Kerry McDonald: Breaking Free from Conventional Schooling

Kerry McDonald is a Senior Fellow at FEE and the author of Unschooled and the forthcoming book Joyful Learning.

Kerry returns to the podcast to talk about the trends in the microschool movement coming out of the pandemic, why homeschooling and microschooling is on the rise, and how school choice policy is affecting innovation and entrepreneurship in education. We also talk about the models and trends that Kerry is most excited about as she travels across the country interviewing school founders and entrepreneurs on her podcast LiberatED

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

2:19 - Kerry's new book Joyful Learning

7:38 - Entrepreneurship and New Careers in Education

15:21 - What Sparked the Proliferation of Alternative Education?

25:59 - States Where School Choice is Flourishing

30:13 - Concerns About School Choice

38:52 - Optimism for the Future of School Choice

43:39 - The Rise of the Microschool Movement

51:23 - Larger Networks of Microschools

57:02 - Adapting Curriculum for Microschools

1:00:51 - Microschools for Middle & High School

1:03:23 - How Microschools Can Strengthen Communities

1:08:34 - How to Connect with Kerry's Work

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Acton Academy

Prenda

Kahn Academy

Orchard Stem School

Connect with Kerry McDonald:

New Book: Joyful Learning

Book: Unschooled

X: https://x.com/Kerry_edu

Podcast: https://fee.org/liberated

FEE: https://fee.org/people/kerry-mcdonald/

Connect with Hannah Frankman:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman

RebelEducator | https://twitter.com/rebelEducator

Website | http://hannahfrankman.com

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