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John Holt
Homeschooling Videos
September 14, 2015, marks the 30th anniversary of John Holt’s death and I’ve been conflicted as to what to write about it . . . As I thought about this anniversary I went through various books and files for inspiration and I came across the documentary slide show we created for the Growing Without Schooling 20th anniversary conference in 1997 . . .
A Quick History of Homeschooling and the Rise of Self-Directed Education
Presented by Patrick Farenga on May 1, 2020 at “The Disinformation Campaign Against Homeschooling” conference
Ama Mazama (aka Marie-Josée Cérol) is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs of the Department of Africa American Studies at Temple University. She also homeschooled her children.
I think this is wonderful description of what self-directed learning is and how to support it presented in under three minutes!
Filmed in May 2015 at the AERO Conference at Long Island University. I was asked on the spur of the moment to be interviewed by Bob Greenberg for his video education series, The Brainwaves Channel. Here are my unvarnished comments about unschooling.
This is the section of the documentary Class Dismissed that features John Holt and his work. Thank you to filmmaker Jeremy Stewart for letting me share this excerpt from his movie with you. Order your own copy of the complete movie from www.classdismissedmovie.com.
