Kerry McDonald
Writer and Host, LiberatED Podcast at Freelance
Senior fellow @feeonline and host of the LiberatED Podcast. Ed policy @statepolicy. Adjunct @CatoInstitute. Author of Unschooled. Contributor @Forbes & @The74.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kerry McDonald
As microschools and similarly personalized educational models spread quickly across the U.S., visionary educators working within traditional public schools are taking notice. These “intrapraneurs” are embracing the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation that is fueling the growth of new schools and learning spaces in the private sector, and they are bringing that enterprising attitude to their own schools and school districts. George Philhower is one of them.
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1 month ago |
kirkusreviews.com | Kerry McDonald
A welcome if controversial call for parents to take control of their children’s education. This is a book about “education entrepreneurship”—the development of models for teaching and learning that go outside the traditional schoolroom and innovate in the cognitive and social development of children. Written with zeal, the book encourages parents to play a larger role in their children’s education.
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1 month ago |
barnesandnoble.com | Kerry McDonald
true https://prod.accdab.net/cdn/cs/ebiaklm7tP0ykOyjm7KGfgNcPyo.js 500 Joyful Learning: How to Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling From the bestselling author of Unschooled, an exploration of new, low-cost K–12 learning models that favor individualized, learner-centered education Across the United States, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and ordinary citizens are increasingly frustrated by the rigidity and standardization of modern schooling, and...
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1 month ago |
forbes.com | Kerry McDonald
May 1 is just around the corner. Known as National College Decision Day, that is the date by which high school seniors must pay their enrollment deposits and commit to one college or university to begin their freshman year this fall. My daughter is one of these seniors.
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2 months ago |
fee.org | Kerry McDonald
For Chase Buffington, college isn’t a priority right now. The 18-year-old from Enfield, New Hampshire, is currently a high school senior working as a paid apprentice for a local heating, ventilation, and air conditioning company, a job that he plans to continue full-time for at least the next several years.
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As microschools and similar learning models spread quickly across the US, visionary educators working within traditional public schools are taking notice. @gphilhower @microschooling @Getting_Smart https://t.co/sRNsu7BVYd
RT @mattfrendewey: @DeAngelisCorey See you there. Be sure to come by and check out the conversation featuring @Kerry_edu about ending compu…
The microschooling movement continues to gain momentum, with founders like former public school teacher Nefertiti Harris opening new schools that families eagerly flock toward. She credits @embarkms @microschooling @KaiPodCo for helping her launch! https://t.co/GY1eMeruZW
