Hackschooling
Keyword(s):
Hands On
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In February 2013, Logan LaPlante, a fresh-faced, newly minted teenager in a pink knit hat, stood in front of the audience at the University of Nevada and delivered a TED talk titled “Hackschooling Makes Me Happy.”1 In the talk, Logan describes his family’s unschooling-inspired approach to his education, which included a combination of online resources, hands-on learning opportunities, and internships with local businesses that allowed him to explore his own interests at his own pace. This, Logan declares, is hackschooling....