by Catherine Malichecq Ivan Illich was a philosopher of political ecology and a critic of industrial society. As such, he questioned school as an institution and advocated for the deschooling of society. Born in Vienna in 1926, Illich and his family emigrated to Italy during the second world war. He actively participated in the Italian
Modern States Education Alliance is a non-profit organization whose goal is to offer quality college education online to any motivated person who wants it. Their website was launched in 2017, and the mission of the organization is founded on the accessibility of affordable education that respects individuals. Steve Klinsky, a philanthropist businessman, created and financed
Barely out of her teens, Canadian Wendy Priesnitz realized the need to rethink work, play, and education methods in order to find social and ecological balance. In 1969, while training to be a teacher, she rejected the processing model for educating children and decided to educate her two daughters at home. Ten years later, she
Sugata Mitra was born in India in 1952. He earned a doctorate in solid state physics at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi before beginning research in battery technology at the Technische Universität in Vienna. He then became a Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences in England
Sir Ken Robinson is a writer, researcher, conference speaker and advisor on education. Born in Liverpool, England in 1950 and one of seven children in a working-class family, he has studied, taught arts and worked on different projects promoting creative development. The recipient of numerous prizes and honorary titles, he is one of today’s experts
Salman Khan was born in October 1976 in Louisiana to Bengali parents. He studied at Harvard’s Business School, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Khan earned undergraduate degrees in mathematics, and in electrical engineering and computer science, then a Master’s in computer science and an MBA. Upon completing his last degree, he worked as
Raymond and Dorothy Moore are often called the grandparents of homeschooling due to their early involvement in the homeschool movement. They also led in vast research, the conclusions of which served as the basis of the Moore Formula, a program based upon three essential elements for all instruction. Raymond Moore, Ph. D. in education from
John Taylor Gatto is a teacher, essayist, and writer, born in Pennsylvania in 1935. He flatly denounced public schools and the teaching given to children. He created an innovative educational method that he called the “guerilla curriculum”—put into practice in Albany Free School—which is a balanced blend of independent learning, community involvement, professional training, and
John Holt, also known by his full name – John Caldwell Holt, was an American educator and author. Born in New York in 1923, he was educated at Yale University, completing his degree in 1943. Afterward, he dedicated himself to teaching before becoming an ardent supporter of homeschooling and a pioneer in the defence of
We all know that one of the main advantages of homeschooling is being able to choose your own educational approach. Each family can lean towards one or another method according to the uniqueness of each family member. Depending on the method chosen, children and youth can react differently and their enthusiasm can vary enormously. However,
