378: An Introduction To Self-Directed Learning and Living For Teens
Nick Hazelton, the seventeen-year-old creator of The Anarch-Yakitalist Podcast, is back to share his new self-education plan. Nick first reached out to me in early 2014 to discuss the possibility of leaving school (he was a freshman at the time)and becoming a farming entrepreneur. You can watch a clip of that conversation here:
Nick left school this September to pursue this venture on a full-basis. He is still very committed to his education, and he asked me for some guidance on taking it into his own hands.
Discussed:
-Rethinking Education: Self-Directed Learning Fits the Digital Age (Wired.com)
-questions for potential autodidacts
-identifying strengths and how to use them
-selecting a field of interest
-idea generation
-goal-setting
-goal-oriented planning
-finding your voice among the chorus of voices telling you what you should do
-problem-solving
-motivation
-cultivating an attitude of success.
-organizing your time
-personality traits of self-directed learners
-cognitive and executive functioning skills
-Nick's plan in detail
-The Trivium in action
-maintaining a vision, even if the path needs to change
Bumper Music:
"Concrete Schoolyard" Jurassic 5
Look Closer:
Rethinking Education: Self-Directed Learning Fits the Digital Age - http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/12/rethinking-education-self-directed-learning-fits-the-digital-age/
What is Classical Education? - http://www.welltrainedmind.com/classical-education/
Trivium Method of Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving - https://www.scribd.com/doc/59477946/Trivium-Method-of-Critical-Thinking-and-Creative-Problem-Solving
SKILLS for SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING - http://www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_iii/32skills-for-self-directed-learning.pdf
Reasons Why Becoming More Self-Directed Is Important to You - http://www.selfdirectedlearning.com/becoming-self-directed/activity-1-why-self-direction-is-important-to-you.html
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