Premises & Promises; Through the Macroscope; Launch Sequence; A Note for Parents; Redefining Teen; College Prep without School; The Six-Hour School Week; The Adventure Blender; Making the Leap; Afterword: The Life Unschool; Index.
Because the real world is the best education.
Blake Boles has worked extensively with teens outside the traditional high school environment. He designs and leads innovative trips through Unschool Adventures. He has worked in a variety of fields, and holds a self-designed BA in education theory from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Portland, OR
"Words fail me. This is the most inspiring, convincing, and
practical case for self-directed learning that I've seen in many
years. Mr. Boles draws on time management principles from the
business world and on his own adventure-packed youth to map out a
brilliantly simple way that people can live life to the fullest
while also preparing masterfully for admission to college. If you
believe, as I do, that our time on earth is a grand gift not to be
squandered, then buy this book for all the teenagers you love, and
watch as all manner of quests, discoveries, inventions, and
miracles emerge." - Grace Llewellyn, author of The Teenage
Liberation Handbook: how to quit school and get a real life and
education and Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School
Tell Their Own Stories
"This splendid book is intended as a step-by-step guide, but can be
read with profit by anyone interested in moral philosophy.
Exceptionally clear, insightful, and lively, it will take its place
as the definitive work on the subject." - John Taylor Gatto, author
of Dumbing Us Down , The Underground History of American Education
, and Weapons of Mass Instruction
"Boles offers an antidote to the over-scheduled, grade-driven, and
sadly uncreative existence of most high-schoolers today. It's time
for teens to take control of their own education. Yes, they must
learn the basics. Absolutely. But as Boles explains, self-motivated
teens can cover those topics efficiently and free up more of their
time for further learning. This book is a crucial guide for
students and parents interested in replacing the old carrot and
stick that's at the heart of today's education system with
intrinsic motivation-selfdirectednessand autonomy that leads to
real learning and growth." - Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New
Mind and The Adventures Of Johnny Bunko
"Blake Boles has found the solution for those students who find
regular high school oppressive. Outstanding advice! His book is
absolutely right on about the many options for success for students
who have a little different approach to life and study." - Donald
Asher, author of Cool Colleges For the Hyper-Intelligent,
Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
" College Without High School is an excellent update to the
groundwork provided by John Holt, the Colfaxes, Grace Llewellyn,
and other unschoolers. I found it engaging and filled with concrete
understanding and useful suggestions for Self Directed Learners of
all ages, in or out of school." - Cafi Cohen, author of And What
About College?: How homeschooling leads to admissions to the best
colleges and universities
" College Without High School is a fantastic resource for
homeschoolers who want to stand out from the rest of the college
admissions pack. However, especially for unschoolers and other
eclectic learners, it is also an inspirational description for how
adventurous self-directedlearning can lead to college admission.
This is an entertaining workbook, how-to manual, and educational
philosophy text that will help teenagers and their families figure
out how to get into college without a conventional high school
degree." - Patrick Farenga, co-author of Teach Your Own: The John
Holt Book of Homeschooling
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