child.
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Talks in Switzerland | "The school system makes you ill"
Two talks by Ricardo Leppe in Switzerland – and why a Bavarian primary school teacher has asked to be released from the civil service: "The school system makes you ill."
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – maths done differently | parts 1–10
Maths rethought: Ricardo Leppe revisits the first (and decisive) school years in maths – from the universal number to finger arithmetic and Indian multiplication.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news of the week
Interview with Ricardo Leppe: learning can be this easy! Plus: the cold is your friend, a revolution in education, and Tamara Haas on taking responsibility for your own body.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news of the week
The Manifesto of the New Earth – one of the many great projects emerging in the background – and a podcast with a being of light.
2021
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news of the week
Medical school admission, fractions – adding and subtracting, and Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther on using your brain properly and developing your potential.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – overview of learning groups
Overview of all regional groups of WissenSchafft Freiheit in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on Telegram – plus Ricardo Leppe on the school of the future.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news of the week
Learning foreign words, crisis times 2019–2032 and the education system, the congress "Kinder der Zukunft" is active again – and help wanted to rebuild school material.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – remembering numbers made easy
Remembering numbers made easy, help – my child doesn't want to learn, and rebuilding school material: we need your help.
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WissenSchafft Freiheit – news of the week
When your "education" limits your imagination, it's called indoctrination … plus videos on goals, a primary school course, mental arithmetic, financial education and more.
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Congress tip and a "special" video
Dear learning enthusiasts, many people currently have problems with their jobs and the rules there. I was invited to a congress about independence.
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Interview, a revolutionary and the New Earth talk show
If you have a lot of time, you can watch a detailed interview – plus the documentary "Mr Bachmann and His Class" and the New Earth talk show on liberating learning.
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News, tips and tricks
I have the privilege of co-authoring a wonderful book. I am currently writing a chapter on a question I am asked very often: what do I need to do in future to become a "teacher"?
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A tremendous week of talks
I am back from a tremendous week of talks in Switzerland :) Everywhere people are gathering and taking new paths.
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We are back | Women power at the Mitanandahof | Blackout – exam anxiety
From now on there will be new content regularly again. Thank you for your patience. With videos on the women of the Mitanandahof in Styria and on exam anxiety.
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Just do this! | Gerald Hüther
The video speaks for itself. Just be yourself – everyone else already exists :)
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SCHOOL SYSTEM – suffering or learning?
In my eyes, a great discussion round: "Auf Augenhöhe" episode 23 – the talk show with Jens Lehrich and his guests Bianca Höltje, Dr Matthias Burchard, Bertrand Stern and Ricardo Leppe.
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hobbyschool.ch – overview and tips
Tom has created a great overview and many resources in Switzerland. They are helpful not only in Switzerland but everywhere. Log in with the guest login.
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The way into the new age – children for children
Children will shape a new future. Please share the video and support local groups like this one.
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How to learn the alphabet easily – a picture story
Design content so that it can be absorbed as easily as possible in your child's head. How can I teach my child the alphabet as simply and efficiently as possible?