Author: Kerry McDonald

Kerry McDonald has a B.A. in Economics from Bowdoin and an M.Ed. in education policy from Harvard. She lives in Cambridge, Mass. with her husband and four never-been-schooled children. Kerry is the author of the forthcoming book, Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press). Follow her writing at Whole Family Learning

Education

The Artists Who Are Challenging The Education Status Quo

Children’s creativity and competence grows when they were allowed to drive their own learning while being supported by adults. Kerry McDonald writes.

by Kerry McDonald 2 December, 2019

Education

How Our Culture Disempowers Teens

Rather than criticizing teenagers as lazy and in need of more control and structure, we should recognize the ways our culture infantilizes its teens. Kerry McDonald writes.

by Kerry McDonald 31 July, 2019

Education

Policing the Public Schools: How Schools Are Becoming Even More Like Prisons

Every schoolchild knows that school is a commuted sentence. Kerry McDonald on just how real the metaphor is.

by Kerry McDonald 23 April, 2019

Education

How School Districts Weaponize Child Protection Services Against Uncooperative Parents

Parents are increasingly required to conform to a school’s demands even if they believe such orders may not be appropriate for their child. Kerry McDonald writes.

by Kerry McDonald 20 December, 2018

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