LiG '09 report - Slice 4 - Presents

I love going to the main presentations at an unschooling conference. I've never once failed to get something valuable out of a talk.

But the speakers I listened to at this year's LIFE is Good Conference were Really Special, and they tackled some of unschooling's meatier issues. Schuyler Waynforth talked about why TV is so valuable in an unschooling (or any) home. Biologist David Waynforth presented the science behind unrestricted food choices. Kevin Snavley told us about being an unschooler in public school. Ren Allen talked about unschoolers leaving the nest, and also about embracing life's messier moments. Gillian Mayer offered honesty about, and a foundation for, unschooling intense kids. Jeff Sabo talked about shifting between the controlled (and tidy) corporate world and the unfettered (and rarely tidy) unschooling home. And Rain Fordyce shared her story and tools for letting go of our school-inspired resistance to unschooling and life.

It was like Christmas! And the gifts these presenters offered will continue to enhance our lives for years to come. Thanks, guys!