Wendy Priesnitz
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Politician
  • Author
  • Educator
Known forHomeschooling and unschooling advocacy
Political partyGreen Party of Canada (leader, July 1996 - January 1997)
WebsiteOfficial 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

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

  • 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 (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.

Personal life

Priesnitz is married with two children.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sims, Kris. "Back to home school". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Small Houses are Beautiful - Natural Life Magazine". www.life.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia website
  4. ↑ Connexions website
  5. ↑ Canadian Centre for Home Education website
  6. ↑ Butch, Taylor (2016-07-08). "As the World Unfolds: A Secret Look Inside Alternative Learning". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  7. ↑ GoodReads website
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