In this episode, we’re chatting with Kerry McDonald, author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, about different models of education around the world, the developmental bell curve of when children read, how Unschooling benefits teenagers and how the school system can harm children.?  Guest DetailsKerry McDonald is an education policy writer, self-directed learning expert and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. She is a board member at the Alliance of Self-Directed Education and mother of four never-been-schooled children. ?  Kerry SharesWhat she has been up toResearch coming out about how the pandemic affected opinions on homeschoolingThe difference between education and schoolingThe qualities we value in the ‘imagination age’ and how school stifles creativityHow the industrial education system can make children’s lives worseThat unschooling is treating children with basic human respectHow the 19th century industrial model education system lacks the ability to build the skills required for the most in demand jobsThat knowing yourself and what you want are largely neglected in conventional structured schoolingAbout empowering parentsThe developmental bell curve for reading age in childrenExamples of different unschooling programs and self-directed learning models in the statesWhy bullying is nearly non-existent in these alternative models of education?  Opt InFree Downloadable? Resources & ReferencesUnschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, Kerry McDonaldFoundation for Economic EducationBOOKSLearning is Natural, School is Optional, Ken DanfordThe Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life, Grace LlewellynFab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop, Neil GershenfeldOriginals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, Adam GrantOutliers M,alcolm GladwellAtlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Audiobook Read by Scott BrickALTERNATIVE UNSCHOOLING PROGRAMSNorth Star, founded by Ken DanfordNot Back To School Camp NFP’sLiberated LearnersAlliance of Self-Directed EducationWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagram? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much!