Two upcoming unschooling presentations at the Learning Planet Festival and a request for women to participate in a study about unschooling.

John Holt sometimes used his Sony Walkman cassette recorder to tape his public talks, and this one, on April 29, 1985, turned out to be his last. The sound quality deteriorated a lot on this tape, so I had it remastered successfully and I hope you enjoy the audio. John was dealing with cancer during this talk and he died on Sept. 14, 1985. Nonetheless, John continued to share and explain his ideas about education in an amiable manner at this event, enjoying his interactions with the children and adults, and making some off-hand comments about Shakespeare and other educational topics that will infuriate some and tickle others.

Every year ASDE runs a couple of fundraisers to help keep us going and growing—this season we are hoping the community will enjoy the perks of donating to ASDE, and seeing Young People PIE ADULTS IN THE FACE (all consensual, of course... because consent is cool).

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