Building a Career in Music

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Building a Career in Music

By Julian Baptista, 02/14/2011, 5:55 am

People often ask me what I'm doing with my life. I'm sure this is pretty common for most people, but especially for unschoolers. I've never been much for the seemingly snarky response, "following my passions," although that's certainly what I've done. Ever since I can...

#4: How to Be a Librarian

By Peter Kowalke, 02/07/2011, 2:30 pm

Many, many unschoolers want to be librarians. It could be because so many unschoolers are library power users. It could be because librarians act a lot like unschoolers. It could be because the thought of living among books all day is pretty...

Peter Kowalke studying at Ohio University

The Dangerous Game of Unschooling in School

By Peter Kowalke, 12/20/2010, 2:02 pm

Beatrice Ekoko over at Radio Free School asks if it is truly possible to unschool in school. My experience as an unschooler is that you absolutely can unschool in school. That doesn't mean it is easy, though,...

Continuing the Family Business

By Peter Kowalke, 08/26/2010, 3:49 pm

Less than two years into college, Cameran Malloy knows the name of her future employer and the job she will be expected to perform. The employer goes by “Mom” and Cameran’s career after college will be that of pharmacist for Richford Rexall Drugs, her family’s...

Off to School–Art School!

By Peter Kowalke, 08/26/2010, 2:08 pm

Salina Hunt, 26, a grown unschooler from New York, N.Y., sat down to chat about what she’s doing and thinking now. This interview was originally published in 2007 by Life Learning Magazine. Fresh from College I just finished college last year, and currently I’m working...

Radio Free School Interviews Peter

By Peter Kowalke, 08/25/2010, 9:40 am

Radio Free School just did a follow-up interview with me. They did a fantastic interview with me back in 2004, so this is a follow-up to see how I've been doing since. Read the interview with Radio Free School (the new one--I also...

An Uneasy Alliance with the Mainstream

By Peter Kowalke, 08/08/2010, 1:42 pm

J.R. Morgan, 28, a grown unschooler from Los Angeles, Calif., sat down to chat about what he's doing and thinking now. This interview was originally published in 2006 by Life Learning Magazine. Money and Politics I stayed on the homeschooling track until I...