Blake Boles builds exciting alternatives to traditional school for self-directed young people. He runs the company Unschool Adventures and is the author of The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School.Part Two of Two Today's show is intended as a resource for listeners looking to share the ideas of alternative education and self-directed learning with their friends and family, or with anyone wants to learn more about these subjects.Blake and I discuss:1. How to define the current school problem2. Why Schooling is not the same as education3. John Taylor Gatto's definition of real education4. The attributes of an educated person5. Self-Determination Theory6. Promising developments in educational alternatives7. How more people can gain access to alternative education8. How parents improve their children's educational experience even if they can't take them out of public school"An education is the capacity to author your own life instead of merely accepting the one handed to you." - BlakeRelated Shows:[PODCAST] #544: Peter Gray (Part Three) – A Future of Self-Directed Education[PODCAST] #101: Unschooling Liberty – The Halldorsons and the Unschool BusFULL PLAYLIST - The Underground History of American Education, by John Taylor Gatto[PODCAST] #504: Unenclosed Children and Self-Directed Learning – With Kerry McDonald[PODCAST] #378: An Introduction To Self-Directed Learning and Living For Teens (with Nick Hazelton)[PODCAST] #511: James Davis – Forced Learning Is Too Dangerous[PODCAST] #513: Building Self Directed Learning Communities (With Diane Murphy)Please Support School SucksWe do cool things! Thanks to your support.School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further!Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With UsOne-Time Donation Options:Paypal/Venmo;Donate DASHDonate ETHEREUMDonate LITECOINDonate BITCOINDonate BITCOIN CASHDonate ZCASHRecurring Options:Support Us On PATREONHelp incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos.Join the A/V ClubIf you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you...A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/MonthA/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/MonthSigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month Crypto Addresses:DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1UBITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWSZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4
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