What else is there to say? I read this book in one night at age 30, and I felt the vision that has become my adult professional life of North Star and Liberated Learners. This book is a gift to everyone with a spark of curiosity and some time on their hands. Grace lays out specific resources along with an empowering attitude to seizing the moment to learn right now! I propose this book be handed out to all adults embarking on retirement just as much as it might be shared with teens who are seeking another way to live. There is so much to learn and do, and so many ways to pursue our interests. Upon skimming this latest addition, I am struck by how valuable the “handbook” sections are for people of all ages. When we started North Star, we used this book to swear in our first Board of Directors! I have personally ordered hundreds of copies of this book and handed them out to young people in western Massachusetts, so if you are searching for an old edition, you might head out here to improve your chances of securing one. I know that I am one of many people-teens, parents, teachers, activists-who can make that statement with utter certainty. My life changed because of this book, clearly for the better. After reading it, I was derailed into leaving the system to start a program that would help all of my students use the wisdom and lifestyle described in these pages. Three pivotal events divide my life into “Before” and “After” moments: 1) meeting my wife, 2) becoming a parent, and 3) reading The Teenage Liberation Handbook.īefore reading this book, I was a teacher committed to reforming schools by working my way up the system, presumably to someday become the Secretary of Education. Ken is the co-founder of North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teensand Liberated Learners, author of Learning is Natural, School is Optional: The North Star Approach to Offering Teens a Head Start on Life, and a former public school teacher. This is a must-read for anyone who is considering the grand adventure of unschooling. Its refreshing rebellious philosophy is infused into our lives to this day.
This handbook shook up my family’s views of learning and life, and gifted us with liberating and exhilarating new ways of experiencing our unschooling journey.
Leo is the author and blogger behind Zen Habits. Fresh words for the 30th Anniversary Edition From Leo Babauta
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