We sold Herman Daly’s book for several years in the John Holt Book and Music store. Though never a popular seller, John insisted on keeping it in the catalog. As time passes, I see more and more why John Holt wanted more people to know about this book and how hard it is for human-scale solutions to take hold in a world possessed by the massive consumption of goods and services as the best way for society to prosper ..read more

More people are grasping that there are many other ways to live and learn with children besides telling them to perform in classrooms as instructed by adults. Further, some young people are being empowered to speak out on their own. Here are some events and activities from young people, educators, and parents from around the world that may interest you ..read more

News and reports about learning without going to school from Belgium and Colombia. Life Without School–A Plea To Unschool Our Learning is a new title written by two Belgian authors, and Colombian researchers explore the economics of homeschooling/unschooling in their country and the characteristics of a ..read more

If schools aren’t able or obligated to teach some children to read why can’t we create publicly funded alternatives to school for those children? Self-directed learning challenges Horace Mann’s assumption about the need to compel school attendance: Freedom does not necessarily result in ignorance ..read more

August 28, 2018, is the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Though not present, John Holt supported the students and was highly critical of the police. John adds some thoughtful commentary and advice about being careful not to turn just anger into blind hate in this previously unpublished piece ..read more

John Taylor Gatto, a famous schoolteacher and author, died last week. I knew him first as a writer and ally of unschooling, and eventually got to know him as a friend. John Gatto passed away on Oct. 25, 2018, and I want to share some of my memories of him. I took this photo of John in a dressing room at Carnegie Hall before he took the stage for his event, The Exhausted School ..read more

40th anniversary in print and my 40th anniversary working in the homeschooling/alternative education movement. Read more about the latest edition of Teach Your Own: The Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning with Children at Home ..read more