Why Aaron Mattered
I never knew autodidact and activist Aaron Swartz, although both of us were friends with grown unschooler Peter Kowalke. Like Aaron, though, I came to activism not out of some cavalier attempt to overthrow the government and make chaos,...
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Unschooler.com is Hiring
Unschooler.com is looking for an associate editor, someone who is a self-directed learner, strongly identifies with unschooling, likes hanging out with adult unschoolers and wants to keep his or her finger on the pulse of the unschooling experience. We're searching for someone 16 or older...
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Unschooling Burnout
Being a grown unschooler and still getting quizzed can be frustrating. Grown unschooler Idzie Desmarais explains:
“I was at a fundraising party for a cool art space last night, and the one unpleasant event to mar the evening... READ MORE »
#25: Sauerkraut and Deodorant
In celebration of our 25th episode of the Unschooler Experiment Podcast, today we talk with Carly Arnold, a 28-year-old grown unschooler from Philadelphia. Carly's in the midst of starting a culinary business. But, being a typical unschooler, she also has other projects simmering, including a...
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Unschooler Aaron Swartz Dies at Age 26
Not many people realize that one of the creators of the RSS specification was an unschooler. Aaron Swartz was a brilliant mind who stood up for his beliefs and had a noteworthy if brief life founding companies and fighting for the freedom of information. He...
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#24: Video Game Businessman
Today we talk with Patrick Meehan, a 36-year-old grown unschooler from Seattle, Wash. Patrick's a serial entrepreneur and a game industry veteran who cut his teeth working for Sega as an unschooler at the age of 15. He then went on to work for Nintendo,...
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Unschooling Conference Landscape Changed for 2013
For many of us, unschooling is an identity that goes well beyond our K-12 years. That does not mean we're always fired up and making unschooling our focus. I know from firsthand experience that sometimes you just need a break, no matter how much unschooling...
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The Roost Takes Flight
Communal living is a staple dream of many a grown unschooler. This dream periodically finds expression in plans to start an intentional community, but rarely are these plans carried to fruition. There’s the odd co-housing situation among grown unschooler friends, but for many the dream...
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Ten grown homeschoolers candidly explore the lasting influence of home education.
