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121: Blake Boles – Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?

Oct 2, 2020
41:55

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Blake Boles is a writer, speaker, adventurer, and advocate for self-directed learning. He has spent more than a decade working with unconventionally educated teenagers through the trip-leading company he founded, Unschool Adventures. Today, he shares his insights from his book, Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?

 

What We Discuss with Blake Boles:

  • His journey from traditional to alternative education
  • Why schools exist the way they do now
  • Why kids shouldn’t be in school
  • How unschooled kids are able to compete when they decide to go to college
  • The characteristics of self-directed learners
  • Different alternative learning options available for parents
  • Why the school system is detrimental to an individual’s long-term health
  • About the Unschooled Adventures program
  • Blake’s writing process and his marketing strategies

 

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