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Kerry McDonald | The Unschooling Movement & The Many Pitfalls Of Conventional Education

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About Today’s Guest: Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE and host of the weekly LiberatED podcast. She is also the author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. Kerry’s research interests include homeschooling and schooling alternatives, self-directed learning, education entrepreneurship, parent empowerment, school choice, and family and child policy. She has a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Bowdoin College.
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PLUS Content

  • Common mistakes first time homeschools tend to make.
  • Common psychological barriers parents experience when committing to unschooling.
  • Research on bullying and the relation to the structured environment.
  • Meeting the unique needs of teenagers and the related failures of conventional schooling.
  • Advice for teachers that would like to transition to an unschooling career.
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