• 11:02 - 15:38
Kerry McDonald | The Unschooling Movement & The Many Pitfalls Of Conventional Education
Pandemic Learning Loss, Remote Schooling and Micro Schools
Carrie McDonald challenges the narrative of "pandemic learning loss," arguing that content easily forgotten was never authentically learned. She suggests that the COVID-19 remote learning period allowed parents to see low-quality curricula firsthand, leading to the rise of micro schools and learning pods. An example from Wichita, Kansas, illustrates how a former public school teacher transitioned a tutoring center into a full-time micro school during the pandemic response.