Wendy Priesnitz
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Wendy Priesnitz | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Known for | Homeschooling and unschooling advocacy |
| Political party | Green Party of Canada (leader, July 1996 - January 1997) |
| Website | Official website |
Wendy Priesnitz is a Canadian advocate of alternative education and environmentalism.[1][2] She was leader of the Green Party of Canada from July 1996 to January 1997.[3]
Early life
[edit]Priesnitz originally trained to be a teacher. She then decided to educate her children at home.
She founded the Canadian Alliance of Home Schoolers in 1979.[4]
Teaching and publishing career
[edit]She focuses on lifelong learning and biomimicry as a reason to look at decentralised or home (or autonomous) education.[5]
She is known for her advocacy of homeschooling/unschooling and home-based/green business. She describes the educational benefits as, "[unschooling] children generally live and learn, with the support of their families, based on their own interests and their timetables, and without curriculum, tests, or grades.".[6]
Priesnitz and her husband run Life Media (formerly The Alternative Press). Since 1976, she has co-owned and edited Natural Life (magazine), an award-winning sustainable lifestyles magazine. In 2002, she founded Life Learning Magazine, which she owns and edits.
She is the author of several books on homeschooling.
Works
[edit]- Priesnitz, Wendy (1976). Summer love, winter fires. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-00-3.
- Priesnitz, Wendy (1987). School Free - The Homeschooling Handbook. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-04-6.
- Priesnitz, Wendy (1990). Markham: Canada's community of the future : a contemporary portrait. Windsor Publications, in co-operation with the Markham Board of Trade. ISBN 0-89781-327-8.
- Priesnitz, Wendy (1991). The House Where I Grew Up. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-03-8.
- Priesnitz, Wendy; Heidi Priesnitz (1993). The Natural Life Cookbook. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-17-8.
- Priesnitz, Wendy (1996). Bringing It Home - A Home Business Start-Up Guide for You and Your Family. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-99-2.
- Priesnitz, Wendy (2000). Challenging Assumptions in Education. The Alternate Press. ISBN 0-920118-05-4.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sims, Kris. "Back to home school". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Small Houses are Beautiful - Natural Life Magazine". www.life.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia website
- ^ Connexions website
- ^ Canadian Centre for Home Education website
- ^ Butch, Taylor (2016-07-08). "As the World Unfolds: A Secret Look Inside Alternative Learning". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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