(Featured image from here) Anyone who knows me well has heard me talk about self-directed education, and how great it is and how many of the world’s problems it would solve. Most people aren’t convinced. If they were, fewer kids would be going to traditional schools. How will kids be motivated to do anything? IContinue reading “Motivation for the Unmotivated Teen”
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Learning through Media, and the Importance of Access Points
I’m never sure what to think about parents severely limiting their kids’ media intake past a certain age. On the one hand, there is a lot of trash out there, and a lot of it is probably a waste of time. Teenagers don’t usually have very good taste. Parents worry about their kids playing videoContinue reading “Learning through Media, and the Importance of Access Points”
Benjamin Franklin was an Unschooler
Benjamin Franklin is known for many things. He’s on the $100 bill, for one. He was a writer, inventor, scientist, politician, and diplomat, to name only some of his occupations and pass-times. He was also, I would argue, an unschooler. Just look at this guy: only went to school from ages 8-10 learned printing asContinue reading “Benjamin Franklin was an Unschooler”
Instead of College
A while back, I made a list of 10 things I wanted to do instead of going to college (or before, depending on how my life works out). When I made it, James Altucher’s 8 Alternatives to College were fresh in my mind. Despite being alive for close to 20 years, I can’t even comprehend choosingContinue reading “Instead of College”
Daisy M. Hall 