Here, summed up, are John Holt’s great insights about children’s learning. By Peter Gray Ph.D. In a survey we conducted a few years ago, Gina Riley and I asked unschooling families to name the writers whose works had influenced them most in their decision to take that route.  John Holt […]

By PATRICK FARENGA I recently saw the film Being and Becoming with a group of veteran and new homeschoolers and it was a valuable evening in many ways. First, the film is excellent and provided our group with a lot of material to converse about afterwards. The film has a […]

By Pat Farenga Recently I had the pleasure to hear Blake Boles give a talk at the MacComber Center in Framingham, MA about his new book, The Art of Self-Directed Learning. Listening to Blake and hearing the many questions from the audience of parents and teens made me realize, again, […]