Patrick Farenga is a writer, publisher, and education activist who worked closely with the late author and teacher John Holt and continues his work today as the president of HoltGWS LLC. After Holt died, Pat published Growing Without Schooling magazine (GWS) from 1985 until it stopped in 2001. GWS was the nation's first periodical about learning without going to school, started by Holt in 1977. The Farengas homeschooled their daughters, now aged 27, 24, and 21. Pat speaks as a homeschooling expert at education conferences around the world, as well as on commercial radio and television talk shows. Pat is the author of many books, blog posts, and articles about homeschooling and unschooling (Holt's preferred term for learning without schooling) in a number of publications, including the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2012). His most recent work includes reprinting Holt's Escape From Children: The Needs and Rights of Children (HoltGWS, 2013) and as co-editor, contributor, and publisher of an original title, The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children (HoltGWS, 2013).