Projects for HomeSchool Association of California
Published articles, notes on conference talks:
one or two articles will be added when I find them

Articles in California HomeSchooler magazine:

June 2012 "Little Tools for an Epic Life"


Unschooling in the World

(articles will be available to read here
a month after their publication in The Homeschooler Magazine) (now defunct)

December 2012 "A Rich, Supportive Environment"
with Joyce Fetteroll, of Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

March 2013 "Unschooling is Life"
with Pam Laricchia, of Erin, Ontario, Canada

June 2013 "Four Continents"
with Schuyler Waynforth of Currumbin Waters, Queensland, Australia

September 2013 "Kinder and More Compassionate"
with Rippy Dusseldorp of Leiden, in the Netherlands

December 2013 The Most Repeated Unschooling Questions of All Time
Not really an interview, but a set of questions Rippy Dusseldorp, Marta Pires and I came up with for use in the summer of 2013. They're here in Portuguese, and an annotated version (unfinished).

March 2014 "The Efficiency of Unschooling"
with Julie Daniel of Ashford, Surrey, UK

June 2014 Montana to Italy via Godzilla
with Deb Lewis of Deer Lodge, Montana, USA (coming to the site when you're lucky!)

Fall 2014 "India, New Jersey and the Civil War"
with Hema Bharadwaj, an unschooling mom and an artist (just photos for now)

Winter 2014 Some Thoughts about Late Reading
(More photos to come.)

Spring 2015 Jill Parmer, (needs to be moved and formatted)

Future columns will feature ideas from some others it's too early to name, but I intend to introduce unschoolers I've met in my work and travels whose ideas have depth and joy.

2016 panel:


Sandra Dodd, Pam Sorooshian, Sue Patterson and Erika Davis-Pitre
(You can click to enlarge, but it's still low-res.)

"I just saw Sandra Dodd speak at the HSC-HomeSchool Association of California conference. So inspiring! Every time I hear Sandra talk, I walk away feeling renewed and empowered and excited. If you homeschool or you are thinking about homeschooling, get her books, go to her website, and if you ever get a chance to hear her speak, don't miss the opportunity." (2016)

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Follow-up to 2013 HSC Unschooling Symposium

The Five W's

Notes on my part in the symposium


Follow-up to 2012 HSC presentations

Happiness Inside and Out (sound file on that page)
Friday, August 3, 10:45-12:00

Deschooling: How and Why?
Friday, August 3, 2:00-3:30

Unschooling Very Well
Saturday, August 4, 10:45-12:00

Why Radical Unschooling? (sound file on that page)
Sunday, August 5, 9:00-10:15


Lisa Cottrell-Bentley, Joanna Murphy, Sandra Dodd, Mike Boss, River Lune
photo by Spot Nixon
(I don't think there is a recording.)

2007 Unschooling Panel, questions answered in writing after the event was over:
Unschooling Panel Follow-Up
Some links aren't working anymore, but there are some good responses (not all of which I loved equally).
I spoke at HSC conferences over ten times (there was an unschooling symposium, and in one early year, two conferences in one year). I'll add notes as I come to them.
Interviews Sound files and videos (from HSC conferences and elsewhere) Articles from other publications