This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional Education

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This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional Education

Short article with two embedded videos:

Hackschooling makes me happy: Logan LaPlante at TEDxUniversityofNevada [11m]

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? [20m]

Excerpt:

My decision to leave school behind when I was in college came from the same beliefs I hold today about education. I felt confined within the system and I felt it wasn’t going to lead me somewhere I wanted to be. It didn’t matter whether I was studying business, engineering, marketing or music, I did not enjoy the methods and couldn’t see a way to change things except by leaving. Aside from what society would make us think, leaving education and a diploma behind was one of the greatest decisions I have ever made as I was then able to explore and learn anything I wanted without having to worry about a rigid structure which promotes memorization and useless testing. I believe we will be OK if we leave the current education system behind and choose other methods. This isn’t to say homeschool is for everyone, but I truly believe that a drastic, and I mean drastic, change in the way our education system functions needs to happen, and soon.

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[Chanku]

My mom posted this on my FB wall. :/

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Heh, why :/?

What are her thoughts on it? Maybe it could lead to some meaningful conversation about changing how school works? If you get your mom to back you up, and some fellow students, maybe you could sell them on the idea of custom pathways?

[Chanku]

My mom lives in Florida, and I'd rather not associate with her. Also I believe it's a county wide thing with the High Schools :/

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I've got an idea due to this video, I'll blame my shitty education, my unwillingness to learn and my overall ignorance and laziness on school system.
Because I can.
Because everyone will hate on me.
Because I fucking hate it.


Whatever.
(actually I also just realized that I blamed it on that before, too, so nothing changed because of this post, wow, "useless post 2014"....)

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@LedoS, rather than focusing on blame, maybe you can take steps to undo the damage, restore your interest in learning, and help others understand what the problem is?

@Chanku, ah, I see. Maybe there's a way to.change things at the county and school level?

It could be worth a try. Education is under a lot of pressure to meet 21st century learner needs. The key is to go to them with a proposal they.can understand and say yes to with minimal effort on their part.

I think the best move is to develop a Personal Learning Plan that you can pursue regardless of school, but add a part that involves optional bits that could replace parts of school tgat aren't working for you.

There are so many ways to learn various subjects now, including free college level.courses, personal and collaborative projects, and resources like Khan Academy, YouTube, and G+. It's possible to learn from, and even interact with, experts in a range of fields that don't fit into most school programs.

If more people take the steps to take advantage of these options, and demonstrate their learning somehow, I think it will go a long way toward opening the eyes of educators, administrators, and parents about how to play a more supportive role in people's learning journeys.

Thoughts on all that?