Wendy Priesnitz

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Canadian politician

Wendy Priesnitz

Nationality| Canadian
Occupations|

* Politician
* Author
* Educator

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

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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

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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

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* 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

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* Homeschooling in Canada

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Biography of Wendy Priesnitz
* Life Media

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Homeschooling

Philosophy|

* Deschooling
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Methodology|

* All-in-one curricula
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* Education Otherwise (UK)
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* Alternative education
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* Single-parent homeschooling

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