Peter Bergson's guest appearances

Peter Bergson

Off-Trail Learning

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Ken Danford

Pat Farenga

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Judy Sarden

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Lenore Skenazy

Debbie Reber

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T.K. Coleman

OwlTail

Are you considering an unschooling approach for your children? If you are, chances are you have a lot of doubts, questions, and concerns. Our first piece of advice: don’t stress! This is completely normal. We’ve pulled together a team of experts to answer your burning questions.  In this latest episode, we are joined by Gina Riley, Ph.D. who is a Clinical Professor as well as unschooling expert, Pat Farenga with more than 34 years of fieldwork and advocacy, as well as veteran revel educator, Peter Bergson. Dr. Riley has spent over 15yrs working with teens diagnosed with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. She is also a seasoned academic in the fields of special education, #psychology, school psychology, and mental health counseling.Dr. Riley is known internationally for her work in the fields of Self Determination and Cognitive Evaluation Theory, homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning. She is also the author of two books.Pat Farenga is a writer and #education activist who addresses academic and general audiences about working with children, not on children, to help them learn. Pat has also founded numerous educational organizations and is the author of multiple books.Peter Bergson is a veteran educator who believes that formalized education is the problem, not the solution. Peter empowers students to direct their own educations, favoring dialogue, discovery, and self-discipline over tests, teachers, and timelines.Whether you are already in the unschooling process or are thinking about starting, this episode sheds light on the homeschooling experience. Let's keep the inspiring discussion going! Discover our events, articles, and more with these links:InspirEd MagazineInspirEd EventsJoin our mailing listYou Tube

Are you considering an unschooling approach for your children? If you are, chances are you have a lot of doubts, questions, and concerns. Our first piece of advice: don’t stress! This is completely normal. We’ve pulled together a team of experts to answer your burning questions.  In this latest episode, we are joined by Gina Riley, Ph.D. who is a Clinical Professor as well as unschooling expert, Pat Farenga with more than 34 years of fieldwork and advocacy, as well as veteran revel educator, Peter Bergson. Dr. Riley has spent over 15yrs working with teens diagnosed with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. She is also a seasoned academic in the fields of special education, #psychology, school psychology, and mental health counseling.Dr. Riley is known internationally for her work in the fields of Self Determination and Cognitive Evaluation Theory, homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning. She is also the author of two books.Pat Farenga is a writer and #education activist who addresses academic and general audiences about working with children, not on children, to help them learn. Pat has also founded numerous educational organizations and is the author of multiple books.Peter Bergson is a veteran educator who believes that formalized education is the problem, not the solution. Peter empowers students to direct their own educations, favoring dialogue, discovery, and self-discipline over tests, teachers, and timelines.Whether you are already in the unschooling process or are thinking about starting, this episode sheds light on the homeschooling experience.  Let's keep the inspiring discussion going! Discover our events, articles, and more with these links: <a href="http://inspired.galileoxp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InspirEd Magazine</a> <a href="https://lu.ma/galileoxp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InspirEd Events</a> <a href="https://pages.galileoxp.com/clubhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our mailing list</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Galileoxp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Tube</a>

InspirEd by Pat Farenga, Gina Riley & Peter Bergson: Unschooling Q&A, Ask Them Anything

Peter Bergson is the co-founder of two self-directed learning centers in the Philadelphia area: Open Connections (openconnections.org) and Natural Creativity Center (naturalcreativity.org). We discuss Peter’s journey from creativity consultant to early childhood educator, his collaboration with John Holt, fighting for better homeschooling laws in the 80s, growing a tiny self-directed learning center in a bigger and better-funded one, the importance of “sense of belonging” for young people, and his attempt to bring his ideas to inner-city Philadelphia. Peter stars in the 2020 documentary “Unschooled” (unschooledthemovement.com), which I highly recommend. The new center that his children have started is Cupola Academy (cupolaacademy.org).

Peter Bergson is the co-founder of two self-directed learning centers in the Philadelphia area: Open Connections (<a href="http://openconnections.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">openconnections.org</a>) and Natural Creativity Center (<a href="http://naturalcreativity.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">naturalcreativity.org</a>). We discuss Peter’s journey from creativity consultant to early childhood educator, his collaboration with John Holt, fighting for better homeschooling laws in the 80s, growing a tiny self-directed learning center in a bigger and better-funded one, the importance of “sense of belonging” for young people, and his attempt to bring his ideas to inner-city Philadelphia. Peter stars in the 2020 documentary “Unschooled” (<a href="http://unschooledthemovement.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">unschooledthemovement.com</a>), which I highly recommend. The new center that his children have started is Cupola Academy (<a href="http://cupolaacademy.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cupolaacademy.org</a>).

Peter Bergson on Open Education