Homeschooling Advocates: Mary Pride, John Holt, Dayna Martin, John Taylor Gatto, Michael Farris, Gregg Harris, Joshua Harris, Grace Llewellyn

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mary Pride, John Holt, Dayna Martin, John Taylor Gatto, Michael Farris, Gregg Harris, Joshua Harris, Grace Llewellyn, Matt Hern, David Guterson, Wendy Priesnitz, Mike Morris, Peter Kowalke, Reed Benson, Astra Taylor, Pat Farenga, Mary Leppert, Catherine Baker. Excerpt: Astra Taylor (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba; 1979 - ) is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker and writer, best known for her 2005 film, Zizek!, about the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj i ek, and for her 2008 film, Examined Life . Taylor grew up in Athens, Georgia, and was unschooled until age 13. She attended Brown University for a year and holds an MA in Liberal Studies from the New School . She has taught sociology at the University of Georgia and SUNY New Paltz . Her writings have appeared in numerous magazines, and in 2006 Filmmaker Magazine listed her as one of "25 new faces to watch." She is the sister of painter and disability activist Sunny Taylor, and is married to Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel . She is a vegan . Filmography Websites (URLs online) Notes A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Catherine Baker (born 16 July 1947 in Lille ) is a French journalist and unschooling essayist. She has also more recently written against the whole prison system, arguing for a complete abolition. Some of her books have been re-edited recently and their full text is freely available online. Bibliography Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at David Guterson (pronounced Gut- r-s n) (born May 4, 1956) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist. Early life David Guterson was born May 4, 1956, in Seattle, Washington . During his childhood, he attended Seattle public schools and later attended the University of Washington where he earned Bachelor o... View Less