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College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide To Skipping High School And Going To College (2009)

by Blake Boles(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0865716552 (ISBN13: 9780865716551)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

New Society Publishers

review 1: There are some good basic ideas in here for a young person who needs help with prioritizing what they want to pursue in life and figuring out how to make that happen. Unfortunately it comes with a heavy dose of sanctimony and not a lot of helpful detail beyond the most basic brainstorming. The author comes across as a cool kid try-hard wannabe, the kind of person who unironically refers to "the surburbs" with a knowing tsk and calls his fellow citizens "sheeple." The tone was off-putting and the book itself yielded nothing I could not have found from surfing internet homeschooling forums.
review 2: What a great read! His educational research was inspired by Grace Llewellyn and John Taylor Gatto, both of whom I find to be a bit extremist and not terrible concret... moree in their advice, but thankfully, Blake's book is very practical and inspiring. His approach to unschooling is very similar to my own. It's all about following your dreams and studying the things you love but also making a plan and setting goals. I found this so much more helpful than just a lot of talk about living wild and free. He even talks about how occasionally you may need to buckle down and learn something you don't love because you know it will be useful in helping you accomplish your goals. He provides in depth guidance in how to establish your goals and carefully explains what you need to do to satisfy college entrance requirements. I would recommend reading this even if you don't have teenagers yet, just to give you an idea of the possiblities that unschooling can provide. less

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