Documentaries About School and Learning
Documentaries about learning without going to conventional schools with John Holt or Pat Farenga
An engaging, deep look at how a family decides to take their children out of school and how they arrived at the decision to unschool. Then the film shows how the family adapts to their new way of living and learning with their two children.
Cevin Soling's powerful examination of what life is like for students in public school today, what can be fixed, and what should be abolished.
A documentary film about the Bagsværd Ny Lilleskole in the early 1970s. Directed by Peggy Hughes and produced by John Holt, this film shows how a small group of parents and teachers live and learn in an alternative school where children are encouraged to be independent and pursue their interests with the support of their parents, teachers, and friends.
