The Teenage Liberation Handbook
Grace Llewellyn's cult classic guide for teenagers who want to leave school and design their own education — still the most widely read book on teen self-directed learning.
Grace Llewellyn·1991
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Grace Llewellyn is the author of The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, published in 1991 and still in print. She is also the founder and director of Not Back to School Camp, an annual gathering for unschooled teens held in the US Pacific Northwest. Her work has inspired thousands of teenagers and young adults to take charge of their own education and lives. She is one of the most influential voices in the teen unschooling community.
Key Ideas
- →Teenagers are capable of designing their own education if given the chance
- →Quitting school is a legitimate and often wise choice for certain young people
- →Self-directed teens develop stronger independence, purpose, and direction than their schooled peers
- →Not Back to School Camp proves that unschooled teens can build rich, vibrant communities