One of NYC's first unschooling centers: A conversation with Brooklyn Apple founder Noah Mayers

Noah Mayers has been working in education for over 20 years. He was a teaching artist for 8 years in both public and charter schools, then worked as a woodshop teacher at a private school for a year for before launching Brooklyn Apple Academy in New York City in 2010. Located in the Park Slope neighborhood, Brooklyn Apple is a self-directed learning center for homeschoolers and unschoolers. It currently serves about 50 learners who attend part-time throughout the week.  *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.