Wendy Priesnitz Explained
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
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
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
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 1976 . Summer love, winter fires . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-00-3.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 1987 . School Free - The Homeschooling Handbook . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-04-6.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 1990 . Markham: Canada's community of the future : a contemporary portrait . registration . Windsor Publications, in co-operation with the Markham Board of Trade . 0-89781-327-8.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 1991 . The House Where I Grew Up . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-03-8.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. Heidi Priesnitz . 1993 . The Natural Life Cookbook . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-17-8.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 1996 . Bringing It Home - A Home Business Start-Up Guide for You and Your Family . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-99-2.
- Book: Priesnitz
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. 2000 . Challenging Assumptions in Education . The Alternate Press . 0-920118-05-4.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Sims. Kris. Back to home school. Toronto Sun. 17 January 2016.
- Web site: Small Houses are Beautiful - Natural Life Magazine. www.life.ca. 17 January 2016.
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/green-party-of-canada The Canadian Encyclopedia website
- https://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/CX1030.htm Connexions website
- https://wwwcche.ca/wendy-priesnitz-learning-over-the-course-of-a-lifetime Canadian Centre for Home Education website
- Web site: As the World Unfolds: A Secret Look Inside Alternative Learning. Butch. Taylor. 2016-07-08. Huffington Post. en-US. 2018-12-02.
