Xander Macswan's guest appearances

Xander Macswan

Exploring Unschooling

Off-Trail Learning

Kerry McDonald

Nick Bergson-Shilcock

Amy Milstein

Gina Riley

Isaac Morehouse

Iris Chen

Michelle Jones

Holly Johnson

Sue Elvis

William Deresiewicz

Peter Gray

Taylor Davis

Blake Boles

Debbie Reber

Robert Gottlieb

OwlTail

I get so many questions about “screen time” and video games and how they fit into an unschooling life, so I thought it might be helpful and fun to reshare a conversation I had with Xander MacSwan in 2018. Xander left school in the 5th grade when his parents—both professors in the University of Maryland’s […]

EU119 Flashback: Gaming and Growing Up Unschooling with Xander MacSwan

Xander MacSwan left school in the 5th grade when his parents—both professors in the University of Maryland’s College of Education—decided the best thing they could do was pull their kids out of school and start unschooling. We dive deep into Xander’s passion for video games, including the difference between gaming as part of deschooling and […]

EU119: Gaming and Growing Up Unschooling with Xander MacSwan

Xander Macswan, a 19-year-old grown unschooler, talks about growing up with unrestricted video game access. When do games hurt us, and when do they serve us? Are parents right to restrict gaming time? How does someone who looks like a gaming “addict” on the outside transform, without coercion, into someone with a wide variety of interests and skills beyond gaming? Do violent games make us more violent? We dive into all these subjects with someone with deep first-hand experience.* * *Love the podcast? Show it by contributing as little as $1 per episode: www.offtraillearning.com/supportProvide feedback or suggest new topics/guests anytime by emailing yourstruly@blakeboles.com.

Xander Macswan, a 19-year-old grown unschooler, talks about growing up with unrestricted video game access. When do games hurt us, and when do they serve us? Are parents right to restrict gaming time? How does someone who looks like a gaming “addict” on the outside transform, without coercion, into someone with a wide variety of interests and skills beyond gaming? Do violent games make us more violent? We dive into all these subjects with someone with deep first-hand experience. * * * Love the podcast? Show it by contributing as little as $1 per episode: <a href="http://www.offtraillearning.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.offtraillearning.com/support</a> Provide feedback or suggest new topics/guests anytime by emailing yourstruly@blakeboles.com.

Xander Macswan on Video Games