Blake Boles - Unschooling and College

<p>Blake Boles &nbsp;is an Experiential Educator who has organized big trips for teenagers through his company<a href="https://www.unschooladventures.com/"> <u>Unschool Adventures</u></a> since 2008. He is a California native and a frequent traveler, hiker, and biker.&nbsp;</p> <p>Blake Boles is the author of The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School. He hosts the Off-Trail Learning podcast and has delivered over 75 presentations for education conferences, alternative schools, and parent groups.</p> <p>Blake and his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, BBC Travel, Psychology Today, Fox Business, TEDx, The Huffington Post, USA Today, NPR affiliate radio, and the blogs of Wired and The Wall Street Journal.</p> <p>In 2003 Blake was studying astrophysics at UC Berkeley when he stumbled upon the works of John Taylor Gatto, Grace Llewellyn, and other alternative education pioneers. Deeply inspired by the philosophy of unschooling, Blake custom-designed his final two years of college to focus exclusively on education theory. After graduating he joined the Not Back to School Camp community and began writing and speaking widely on the subject of self-directed learning.</p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p>00:11 The Origin of Blake Boles’ Self-Directed Education journey.</p> <p>6:22 Self-Directed Education in Europe</p> <p>9:14 Meeting parents who have fears on Alternative Education.</p> <p>13:22 Homeschoolers Unschoolers, and Alternatively School Students getting into the most rigorous and the most elite colleges.</p> <p>21:50 Options for Students pursuing Alternative Education.</p> <p>28:34 Community for Students who go for Alternative Education.</p> <p>35:26 Popularity of Alternative Education due to Pandemic.</p> <p>41:08 Metaphor that describes Self-Directed Education versus Traditional System.</p> <p>43:00 What is Blake’s ideal trajectory for his future kids considering all his experiences?</p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <