Kendall Hailey is a famous autodidact. She dropped out of school at age 16 to pursue unschooling and wrote about her experiences in the book, "The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter" (Delacorte Press, ISBN 0-385-29636-3, and Bantam Dell Publishing Group, New York, 1988, ISBN 0-440-55013-0). The book details first her decision to leave formal education, … Wikipedia
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Kendall Hailey: The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter, Dell Publishing, New York, 1988. www.angelfire.com/art/megathink/reviews/hailey.html
Like Sahra, Kendall Hailey made the decision to quit traditional school at age 15 although she ended up waiting a year. www.pscs.org/newsletters/book-review/9506br.html
