The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
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Summary
You won't find this book on a school library shelf--it's pure teenage anarchy。 While many homeschooling authors hem and haw that learning at home isn't for everyone， this manifesto practically tells kids they're losers if they do otherwise。 With the exception of a forwarding note to parents， this book is written entirely for teenagers， and the first 75 pages explain why school is a waste of time。 Grace Llewellyn insists that people learn better when they are self-motivated and not confined by school walls。 Instead of homeschooling， which connotes setting up a school at home， Llewellyn prefers "unschooling，" a learning method with no structure or formal curriculum。 There are tips here you won't hear from a school guidance counselor。 Llewellyn urges kids to take a vacation--at least for a week--after quitting school to purge its influence。 "Throw darts at a picture of your school" or "Make a bonfire of old worksheets，" she advises。 She spends an entire chapter on the gentle art of persuading parents that this is a good idea。 Then she gets serious。 Llewellyn urges teens to turn off the TV， get outside， and turn to their local libraries， museums， the Internet， and other resources for information。 She devotes many chapters to books and suggestions for teaching yourself science， math， social sciences， English， foreign languages， and the arts。 She also includes advice on jobs and getting into college， assuring teens that， contrary to what they've been told in school， they won't be flipping burgers for the rest of their days if they drop out。
Llewellyn is a former middle-school English teacher， and she knows her audience well。 Her formula for making the transition from traditional school to unschooling is accompanied by quotes on freedom and free thought from radical thinkers such as Steve Biko and Ralph Waldo Emerson。 And Llewellyn is not above using slang。 She capitalizes words to add emphasis， as in the "Mainstream American Suburbia-Think" she blames most schools for perpetuating。 Some of her attempts to appeal to young minds ring a bit corny。 She weaves through several chapters an allegory about a baby whose enthusiasm is squashed by a sterile， unnatural environment， and tells readers to "learn to be a human bean and not a mashed potato。" But her underlying theme--think for yourself--should appeal to many teenagers。 --Jodi Mailander Farrell
Reviews
ana Z
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i recommend to every teen
Wanda Kern
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What an empowering book for teens and their families。 There are so many paths to excellence and success。 I’m hopeful that the pandemic will illuminate options beyond traditional brick and mortar schools。 I wish I had been more flexible with my thoughts and trusting my own children。 I see how painful it is for my 16 year old to go to boring high school and eat alone at a table watching Netflix。 Life is an adventure。 I think this is a brave concept。
Mia Ivener
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The book was really good but it was out of date so a lot of the materials mentioned aren't around anymore。 The book was really good but it was out of date so a lot of the materials mentioned aren't around anymore。 。。。more
Thomas Fackler
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is a comprehensive resource for unschooling。 I think everyone should read it。
Bear
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a tad preachy but a few gems within
Pia Bröker
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This book made me drop out of high school at the age of 15。 No regrets！
Ian Reynard
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I loved this book as a teenager and got another copy to revisit， the appendices and readings lists are outstanding。 And perhaps the Coronavirus will lead more kids and adults to self directed study， which is better than what you'd be getting in school anyway。 I loved this book as a teenager and got another copy to revisit， the appendices and readings lists are outstanding。 And perhaps the Coronavirus will lead more kids and adults to self directed study， which is better than what you'd be getting in school anyway。 。。。more
Miranda
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I love this book。 I think every student and every person who lives or works with young people should read this。 I read it at 28 and it made me feel more able to liberate myself， too。
Sophie Curran
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I read The Teenage Liberation Handbook as a newly "liberated" teen， after leaving public school for the freedom of home。 This book was very validating as a young person done with institutional learning。 After being denied ADHD support because of my grades， annoyed and "cancelled" by my peers， and swamped with busy work that seemed in no way to ready me for my future， I took the step to leave， and was encouraged by this book。 Grace Llewellyn provides a humorous yet insightful look into the issues I read The Teenage Liberation Handbook as a newly "liberated" teen， after leaving public school for the freedom of home。 This book was very validating as a young person done with institutional learning。 After being denied ADHD support because of my grades， annoyed and "cancelled" by my peers， and swamped with busy work that seemed in no way to ready me for my future， I took the step to leave， and was encouraged by this book。 Grace Llewellyn provides a humorous yet insightful look into the issues with America's school system and its flaws。 Also， she lists many resources for teens and parents alike throughout the book。 She supplements her ideas constantly， with quotes and analogies and personal experience。 By the end I knew I had made the right decision， that leaving school was what I was meant to do and what others should do as well。 This book is a book of necessity for any young person who is done with school， unhappy or struggling in school， or who has already left the confines of institutionalized learning for the green fields of the rest of the world。 。。。more
Rebekah C
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read along time ago。 gave me lots to think about 。 read between consciously dropping out of school and returning to community college
LynnG
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Mostly anecdotal with numerous examples of what other people have done， and quick ideas and suggestions。。。but not a lot of detail or depth。 The writing style was interesting， but I didn't walk away from the book feeling like I had learned anything new （though， to be fair， I am already unschooling a teen）。 Mostly anecdotal with numerous examples of what other people have done， and quick ideas and suggestions。。。but not a lot of detail or depth。 The writing style was interesting， but I didn't walk away from the book feeling like I had learned anything new （though， to be fair， I am already unschooling a teen）。 。。。more
Flamingo
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Grateful that I found this book in my senior year， though it could have changed my life even more drastically if that happened earlier。Grace basically dismantles every classic argument teachers and educators use to convince you to stay in school。 Her opinions are very one-sided， but I think that's a necessity for destroying beliefs that are so deeply ingrained。 There's the saying that strong claims require strong evidence， but in this case， she isn't claiming anything new， simply building upon w Grateful that I found this book in my senior year， though it could have changed my life even more drastically if that happened earlier。Grace basically dismantles every classic argument teachers and educators use to convince you to stay in school。 Her opinions are very one-sided， but I think that's a necessity for destroying beliefs that are so deeply ingrained。 There's the saying that strong claims require strong evidence， but in this case， she isn't claiming anything new， simply building upon what's already established， and guiding teenagers out of the system。There are a couple of practical tips on how to quit school， how to learn after leaving school， and she answers the questions you'll have。 One thing I didn't appreciate is the number of examples she provides of unschooled students/their lives and all the superfluous details about their lives。 3 or 4 of these examples would have been okay， but you'll find them in the dozens here。 To be frank， these excerpts do not contain any life-changing info， just basic things that you probably could have thought of。 I'd recommend skimming through those sections。Grace's advice also heavily focuses on the American system， so not much of it is practical for international students。 Finally， There are some sections that didn't age well and have become non-practical， such as advice about using the web/email etc。Other than that， I found this great book to be worth the time。 。。。more
Grace
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Wow this took me a while to read， but I think it’s what I needed to really appreciate it。I couldn’t rate this five stars because Llewelyn did come off as a bit patronising sometimes， but overall a really useful and solid read。I’ve been homeschooled for about a year and a half and it’s been okay。 But what I’ve realised is I’m not actually advancing much。 I’m just plodding along doing a maths a level that I’m doing out of obligation。 I’m hoping to implement some of the suggestions in this book to Wow this took me a while to read， but I think it’s what I needed to really appreciate it。I couldn’t rate this five stars because Llewelyn did come off as a bit patronising sometimes， but overall a really useful and solid read。I’ve been homeschooled for about a year and a half and it’s been okay。 But what I’ve realised is I’m not actually advancing much。 I’m just plodding along doing a maths a level that I’m doing out of obligation。 I’m hoping to implement some of the suggestions in this book to get more out of my life outside of school。The format was something I particularly enjoyed。 All very easy to digest as it’s split into sections that you can flip between。I’m so glad Grace wrote this book as not many resources about homeschooling are directed at younger children and their parents as opposed to teenagers themselves。 I’d imagine some of the resources she suggests are a bit outdated， but I still found a lot of it quite useful。Overall I’m really glad I read this。 。。。more
MariposaJES
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A great book to help you get out of school and actually obtain an education。
Mehran Jalali
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This was， quite literally， a handbook。 For example， in a chapter about pursuing XYZ out of school， it dedicated pages and pages to naming books about XYZ， organizations that help you with XYZ， the names of some unschoolers who have pursued XYZ， and so on。 I didn't read a lot of that， mainly because it did not affect me in any way。 So， if you're trying to assess this book as a handbook， this review is not for you。The first 7 chapters of the book were about why you should not go to school。 I found This was， quite literally， a handbook。 For example， in a chapter about pursuing XYZ out of school， it dedicated pages and pages to naming books about XYZ， organizations that help you with XYZ， the names of some unschoolers who have pursued XYZ， and so on。 I didn't read a lot of that， mainly because it did not affect me in any way。 So， if you're trying to assess this book as a handbook， this review is not for you。The first 7 chapters of the book were about why you should not go to school。 I found myself agreeing with everything the author was saying。 I had thought of most of them myself， and I despised a lot of the things the author despises too -- but maybe not to such an extent。Most of the parts on why you shouldn't go to school quoted or referenced John Holts' books。 Maybe if that's the only part you're interested in reading， John Holts' books are for you。The reason I didn't rate this book 5 stars is because while the author does despise a conventional "education，" she doesn't advocate for deviating much from it。 She basically says "quit school and you can learn that stuff on your own in less time and have more free time" rather than "quit school and pursue topics that interest you or are useful to you -- regardless of whether they are taught in school。"She basically advocates for quitting school and then leading a conventional life， like quitting school and then working at a retailer， or working at a pet store， etc。 Yes， she does sometimes cover quitting school and pursuing very important stuff like research， activism， and entrepreneurship， but those parts were too rare and too far in-between。 However， I don't think the parts advocating for a pretty conventional life would sway someone who doesn't want to do that， so only half a star deducted。 The other half-star was because while it was insightful， it never made me go "WOW。" 。。。more
Lodane
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Great book on how to be a high-school dropout and ruin your life。 Very damaging。 Keep away from gullible teens and adults alike。。。 unless they're moving in with the author， Grace。 She must live in a commune in Eugene， OR where harsh realities of potential lifetime income can't shine through the haze of Nag Champa incense， smudging sage， and legal weed。Note to the author: I can't believe you allow this to continue to be published。 Stop telling kids that they should drop out -- Bill Gates quitting Great book on how to be a high-school dropout and ruin your life。 Very damaging。 Keep away from gullible teens and adults alike。。。 unless they're moving in with the author， Grace。 She must live in a commune in Eugene， OR where harsh realities of potential lifetime income can't shine through the haze of Nag Champa incense， smudging sage， and legal weed。Note to the author: I can't believe you allow this to continue to be published。 Stop telling kids that they should drop out -- Bill Gates quitting college early， and Jane Goodall having honorary degrees， does not validation of your points make。 You clearly don't care how many lives this book has potentially ruined or hindered。 Also， your gold-star/fruit metaphor is dumb。 。。。more
Trinity
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I love this book！ Very inspiring。
Rosie Gearhart
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This is a challenging book for me， which is why I keep it on my shelf。 When I feel like I'm veering too strongly toward mind-numbing rigor in our homeschool， I grab this book and it helps swing me closer to center。 I'm not sure I'd ever have the courage to hand it to my child， though！I do feel that since I've discovered Circe Institute and others who are pursuing an understanding of medieval classical education （as opposed to the neo-classical style that is currently so popular） I am no longer s This is a challenging book for me， which is why I keep it on my shelf。 When I feel like I'm veering too strongly toward mind-numbing rigor in our homeschool， I grab this book and it helps swing me closer to center。 I'm not sure I'd ever have the courage to hand it to my child， though！I do feel that since I've discovered Circe Institute and others who are pursuing an understanding of medieval classical education （as opposed to the neo-classical style that is currently so popular） I am no longer swinging back and forth on the pendulum between unschooling and what I had been calling classical （which really just fed my drive to be the best）。 I appreciate what unschoolers are saying in their departure from current educational practices， but I've never felt fully comfortable with the ideology。 Unschooling seems like it contains within it the potential for breeding unhealthy pride and individualism， and I'm seeing more and more the value of humility in all areas of life。 I believe there is much wisdom to be gained from thinkers of the past and that there is something of a canon of knowledge that is important for me to impart to my children。 With that said， though， this is still an eye-opening read， and I would recommend it to anyone who has kids in or out of public school。 。。。more
Daisy
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I'm 16， and I left school seven years ago， so I'd say I'm pretty close to the target audience for this book。 Not that I left on a quest to 'get a real life and education'， it was actually just to try out home-education and see what it was like， but I haven't been back since。 I was interested to read this author's perspective on home-education and hear the arguments she made in favour of it， as well as suggestions and ideas for new ways to pursue my interests and all that。 My mum has a huge colle I'm 16， and I left school seven years ago， so I'd say I'm pretty close to the target audience for this book。 Not that I left on a quest to 'get a real life and education'， it was actually just to try out home-education and see what it was like， but I haven't been back since。 I was interested to read this author's perspective on home-education and hear the arguments she made in favour of it， as well as suggestions and ideas for new ways to pursue my interests and all that。 My mum has a huge collection of education and parenting books around the house， but the reason this one stuck out to me was the fact that it's aimed at teenagers。 That， for starters， I thought was a bold and unique choice， but at the same time such a clear and rudimentary one when you consider the subject matter。I wrote [this book] because I wished that when I was a teenager someone had written it for me。 I wrote it for teenagers because my memory and experience insist that they are as fully human as adults。 I wrote it for teenagers because I found an appalling dearth of respectful， serious nonfiction for them。 In short， I wrote it for teenagers because they are the experts on their own lives。 Being a home-educator myself （completely by my own choice）， and knowing many others by now， obviously I'm biased in the opinion that I think home-education rocks。 But I will say I didn't agree with everything this book has to say。 Llewellyn takes a pretty black-and-white stance on the matter of education and isn't subtle in her opinion that school is， to put it frankly， evil。 I'm not saying this opinion isn't right - it may well be， there's plenty of logical arguments for it - but I'm just not into that way of thinking。 I actually really liked school when I was in it， and still think there are cool things about it。 Basically， I think home-education is so much more than the opposite of school， school at home， or a rebellion against schools - any term that defines itself by school， basically。 Hence why I've become accustomed to calling it 'home-education' rather than 'home-schooling' or 'unschooling' （the type most referenced in this book， which is the style our way of doing it is most similar to I'd say）。 This is not to say the part of this book dedicated to examining and evaluating the school system wasn't interesting to me。 I had been looking forward to getting to the part actually about being home-educated， but in retrospect I think the 'Making the Decision' part was the strongest and most enlightening part of the book。 Llewllyn certainly has a lot to say on this subject， having had experience working as a teacher， and clearly having done her research as well。 Here are a couple of points I thought were particularly profound and well-said:"I have no hope that the school system will change enough to make schools healthy places， until it makes school blatantly optional。" [Side note: In case you didn't know， in most places school is optional， if not blatantly， it's only having an education that's compulsory] :）"In the long run， pressure is an ineffective substitute for curiosity and the freedom to pursue those things you love， because people only remember and think about things they use or care about。""Think about it。 Would you continue to enjoy （and improve at） skateboarding or hiking if someone scrutinised your every move， reported to your parents， and acted as if you'd never succeed in life if you didn't perfect your double kick flip before Friday， or add ten pounds to you pack and reach the pass by noon？Obviously， we all need both privacy and respect to enjoy （learn） any activity。 By privacy， I don't mean solitude。 I mean freedom from people poking their noses into your business or 'progress'。""School conditions you to live for the future， rather than to live in the present。 [。。。] Marti Holmes， mother of a 15-year-old， wrote， 'Homeschooling has not closed any doors that I can see， and has provided rich， full years of living （rather than "preparing for life"）。' [。。。] More than anything else， this book is bout living - now， as well as 20 years from now。""The world and its complex， terrible， wonderful webs of civilisation are far bigger and older than our 19th-century factory-style compulsory schooling system。 There is room for all kinds of people - those who love books， and those who'd rather build things and take them apart all day， not just for an hour in the woodshop or autoshop。 There is room for those who would rather wander dreaming on a glacier [。。。]。 There is room for those who want to make lasange and homemade French bread and apple pie all day。 None of these callings is better or worse than others。 None means failure as a human being， but they may cause failure in a dull system that you never asked to be a part of in the first place。" Let me just say this last quote， even as someone who's been in charge of her own education for so long now， was really inspiring to me。 I think the school system and its conceptions of self-worth （being acceptable at everything， not exceptional at one） can really get drilled into you and apparently did for me more than I realised。 This quote alone I feel was something I needed to hear， firmly and directly， so honestly it's worth picking this book up even if you just get one moment like that from it - regardless of its overall flaws。 I can think of a lot of people in my life who I think would be a lot less judgemental of home-education if they read The Teenage Liberation Handbook， so it's definitely got some helpful ideas。However， I do have to agree with other reviewers that the author's strong views and the not-so-subtle way she expressed them， could come across as quite obnoxious at times。 Don't get me wrong， as a teenager I think it's great to have a stubbornly encouraging voice telling you all this stuff， but I don't know if it's the best approach for getting the wider population on board with home-schooling。 In addition to this， I found myself pretty disappointed with the advice for once you get started home-educating。 Looking back， I can see a big gap in this book of discussions of what home-education actually is。 Obviously， part of this is a reflection of how vastly different it can be for each and every person doing it， but it kind of comes back to what I was saying earlier - home-education is a concept in itself， more than just 'not being in school'。 This book claims to be a handbook for teenagers taking the reins of their own education， but the fact that the author was not one of those becomes blindingly obvious as we get into the second half of this book。 As I said above， she's clearly knowledgeable and well-read on this subject， yet there were still fundamentals left out of this book。 There was frequent references to 'unschooling' but not much in the effort of explaining what this meant or mentioning the alternatives。 I'm sorry to say that to me also there wasn't enough attention to the common fears and uncertainties that come from both inside your own head and the people around you when you make this kind of major， pretty unorthodox life decision （again I'm taking about starting home-education here， not stopping school - to my disappointment， the latter was given more emphasis）。Part 3 （The Tailor-Made Educational Extravaganza） and Part 4 （Touching the World - Finding Good Work） were the ones I was most looking forward to， and the ones I thought me in my current position would get most out of - the ones giving suggestions， advice and motivation to get the most out of your freer education and life。 Maybe they would give those things to a new home-educator， and maybe I'm just into the flow of it enough already， but to be honest I found them to be mainly boring， insuccinct listings of resources you pretty easily could think up yourself， or find on the internet。 Countless times I saw a sentence along the lines of: "If you want adventure， you can learn to fly planes， explore local cultural monuments， or challenge yourself to eat a new food everyday。。。" or "Studying English for unschoolers can involve anything from writing your own novel， studying a major author from history in depth or volunteering to coach people for whom English is their second language。。。" Honestly， she could have just said the possibilities for everything are endless and saved us both a lot of time。 I know this is not all down to the author - the possibilities of home-education are pretty much endless - but the way she supposedly 'guided' us was so lazily vague that none of it felt helpful to me， or like it was coming from a very experienced position。 I would've liked to have seen more general stuff about what the subjects in the chapter names actually entailed （I imagine Llewellyn would have a lot to say about them having much more to them than what school teaches you - so why not explore that， go into specifics？） and more personalised advice。 E。g。 for Literature and Writing: "If you already enjoy writing， try experimenting with different types （novels， poems， essays etc。） and see which you like best。 If you don't， consider looking into how it can benefit future endeavours into what you are interested in， or try seeking out interviews of people who do like writing （successful authors， for example） on why they enjoy it， before discounting the subject completely。" Obviously this is much more brief and rough than it would actually be in the book， but hopefully it gets across the kind of thing I would've found useful。OK， so I feel like I've been being really negative in this review， when actually I'm really glad I read this book。 I loved every single real life account from real life home-educators and their experiences （where have all these super cool home-ed teenagers been all my life？！）。 Particularly talk of the 'depression period' after leaving school， where you don't really know what to do with yourself， was really relatable for me， as I remember going through that phase， and actually had no idea before this that almost everyone does。 The section on the laws surrounding home-education in all different countries， as well， was incredibly insightful。 Overall， lots of good in this book， but it's definitely not perfect in my eyes。 Though I would recommend it if you want to learn more about home-education， I would say go in with an open mind and don't take all it's points for fact。 。。。more
Chelsea Seba
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Thinking about homeschooling/unschooling/world schooling？ This is the best starting point （or any point along the way）。 Even if you never homeschool/unschool/world school， this book will FREE YOUR MIND。 Don't let the title fool you。。。this book is for ANY AGE。 Thinking about homeschooling/unschooling/world schooling？ This is the best starting point （or any point along the way）。 Even if you never homeschool/unschool/world school， this book will FREE YOUR MIND。 Don't let the title fool you。。。this book is for ANY AGE。 。。。more
Heidi Browne ricks
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Read this BEFORE your kids are teens！！
Lucinda
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I recommend this book for anyone who has never thought of homeschooling before and are frustrated with the love of learning killing institution aka public school。 For those of us who are experienced， long-time unschoolers/homeschoolers just flip to the back chapters and use it as s reference guide for some good ideas。 I don't like her style of writing and use of bad language and a bit of dumbing it down to appeal to teens。 For that reason I didn't have my youth read it。 We just discussed some of I recommend this book for anyone who has never thought of homeschooling before and are frustrated with the love of learning killing institution aka public school。 For those of us who are experienced， long-time unschoolers/homeschoolers just flip to the back chapters and use it as s reference guide for some good ideas。 I don't like her style of writing and use of bad language and a bit of dumbing it down to appeal to teens。 For that reason I didn't have my youth read it。 We just discussed some of her resources together。 They have stacks of great books to read already and not much time to waste。 My children don't need to be influenced to leave public school behind as they have never attended except for community college。 。。。more
Liu Yan
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Very inspiring book。 But the practical sides of the book are a bit outdated
Angela
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Best book I know about education。
Alice Porter
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My Mom introduced me to this book over a decade ago。 I absoultley love it！ I read it back in High School and it changed my whole life's journey for the better。 The first five pages are a must read for anyone。 My Mom introduced me to this book over a decade ago。 I absoultley love it！ I read it back in High School and it changed my whole life's journey for the better。 The first five pages are a must read for anyone。 。。。more
Renée
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Howard Thurman said， "Don't ask what the world needs。 Ask what makes you come alive， and go do it。 Because what the world needs is people who have come alive。"George Carlin said， "Some people see things that are and ask， "Why？" Some people dream of things that never were and ask， "Why not？" Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that。" Some children have to go to school and don't have time for all that。 If anyone is entitled to time to do all that。。。See also: Ken Robinson's T Howard Thurman said， "Don't ask what the world needs。 Ask what makes you come alive， and go do it。 Because what the world needs is people who have come alive。"George Carlin said， "Some people see things that are and ask， "Why？" Some people dream of things that never were and ask， "Why not？" Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that。" Some children have to go to school and don't have time for all that。 If anyone is entitled to time to do all that。。。See also: Ken Robinson's TED lectures， including "Do Schools Kill Creativity？" 。。。more
Ilib4kids
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Y371。3943 LLE 1998First published in 1991， 1998 is the second edition which I read now。 She read extensively about John Holt's Books， who pioneers unschooling in 1970's。 My review: read About this book， chap 20 - 27， scan the rest who contains all kinds of information， such as legal issues about homeschooling， why school is bad 。。。。， but I've read so much about education， these information is nothing new to me。Some notes about this book:1。 p27 in this book ， author refer unschooling to self- tau Y371。3943 LLE 1998First published in 1991， 1998 is the second edition which I read now。 She read extensively about John Holt's Books， who pioneers unschooling in 1970's。 My review: read About this book， chap 20 - 27， scan the rest who contains all kinds of information， such as legal issues about homeschooling， why school is bad 。。。。， but I've read so much about education， these information is nothing new to me。Some notes about this book:1。 p27 in this book ， author refer unschooling to self- taught， but often interchangeable with homeschooling。 The usual adult person in American think it's terribly hard to teach yourself something， and if you want to learn something， you've got to find somebody to teach it to you。 This leads to the idea that kids are dumb unless taught or unless they go to school。1。 p28 Many people associate homeschooling with fundamentalist Christianity and Fear of Darwin。 many homeschooling are fundamentalist Christians， however， others are agnostics， mellow Christians， Jews， pagans， Rastafarians， atheists， and Buddhists。 2。 p 55 Writing In school， you write five-paragraph persuasive essays。。。Don't you need a writing teacher to write？ Well，no， probably not。 If you read frequently and have some thing to say ， most of the logistic will take care of themselves。 。。 The reason many teenagers struggle violently on writing is that like most people， they are not burning with desire to communicate something particular in writing on a weekly basis。。。。 Sure， you may be confused about grammatical rules or mechanics。 Books and occasional people can clear it all up for you。3。 Laws: p105 Many states require to take standardized tests， either once a year or once every few years。 In some other states， you are required to submit some type of annual "assessment"; standardized testing is one of your choice， but you can also elect alternate method， such as having a certified teacher evaluate your progress， or assembling a portfolio of our work。 p176 In Washington， homeschoolers have the legal right to enroll part time in school， to participate in school activities including interscholastic sports。4。 p230-231 The best English teacher would hardly say a word， would stay out of your way， let you read all you wanted， and not try to organize any cute conversation about the motivations of the characters or the relationship between the setting and the theme。 She would not keep you from writing by "making" you write。 She wold sit peacefully at her desk， reading Pride and Prejudice。 If you wen to her， she wold put her book down， smile， and consider your questions。 。。"English" ， generally means reading and criticizing literature， and also writing - expository and creative writing。 。。。 The study of literature happens 2 ways。 The first is simple， reading something because you like it。 if you don't read for enjoyment， you lose。 The second way， is literary criticism。 。。Criticism， does not mean saying bad things about literature。 It means saying analytical， thoughtful things about literature。 （ in my words， if you agree or disagree， why or why not。。）。。 Good literature is made of works that have endured the test of time and offer something of value to our present time。 It is made up stories that take us beyond mere entertainment， raising questions about the way we live and die。 Ezra Pound wrote， " A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structure rules or fits certain definitions （or which its author had quite probably never heard）。 It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness。"p232 Be aware are the most of the "classics" you usually hear have been written by white men In English or America。 5。 p190 No laws says you must have a B。S to go to graduate school。 Drivers' Education Class in Summer time。GWS: Growing without Schooling magazineAsimov on Chemistry by Isaac Asimov （a collection of 17 essays written between 1959 and 1966）p 302 Cracking the System by Adam Robinson （Understand SAT）p236 A Certain World: A Commonplace Book by W。H。 Auden /808。88 AUD p198 The Earth Watch Institute 。。。more
Peyton
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What a book！！！ Very intriguing！
Nicole Colter
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Grace Llewellyn makes a compelling case for unschooling。 Here are some interesting quotes regarding curiosity which are part of the 2nd chapter entitled "School is not for learning。" The chapter focuses a lot on the need for freedom for curiosity and therefore for learning。 "Our brains and spirits are the freest things in the universe。 Our bodies can live in chains， bur our intellects cannot。""Curiosity is an active habit - it needs the freedom to explore and move around and get your hands into Grace Llewellyn makes a compelling case for unschooling。 Here are some interesting quotes regarding curiosity which are part of the 2nd chapter entitled "School is not for learning。" The chapter focuses a lot on the need for freedom for curiosity and therefore for learning。 "Our brains and spirits are the freest things in the universe。 Our bodies can live in chains， bur our intellects cannot。""Curiosity is an active habit - it needs the freedom to explore and move around and get your hands into lots of pots。""Curiosity puts itself on hold when it isn't allowed to move at its own pace。"In reference to Report Cards vs。 Freedom she has this to say:"In the long run， pressure is an ineffective substitute for curiosity and freedom to pursue those things you love， because people only remember and think about things they use and care about。" 。。。more
Katy
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