Description: "Across the United States, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and ordinary citizens are increasingly frustrated by the rigidity and standardization of modern schooling, and they are seeking alternatives. Openness to different learning models reached new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to accelerate. Entrepreneurial parents and teachers are responding to the growing demand for learning models that challenge the status quo. They are creating micro schools, learning pods, homeschooling collaboratives, online learning networks, and other flexible educational models that provide specialized, individualized education, often at a lower cost than traditional private schools. Joyful Learning shares the experiences of these everyday entrepreneurs who are reimagining learning in their communities, showing parents what is possible for their children and encouraging aspiring school founders to take their own enterprising leaps"--
Review Quotes: "Kerry McDonald's vision for education entrepreneurship is both inspiring and urgent. This book is the roadmap for anyone tired of the status quo and ready to make a difference in how we teach the next generation."--John Mackey, cofounder of Whole Foods Market and New York Times-bestselling author of Conscious Capitalism