Title: How I quit school
Description: In this third person narrative memoir, Japanese-American Julie is a high school student grappling with feeling disconnected from her education and the depression that results from school pressures. After much deliberation, she decides to quit schooling and undergo "unschooling" which she defines as "a self-led learning without the constraints of educational institutions." In Issue Three Julie describes how years of unschooling impacted her college application process. She concludes her narrative by sharing what unschooling taught her and the highlights of that experience she will continue to share beyond college. The zine includes a quote on the inside cover and small illustrations throughout the narrative as well as a spread providing information about unschooling and the author.  — Nayla Delgado
Subjects: High school dropouts, Personal narratives, Home schooling, Self-culture, Fiction, Learning, Japanese Americans
Places: Japan
Time periods: 21st century