The Homeschooled College Teacher: Part Two
In my last post, I introduce an old friend who was also unschooled growing up, and who today is an Anthropology teacher at community college. In between her homeschooled upbringing and becoming a college teacher, Nina has spent a lot…
Academia After Unschooling: A Homeschooled College Teacher
My friend Nina and I met when I was thirteen. We became friends at that young-teen moment when your friendships are the most important thing in the world. And, being BFFs at that age when you’re unschooled also means you have…
From Unschooled to College
One of my best friends, who was also unschooled, asked me yesterday if I had considered writing about my transition from unschooling to college. Specifically, what it was like to enter the classroom environment? As a quick refresher, I was…
For Learning’s Sake
I went to my cousin’s college commencement last week. She was graduating from Occidental College, the small Liberal Arts school in Los Angeles where President Obama studied before transferring to Columbia University. The ceremony was pleasant, but a little tedious. My…
The Teacher and the Unschoolers
When I talk about my family’s story of alternative education, one of the things that people often find surprising is that my dad worked as a public high school biology teacher for 35 years. I think a lot of people…