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Teens with Blake Boles

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This is episode 48 and today I’m here with Blake Boles talking about teens.

Blake Boles is a writer, speaker, and adventurer. He’s the founder of Unschool Adventures and the author of Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?The Art of Self-Directed LearningBetter 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. 

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Highlights

Self-Directed Learning: We talk about how we can best support teens in their self-directed learning.

Video Games: We discuss what teens are getting out of gaming.

Connection: We go over what teens need in terms of connection with their peer community.

College Misconceptions: He explains what he means when he refers to college as our modern secular religion.

College Path: We cover if college is on the table for unschoolers and what the admission process or transition into college might look like.

Experience: We share some experiences outside of college that teens can launch through.

Dive Deeper

Unschool Adventures

Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?

The Art of Self-Directed Learning

Better Than College

College Without High School

Off-Trail Learning Podcast

Reality is Broken

Lost Connections

The Nurture Assumption

Hold On to Your Kids 

The Conscious Parent

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