The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Respected, and Trusted Children
Patrick Farenga and Carlo Ricci created and edited The Legacy of John Holt to celebrate the unique life and work of a man who blazed a path for better ways for children to learn than by submitting them to conventional schooling. Farenga began work at Holt Associates in 1981 and became publisher of Growing Without Schooling magazine in 1985, when Holt died, until 2001, when it ceased publication. Farenga continues to write books and articles about learning outside of school, as well as speak at and organize conferences and seminars about homeschooling, unschooling, and Holt’s ideas. He also appears on national television and in the news as a homeschooling expert. Farenga is the coauthor of Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling and operates the website www.JohnHoltGWS.com He and his wife have three daughters who were unschooled and are now adults. Carlo Ricci is a professor of education and currently teaches in the Graduate Program at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University. He edits and founded the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning and has written and edited a number of books on education topics.