Interview With Dale Stephens, Part 2

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Interview With Dale Stephens, Part 2

By Jessica Barker, 05/10/2012, 9:02 am

This is part 2 of 3 of Peter Kowalke's interview with Dale Stephens of UnCollege. You can read Part 1 here. ------------ PETER: How do you fight that perception [that college is the only way], especially in light of the fact...

Interview with Dale Stephens, Part 1

By Jessica Barker, 04/27/2012, 8:33 am

A few months ago, Peter Kowalke interviewed Dale Stephens, recipient of the Thiel fellowship and subsequent founder of UnCollege for the podcast. Unfortunately, there were many internet difficulties and the recording wasn’t fit for human ears... rather, it wouldn’t be horribly fun to strain...

Should Everyone Skip College?

By Jessica Barker, 03/28/2012, 9:03 am

I was very slanted a few years ago. I thought that everyone should be homeschooled, and everyone should skip college. School in any form was just bad for you and was no way to learn anything. I limited myself with this view, and those around...

Homeschoolers Are Normal

By Jessica Barker, 03/16/2012, 9:15 am

We like to think we are special, don't we? After all, we are unschoolers. We have a freedom of learning and life that is unique from everyone else who is stuck in a classroom for most of the day studying arbitrary subjects. We like to...

New Music Video from Carsie Blanton

By Jessica Barker, 03/13/2012, 10:30 am

Singer/songwriter and grown unschooler Carsie Blanton released a music video a couple of months ago for her song "Baby Can Dance." The colorful video, shot in various locations in New Orleans, Louisiana, features young couples swing dancing - very much capturing the essence of New Orleans. Click...

Gap Years and Testing Grounds

By Jessica Barker, 03/09/2012, 10:00 am

Here's an exclusive sneak peek from Blake Bole's forthcoming book, Better Than College: How to Build a Successful Life Without a Four-Year Degree. Blake is a 29-year-old author, entrepreneur, and international adventurer who helps young adults build meaningful, productive, and exciting lives. He's the director...

Questioning College?

By Jessica Barker, 02/13/2012, 8:16 am

Skipping or dropping out of college is a huge decision. Even temporarily bypassing higher education is a choice that must be made consciously and intentionally. The thing is, there aren't very many guidance counselors that tell you not to go to college, or advisors to tell...

Dream-Catching Formula 2.0

By Jessica Barker, 02/06/2012, 8:09 am

You've heard it a million times: "You're not sure about college, huh? Well, you'd better figure it out soon or you'll be working at McDonald's for the rest of your life." (This is invariably how well-meaning people quickly get categorized as small-minded imbeciles, alas.) But...