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HoltGWS LLC
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Patrick Farenga is a writer and education activist who worked closely with the late author and teacher John Holt and continues his work today as the president of HoltGWS LLC. After Holt died, Pat published many books and articles about learning, as well as Growing Without Schooling magazine (GWS) from 1985 until it stopped in 2001. GWS was the nation’s first periodical about learning without going to school, started by Holt in 1977. Unschooling is a word Holt preferred over homeschooling, since the learning Holt encouraged didn’t have to take place at home nor resemble school techniques and materials. The Farengas homeschooled their daughters, now aged 27, 24, and 21.
Pat speaks as a homeschooling expert at education conferences around the world, as well as on commercial radio and television talk shows. His media appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, Voice of America, Geraldo, NPR’s Learning Matters, CNN’s Parenting Today, The Dr. Drew Pinsky Show, and Fox and Friends.
Pat co-authored Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling (Perseus), The Beginner’s Guide to Homeschooling, many articles about homeschooling and unschooling in a number of publications, such as Un Mundo Por Aprender (University of Colombia, Bogota, 2011), and the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2012).
Pat's most recent work includes reprinting Holt’s Escape From Children: The Needs and Rights of Children (HoltGWS, 2013) and an original title, The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children (HoltGWS, 2013).
Pat speaks as a homeschooling expert at education conferences around the world, as well as on commercial radio and television talk shows. His media appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, Voice of America, Geraldo, NPR’s Learning Matters, CNN’s Parenting Today, The Dr. Drew Pinsky Show, and Fox and Friends.
Pat co-authored Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling (Perseus), The Beginner’s Guide to Homeschooling, many articles about homeschooling and unschooling in a number of publications, such as Un Mundo Por Aprender (University of Colombia, Bogota, 2011), and the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2012).
Pat's most recent work includes reprinting Holt’s Escape From Children: The Needs and Rights of Children (HoltGWS, 2013) and an original title, The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children (HoltGWS, 2013).
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Where to buy in print
Growing Without Schooling Volume 2
by John Holt
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 364,790.
Language:
English.
Published: January 18, 2018
by
HoltGWS LLC.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Home schooling
Growing Without Schooling (GWS) is the first publication about learning outside of school, homeschooling, and unschooling founded by the late teacher and author John Holt. Published continuously from 1977 until 2001, the 143 issues of GWS are filled with practical, hands-on advice from parents and children who are living and learning in their homes and communities.
Growing Without Schooling Volume 1
by John Holt
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 421,480.
Language:
English.
Published: June 14, 2016
by
HoltGWS LLC.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Parent participation, Nonfiction » Parenting » Reference
After years of working to change schools from within, author/teacher John Holt founded Growing Without Schooling magazine (1977–2001) to support self-directed education and learning outside of school. Each issue is a lively exchange among readers and Holt, packed with useful advice. This is the first volume in the complete collection, covering 1977 to 1981.
How to Report Unschooling to School Offficials
by Patrick Farenga
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 14,680.
Language:
English.
Published: September 30, 2015
by
HoltGWS LLC.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Home schooling, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Evaluation & assessment
If your state homeschooling regulations require you to submit a periodic evaluation you might need to explain your children’s growth and development in more depth to readers who do not understand unschooling (self-directed learning). This book shows you how to do this successfully.
The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children
by Patrick Farenga
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 56,680.
Language:
English.
Published: February 21, 2014
by
HoltGWS LLC.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Teachers & educators, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Home schooling
Remembrances about the life and ideas of John Holt, a school reform advocate and best-selling author who became the secular founder of the homeschooling movement. Holt is a pivotal figure in American education whose ten books and work continue to inspire both schoolteachers and homeschoolers to help children learn in their own ways.
Escape From Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children
by John Holt
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 78,750.
Language:
English.
Published: October 17, 2013
by
HoltGWS LLC.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Parenting / parent & adult child, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Educational policy & reform / general
Children are kept in the walled garden of childhood, outside the world of human experience, for longer periods than ever before in human history. But for many children and parents, the walled garden of childhood is more like a prison, where authorities compel and limit personal actions. What if children had the right to do, in general, what any adult may legally do?