Grown unschooler Eli Gerzon shares a rap poem he performed at the Rethinking Education conference in Irving, Texas, this Labor Day weekend.

Titled "Whole Education Without Getting Schooled," Gerzon's poem explores the strength of self found through a free life.

Positive-thinking dad Dan Coppersmith shares the overwhelming joy and inspiration he felt at his first RE conference in a poem titled, "Rethinking Education, capturing the joy and celebration of freedom.

Unschooling mom Flo Gascon invites us to experience the 6th annual Live and Learn Conference through her eyes.

Held for the first time at the Blue Ridge Assembly YMCA camp in Black Mountain, NC, the conference held true to it's them of "Changes" this year.

Flo details the life-changing experience of the conference in it's ability to bring folks together from around the world, creating a feeling of community that lingers long after the week's end.

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