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Real Education Podcast: Amy Milstein, Maya Milstein, And Maddy Platt On Unschooling

Amy Milstein, Maya Milstein, And Maddy Platt On Unschooling in NYC (46m audio)

"Amy and Maya Milstein, mother and 14-year-old daughter of a New York City unschooling family, and Maddy Platt, their 16-year-old friend from Canada, talk with host Blake Boles about their day-to-day lives as unschoolers, the advantages and disadvantages of unschooling in New York City, and Maya’s and Maddy’s transformative experiences attending Not Back to School Camp."
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(07-01-2015 09:38 PM)xcriteria Wrote:  Amy Milstein, Maya Milstein, And Maddy Platt On Unschooling in NYC (46m audio)

"Amy and Maya Milstein, mother and 14-year-old daughter of a New York City unschooling family, and Maddy Platt, their 16-year-old friend from Canada, talk with host Blake Boles about their day-to-day lives as unschoolers, the advantages and disadvantages of unschooling in New York City, and Maya’s and Maddy’s transformative experiences attending Not Back to School Camp."

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