Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

by Peter O. Gray

Book Overview

A leading expert in childhood development makes the case for why self-directed learning -- "unschooling" -- is the best way to get kids to learn.

In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that in order to foster children who will thrive in today's constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning and development. Drawing on evidence from anthropology, psychology, and history, he demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465084990
• ISBN13: 9780465084999
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book!!

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