Being relatively new to the unschooling community (in 2008), our family is meeting new people regularly and treasuring the discovery of new friends with similar principles and lifestyles. We truly value these new acquaintances, for each time we meet a new unschooling family, they serve as another role model, sounding…
Category: Testimonials
Phil Biegler – A View from The Corporate Office
I had the honor and privilege to speak at the Northeast Unschooling Conference (NEUC) in Wakefield, MA, last weekend (2010). Below is a segment of the talk (it was 45 minutes, so it seems a little long to blog the whole talk). The talk was targeted at unschooling Dads; however,…
Sean Heritage – Waterpark, Educational Development and A Wake-up Call
It was snowing just about everywhere this week. I know because I watched the Weather Channel a bit and I could see the snow pile up outside of our hotel. Yes, we had the the good fortune of being snowed in at Kalahari, “America’s Largest Indoor Waterpark.” We had planned the…
Ben Lovejoy – No Rules: Sir, Yes Sir
Over the years, when I’ve been given the opportunity to speak at unschooling conferences, I’ve shied away from sharing my own story and the changes I’ve made to enjoy this wonderful life I now live. I’ve relied more on examples from the rest of my family: what our sons were…
Thomas Knapp – News Analyst
News Analyst, Florida, USA My wife and I didn’t intend to become unschoolers. From our kids’ birth, we began investigating more formal homeschooling options, but both boys wanted to attend government (“public”) school, and we allowed both of them to give it a try. It was a disaster. In fairness,…
Terry McIntyre – Retired Computer Pro.
Retired Computer Pro., California, USA I’m a retired computer professional, but didn’t earn much initially, back when my wife and I homeschooled; we were below or at median income until our divorce, when our two children began high school. You needn’t have a six-digit income; we certainly did not. I’m…
Ron Patterson -Retired Major USAF
Retired Major USAF, Texas, USA I don’t know a lot about unschooling. But I had faith in my wife and faith in my kids. We have many things to learn in life but you don’t necessarily have to learn any of it in school. People think that’s the only way,…
Peter Gray – Psychology Professor
Psychology Professor, Massachusetts, USA Editor’s Note: The following was originally published as the Prologue in the author’s book, Free to Learn.[1] It was submitted by the author. “Go to hell!” The words hit me hard. I had on occasion been damned to hell before, but never so seriously. A colleague,…
Mike Durland – Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur, North Carolina, USA Editor’s Note: The following is a lightly edited version of an audio recording submitted for this book. My son went to public school for five years. I didn’t understand for a long time the damage it was doing. When I grew up I went to public…
David Friedman – Law Professor
Law Professor, California, USA Editor’s Note: The following was originally written in 2007. It was submitted by the author with an updated postscript at the end. I’ve decided to write on how we educate our children in two parts. The first part will describe the arguments for our approach, and…