and it's written by kerry mcdonald ms. mcdonald before we get into the substance of the book tell us a little bit about yourself. >> guest: sure. it's basically, it's great to be with you. on the senior educational at the foundation for economic education just celebrating our 75th year anniversary this year as a country oldest free-market think tank, i'm also an adjunct scholar at the cato institute, frequent writer at forbes and as you mentioned the author of "unschooled" which came out in 2019 innerspring atonement team but had quite a bit of renewed interest over the past year plus given the full shutdowns and the upsurge in interest in homeschooling and alternative to school taken with against school shutdowns and delayed reopening plans. >> host: on a practical level have you been a teacher in a classroom or do you have children who are a school-age? >> guest: so i am a homeschooling mom isil. i have four children who have never been schooled who range in age from seven seven to 1e book does high in some of that sort

and it's written by kerry mcdonald. ms.mcdonald, before we get into the substance of the book tell us a little bit about yourself . >> great to be with you peter i am a senior education fellow at the foundation for economic education . celebrating our 75th year anniversary this year as the country's oldest free-market think tank, i'm also an adjunct scholar at the cato institute, a freelance life for and as you mentioned the author of unschooled which came out in 2019 in the spring of 2019but actually had quite a bit of renewed interest . over the past year plus eagiving the school shutdowns and the upsurge in interest in homeschooling and alternatives to schools particularly with again will shutdowns and delayed reopening plans. >> on a practical level have you been a teacher in a classroom or do you have children you are school-age? >> so i am a homeschooling mom myself. i have four children who've never been schooled range in age from 7 to 14 so the book does type in some of that but from personal experience and refl

. >> kerry mcdonald is the author usof this book unschooled, raising curious childrenoutside the classroom . thank you for joining us on book tv. >> great to be with you, thanks. >> weekends are an intellectual piece, every saturday american is three tv documents america's stories and on sunday book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding comes from these television companies and more including charter to medications. empowering opportunity in communities big and small charter is connecting us . >> charter along with these television companies supports c-span2 as a public service. >> listening to programs on c-span through c-span radio got easier . tell your smart speaker display the stanley radio and listen to washington journal daily at seven eastern important congressional hearings and other public affairs events through the day and weekdays at 5 pm and 9 pm. catch washington today for a fast-paced report onthe stories of the day . listen to c-span anytime, just your smart speaker way c-span radio. c-span:powered by cable . >> good evening and what an audience