Kerry McDonald

Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. Schooling is only one method of education, and it may not be the best one for the imagination age. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that weaves the author's experience as a mom of four unschooled children with historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are shifting an old schooling model of education toward a new learning one. These education innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children's natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. They are educators who left public school classrooms to launch self-directed learning centers to allow young people's innate learning instincts to flourish without forced curriculum, academic standards and imposed assessment. They are entrepreneurs who became increasingly disillusioned by the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling and built alternatives that look nothing like school. Unschooled inspires us to imagine education as separate and distinct from schooling and challenges us to redefine learning.

Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom

Unschooled

Tristan Davies

Jim Lord

Lee Tidball

As a DEA agent caught in an unwinnable drug war, Abel has spent his life with the ugliest side of humanity. It's no wonder he's given in to corruption, bribery and an illegal side hustle that has him on the run from some of the most dangerous men in South America. Then he stumbles on a deadly, abandoned alien girl who has made a home under the green canopy of the deepest part of the jungle. Her space craft crash-landed a decade ago; his life crashed and burned well before that. As this unlikely pair grows closer, Abel will realize that his dark past has tracked him down and threatens to destroy the very beauty he has fallen in love with. For the first time in his life he must sacrifice all he is to save the one he loves. The Green Cathedral is a fast-paced thrill-ride that examines the nature of beauty and the power it has to heal our damaged souls.

The Green Cathedral

Connor Boyack

Isaac Morehouse

Josh Steimle

John Taylor Gatto

Zak Slayback

Dusty Wunderlich

Derek Magill

Brittany Hunter

Launch Your Career Without Debt, Distractions, or a Degree

Skip College

For centuries, there were really only two options: plan a traditional wedding or elope. Today's brides and grooms are realizing that there are many other choices. Your Unique Wedding highlights five types of non-traditional weddings. You'll learn how to plan a private elopement, invite your family and friends to a destination wedding, surprise your guests on your wedding day, select and prepare for a theme wedding, and consider an adventure wedding by land, sea, or air. You'll find the checklists, planning tips, resource lists, and personal stories of other unique wedding couples to be inspirational. The army of couples who embrace traditional wedding alternatives is steadfast and growing. Non-traditional weddings are no longer reserved for "rebellious" couples. Today's non-traditional weddings are much more calculated, creative, diverse, and well-received. Planning your wedding is an exciting and fun life event. Whichever wedding option you ultimately choose, you should feel good about your decision and eager to celebrate this special occasion. May you enjoy many years of marital bliss after you say "I do" with a twist! Book jacket.

Say I Do with a Twist

Your Unique Wedding

A is For AbundanceThe siren song of socialism is sweeping through classrooms and communities, and parents need tools to stop it. Children are increasingly being taught that capitalism is evil and socialism is virtuous while history reminds us that the exact opposite is true. Through colorful pages and simple rhymes, this book helps parents to teach their children why free-market capitalism is the greatest generator of personal and economic freedom, prosperity, and progress the world has ever known.

The ABC's of Capitalism

A is for Abundance

Peter Gray

Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children's natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people's innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.

City of Brass

Bob Coles

While England is planting its colonial roots in Africa, David Livingston, the world-famous missionary, sends word to his sister in Scottland that he is dying and needs her help. Janet Livingston, a woman who has never left her small Scottish town, let alone the British Isles, must travel into the heart of Africa and confront her deepest fears, the brutal reality of the slave trade and the persistent sense that women are not meant to leave the home, in order to fulfill her brother's mission. Into Africa is the thrilling story of Janet Livingston, her clash with Henry Stanley, and her surprising relationship with their guide, Goma Foutou, as they struggle for survival in the most unforgiving of places.

Into Africa

Kerry McDonald

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