Grace Llewellyn (born March 18, 1964) is an American educator, author, and publisher in the fields of
youth liberation,
unschooling
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and
homeschool
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ing. She is the founder of ''Lowry House Publishers'', founder and director of ''Not Back To School Camp'' and ''The Hive: Self-Directed Learning for Teens''.
Biography
Llewellyn was born on 18 March 1964 in
Boise
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,
Idaho
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, United States.
She completed her B.A. from
Carleton College in 1986.
After teaching for three years, Llewellyn came across the work of
John Holt, which led her to reconsider her approach to education.
In 1991, at age 26, she wrote ''
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education''.
Llewellyn published the ''Teenage Liberation Handbook'' through her publishing company, Lowry House Publishers.
Bibliography
* ''
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education'' ()
* ''Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School'' () (with co-author
Amy Silver
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People A–E
* Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress
* Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886 ...
) 2001
* ''Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School Tell Their Own Stories'' () 1993, 2005
* ''Freedom Challenge: African American Homeschoolers'' () 1996
References
External links
The Not Back To School Camp website.
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American education writers
1964 births
Living people
Youth rights people
Writers from Eugene, Oregon
Homeschooling advocates
Advocates of unschooling and homeschooling
Writers from Boise, Idaho
Carleton College alumni
Businesspeople from Eugene, Oregon