Astra Taylor on the Unschooled Life

Raised by independent-thinking bohemian parents, Taylor was unschooled until age 13. Join the filmmaker as she shares her personal experiences of growing up home-schooled without a curriculum or schedule, and how it has shaped her educational philosophy and development as an artist.

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[jumpnjza2]

"I'm committed to this idea of some sort of intellectual community that doesn't end at the age of 22 that can be a part of your daily practice"

Spot on, woman.

[GrigoriSom]

@giddymoon Wow, thanks for clearing that up. Characterizing the unschooling movement as conservative (or, to use your terminology, "nostalgic") is every bit as misguided as characterizing it as liberal... doing so, however, is typically conservative, as is your laughable characterization of the Dept. of Education as an arm of the mythical New World Order we've been hearing about for decades.

[dubified89]

This is the nature of freedom, because otherwise some people would have to do all of the hard work while others just get to have fun and pursue their interests regardless of whether they're beneficial to anyone else.

[dubified89]

The thing about a market economy is that your ability to be successful is reliant on your ability to serve the wants and needs of others. So while it's good to teach kids to think independently, they also need to be encouraged to develop skills that are marketable. Doing your own thing is great but for example if you're an artist you don't just have the right to live as an artist exclusively if no one wants to buy your art. You have to have something that's of interest to others.

[hotfudgemoney]

@kelseyja LOL stop questioning our government? LOL

[hotfudgemoney]

Sorry I forgot to add, comrade

[hotfudgemoney]

Keep your trash democracy out of our republic, kthx.

[Muffinfordinner]

Education needs to prepare people to become citizens of a democracy.

[UsedOfGod]

A very good presentation for anyone who wants to know how home schooling would affect your kids. This how the great people of the past became great, they learned because their choices were not BOXED in around them!

[simonroxs]

i loved the part when she talked about unschooling but the socialist crap was.. crap

[ion010101]

You only have to ask yourself two questions. Do you think coercion is necessary for growth and learning? If you do, why do you think that?

[azh753]

Excellent, I absolutely love it!