Dayna Martin

Dayna Martin is a radical unschooling advocate, author, and conference speaker. She founded Unschooling United, a non-profit organization dedicated to the radical unschooling movement.

Dayna Martin was a La Leche League leader, a natural birth educator, an attachment parenting counselor, and a birth doula. She founded The Babywearing Project.

Biography

Dayna Martin is an author, speaker, and advocate for natural childbirth, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, and radical unschooling. Her maiden name was Dayna Veno. Dayna was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, where she lived with her mother, Darlene Lambert, stepfather, Gordon Baker, and brother, David Veno (now Baker). She attended public school in Nashua until she was 15 years old. She moved to the Mount Washington Valley area of New Hampshire and moved in with her biological father, David Veno, and half brother, Tobias Veno, as a teen. She attended Kennett High School in Conway, New Hampshire, where she met her future husband, Joe Martin. After living with her father for a few months, Dayna moved in with her uncle, Donald Armstrong, and his wife, Paula, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, where she lived until she was 18 years old. During that time, Dayna spent many months in Sweden, where she lived with a family whom she was very close with. At the age of 18, Dayna moved to Madison, New Hampshire, to be with Joe Martin, whom she had stayed in touch with for 3 years.

Dayna lived with Joe Martin and his parents until the age of 19 when she and Joe moved in together in North Conway, New Hampshire. They were married on June 25, 1995. In October 1997, Dayna and Joe purchased the home of Joe's great-grandfather, William Harmon, in Madison. On April 19, 1999, Dayna and Joe had their first child, Devin Martin. They have since had three other children, Dakota Martin, Ivy Martin, and Orion Martin, who were all born at home in Madison.

Dayna became a childbirth educator and La Leche League leader after the birth of her first child. She taught childbirth classes out of her home for many years. She and Joe started a wooden toy business called Willow Toys in 2003.

In 2009, Dayna published her first book, Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun.

Unschooling United

Dayna Martin founded Unschooling United,^[1] an international parent-to-parent education and support organization that connects volunteer facilitators with unschooling families.

The Babywearing Project

In 2005, Dayna Martin founded The Babywearing Project,^[2] a community outreach program designed to educate new parents about the benefits of babywearing and to provide free baby carriers to financially challenged families.

Bibliography

• Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun. Tasora Books. (2009) ISBN 978-1-934690-12-3.^[3]
• "The Labyrinth of Life Learning," Life Learning: Lessons From the Educational Frontier. Edited by Wendy Priesnitz. The Alternate Press. (2009) ISBN 978-0-920118-17-7.^[4]
• "Warum Freilernen uns nicht natürlich zufliegt", Das Freilerner-Buch: Betrachtungen zum Leben ohne Schule. Edited by Jan Hunt. The Natural Child Project. (2008) ISBN 978-3-937797-05-2.^[5]

Quotes

From Unschooling America:

“

Radical Unschooling is an evolution of our understanding about learning and the rights and respect of children. We are on the cusp of change and many people are looking for alternatives to the traditional schooling model. With Unschooling, we are reprioritizing. We are taking back our freedom and putting happiness, connection and family first![6]

”

From The Dr. Phil Show:

“

Learning is the goal all the time. They learn 24/7. They learn all day, every day. It’s kind of a belief in how children learn. It’s the belief that children learn when they’re internally motivated, as opposed to somebody else’s agenda. Education is not the goal of unschooling.[7]

”

In the media

Television appearances

In 2007, Dayna and her husband appeared on the Dr. Phil Show.^[8]

In October 2008, the Martin family appeared on Fox News to promote radical unschooling in a segment with John Taylor Gatto.^[9]

Radio interviews

Dayna Martin participated in the following radio shows.

• Radiance & Chocolate. Balance Studio Spa. "Schooling vs. Unschooling." (2007).^[10]
• Relaxed Homeschooler. Blog Talk Radio. (July 2008).^[11]
• Consider This. Contact Talk Radio. (October 2008).^[12]

Magazine and online interviews

• Enjoy Parenting: "Radical Parenting: An Interview with Dayna Martin (audio)" (December 2006) by Scott Noelle.^[13]
• The Green Parent: "What is Unschooling?". (June 2009) by Rosie Speno.^[14]
• Bold TV: "Talking about "unschooling" with Dayna Martin (video)" (June 2009) by LibertarianLady.^[15]

Conferences

Dayna Martin is the organizer for Unschooling Adventure Cruises,^[16] unschooling conferences at sea. She has spoken at the following unschooling conferences.^[17]

United States

• "Rethinking Education Conference", (September 2008, 2009) Dallas, Texas.
• "Unschoolers Winter Waterpark Gathering", Sandusky, Ohio.
• "Live and Learn Conference", (September 2007) Black Mountain, North Carolina.
• NH Homeschooling Conference on Unschooling, (2006, 2007) New Hampshire.
• "Northeast Unschooling Conference", (May 2008) Peabody, Massachusetts.
• "Great Big Happy Life Conference", (April–May 2009) Lebanon, New Jersey.

England

• "London Unschooling Conference" (London, England)

Articles

• "Just be it!". Connections ezine, Issue 5. (March 2007).^[18]
• "Moshing for Peace". Connections ezine, Issue 6. (May 2007).^[19]

See also

• John Holt
• Unschooling
• Law of Attraction

References

1. ^ Unschooling United. "About Unschooling United". Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
2. ^ Mothering. "Activism Alerts: The Babywearing Project". Mothering.com, June 2005. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.
3. ^ Willow Toys. "Introducing Dayna Martin's New Book". WillowToys.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
4. ^ Life Learning Magazine. "Life Learning: Lessons from the Educational Frontier". LifeLearningMagazine.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
5. ^ The Natural Child Project. "The Unschooling Unmanual (German Version)". Anahita Verlag. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
6. ^ Martin, Dayna: "Welcome!". UnschoolingAmerica.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
7. ^ The Dr. Phil Show (Episode 796): "The Great School Debate", (p.3). DrPhil.com, 2007. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
8. ^ The Dr. Phil Show (Episode 796). "The Great School Debate". DrPhil.com, 2007. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
9. ^ Unschooling America. "About Dayna". UnschoolingAmerica.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
10. ^ Balance Studio Spa: "Radiance and Chocolate" radio show.
11. ^ Blog Talk Radio: "Relaxed Homeschooler" radio show.
12. ^ Contact Talk Radio: "Consider This" radio show.
13. ^ Noelle, Scott: "Radical Parenting: An Interview with Dayna Martin (audio)". EnjoyParenting.com, December 2006. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
14. ^ Speno, Rosie: "What is Unschooling?". The Green Parent, June 2009. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
15. ^ LibertarianLady. "Talking about unschooling with Dayna Martin (video)". UStream.tv. (June 2009). Retrieved on 2009-08-04.
16. ^ Martin, Dayna" "Unschooling Adventure Cruises: Your Family is Cordially Invited". May 2008. Unschooling Adventure Cruise. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
17. ^ Unschooling America. "Past Speaking Engagements". UnschoolingAmerica.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
18. ^ Martin, Dayna: "Just be it!". Connections ezine, Issue 5, March 2007.
19. ^ Martin, Dayna: "Moshing for Peace". Connections ezine, Issue 6, May 2007. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.

External links

• "Dayna-Martin.com", the virtual office of Dayna Martin.
• "Unschooling America", information about radical unschooling.
• "Unschooling United", local support and outreach for unschooling families.
• "Dayna Martin's YouTube Video Channel", a collection of videos about unschooling and peaceful parenting.
• "Radical Unschooling with The Law of Attraction Yahoo! Group", a discussion and support group.
• "Willow Toys - Dayna Martin", family business.

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