Kerry McDonald
Cognoscenti contributor
Kerry McDonald is a senior education fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and author of "Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom" (Chicago Review Press, 2019). A homeschooling mom of 4, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Recently published
I Homeschool My Kids. Here Are 6 Ideas For Parents While Schools Are Closed
Prioritizing ample play and unstructured time is one important way we as parents can help our children to cope, writes Kerry McDonald.
The Limits Of School As We Know It
Traditional school changes the way children naturally learn -- through hands-on exploration and experimentation -- and instead teaches children to be taught, writes Kerry McDonald.
Summer Slide? There's No Such Thing
What if the children who allegedly experience summer learning loss never really learned at all? asks Kerry McDonald.