Kathleen Melin
Author-Educator
By Heart:
A mother’s story of children and learning at home
Memoir
A literary page-turner of a memoir that strips away facades and invites readers to an intimate portrayal of one homeschool family. Ultimately, this rare and heartfelt telling affirms all those who live their lives beyond tidy boxes and categories.
“This book is a work of genius. Unique.”
John Taylor Gatto, Author
Dumbing Us Down
Weapons of Mass Instruction
The Underground History of American Education
My column
Follow Along
Writing Circle–Morning by the River
Is there a body of water you treasure? A lake, a river, an ocean that evokes memories? Join author-educator Kathleen Melin for a writing circle by the river to pause and capture the sensory experience of water and its meaning for you. Saturday, August 15th 9-11...
Writing Brings Us Together
What an incredible fall writing series! In our rural northwestern Wisconsin county, we had 84 total participants across generations and from all walks of life--teachers, a Peace Corps worker, doctors, a therapist, an architect, a farmer, a nurse, a minister, an...
Free Writing Series — Bringing in the Harvest
BRINGING IN THE HARVEST: WRITING YOUR LIFE In this free four-week writing series, you’ll learn about different kinds of first-person writing and try them out with stories from your life. We’ll sample autobiography, memoir, family history and personal essay. In each...