What Peter Gray has said about Unschooling
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 29, 2026
Peter Gray, American evolutionary psychologist and author of Free to Learn and Restoring Childhood, has been quoted on Unschooling once in 1 episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, most recently on September 29, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gray says his studies of about 150 unschoolers and self-directed school graduates found most pursue careers extending their passionate interests.
“I've studied about 150 such people, and a very high percentage of them, they are going on into careers that are direct extensions of their passionate interests”
Passion Struck with John R. Miles: Your Kids Don’t Need More Achievement. They Need More Freedom | Dr. Peter Gray - EP 826 (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 51:16
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Your Kids Don’t Need More Achievement. They Need More Freedom | Dr. Peter Gray - EP 826Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Sep 29, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray tells John R. Miles why children need free play and independence, blaming school pressure rather than smartphones for the youth mental health crisis.
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