The Art of Self-Directed Learning

College Without High School

A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College

Blake Boles

Discusses the alternative of experiential learning instead of traditional high school education, stressing the importance of intellectual passion and leadership in college admission over rigid, uncreative school curricula.

Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?

the case for helping them leave, chart their own paths, and prepare for adulthood at their own pace

Blake Boles

For some kids, school offers a positive and engaging experience. For others, it's a boring, stressful, and frustrating waste of time. If your child is in the second category, why keep tormenting them? Instead, why not help them find an educational environment where they feel genuinely motivated, excited, and empowered? In this eye-opening book, Blake Boles makes the case for leaving conventional school and taking one of the many alternative paths through K-12 that exist today. He addresses parents' major concerns about unconventional education -- Can my kids still go to college? Will they still be employable? How will they learn to work hard? -- while highlighting the hidden benefits of self-directed learning, such as improved parent-child relationships, a more balanced decision-making process regarding college, and a heightened sense of autonomy and connection. Drawing upon 15 years of work as a mentor and guide for adolescents in alternative and experiential learning environments -- as well as his own unconventional life path -- Boles weaves together narrative, theory, and research to build a powerful argument for granting children unusual levels of freedom and responsibility.

Dirtbag Rich

High Freedom, Low Income, Deep Purpose

Blake Boles

Some of us aren't cut out for "normal life." If you crave nature, freedom, adventure, and work that matters—rather than just paying the bills for a life you never chose—then you might be ready to become dirtbag rich. Drawing from the "dirtbag" tradition of pursuing outdoor bliss through creative self-sufficiency, this book charts an unconventional way of living that includes both security and flexibility, connection and independence, and service and self-actualization. Whether you're jettisoning a life that's not working or just getting started, the message of Dirtbag Rich is clear: You don't have to play the same game as everyone else. You can have a life where you wake up and decide what you want to do, every day. You really can.

Better Than College

How to Build a Successful Life Without a Four-Year Degree

Blake Boles

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The Self-Directed Learner

A Guide for Parents and Children

Pcin Micro

The Self-Directed Learner: A Guide for Parents and Children Are you looking for ways to help your child become a self-motivated learner? Do you want to support your child's natural curiosity and help them develop the skills they need to learn on their own? "The Self-Directed Learner" is a guidebook for parents who want to encourage self-learning in their children. Written by experienced experts, this book provides practical advice and inspiration for parents who want to help their child become more independent and confident in their learning. With insights into child development, learning theory, and practical strategies for fostering self-learning, this book offers a wealth of resources for parents who want to support their child's education. You'll learn how to create a learning environment that nurtures your child's curiosity and helps them develop the skills they need to explore new interests and ideas on their own. Inside this book, you'll find: An overview of self-directed learning and its benefits for children Guidance on creating a learning environment that supports self-learning Strategies for encouraging curiosity and exploration in your child Practical tips for helping your child set goals, manage their time, and stay motivated Advice on finding and using educational resources, from books and websites to online courses and programs Real-life examples of families who have embraced self-directed learning and seen great results Whether you're a homeschooling parent, a parent looking to supplement your child's education, or just want to help your child become a more independent learner, "The Self-Directed Learner" is a valuable resource that will help you support your child's growth and development.

Self-Directed Learning Made Simple

Amanda Smith

Life is busy and time is limited, but self-directed learning allows individuals to learn at their own pace and on their own time. Self-directed learning opens opportunities for L&D professionals to help individuals grow and learn. In this issue of TD at Work, Amanda Smith details: · what self-directed learning is · questions to pose to learners before implementing a program · ways to use self-directed learning in the context of a larger development program · key components for building a self-directed learning program.

Learning for Life

Creating Classrooms for Self-Directed Learning

Ronald J. Areglado, R . C. Bradley, Pamela S. Lane

Help your teachers and your students face the biggest challenge education offers: the fundamental, necessary change from total reliance on a teacher to self-directed, self-motivated lifelong learning.

The Playbook for Self-Directed Learning

A Leader’s Guide to School Transformation and Student Agency

Tyler S. Thigpen, Caleb Collier, Amber Bryant, Brittney Toles

The Playbook for Self-Directed Learning offers school leaders a student-centered, relationship-driven approach to fostering learner-led success and autonomy at school. In self-directed learning, learners set their own goals, manage their own progress, and assess their own outcomes, all under the guidance of teachers and administrators. This accessible book offers evidence-based insights, real-world examples, and practical techniques for leaders seeking to transform their schools and empower students to become responsible for their own learning within an interdependent network of relationships with educators, peers, and involved adults. Each chapter includes a variety of strategies for supporting the conditions in which students can enthusiastically develop self-regulation, time management, adaptability, problem-solving, and other important skills. Principals, superintendents, teacher-leaders, and curriculum/assessment designers will come away with bold, yet intuitive methods for transforming schools into self-directed learning environments.

Adventures in Self-Directed Learning

A Guide for Nurturing Learner Agency and Ownership

Bernard D. Bull

In Adventures in Self-Directed Learning, Dr. Bernard Bull draws from over a decade of research to build a compelling case for the importance of nurturing agency, ownership, and a capacity for self-education in learners. He casts a vision for education in a connected age, offers readers a collection of practical suggestions for how to get started, and also works through common challenges and pitfalls. This is a must read text for anyone who believes that education should equip learners to fully embrace the challenges and opportunities of life and learning in the contemporary world.

Self-directed learning research and its impact on educational practice

Elsa Mentz, Roxanne Bailey

This scholarly book is the third volume in an NWU book series on self-directed learning and is devoted to self-directed learning research and its impact on educational practice. The importance of self-directed learning for learners in the 21st century to equip themselves with the necessary skills to take responsibility for their own learning for life cannot be over emphasised. The target audience does not only consist of scholars in the field of self-directed learning in Higher Education and the Schooling sector but includes all scholars in the field of teaching and learning in all education and training sectors. The book contributes to the discourse on creating dispositions towards self-directed learning among all learners and adds to the latest body of scholarship in terms of self-directed learning. Although from different perspectives, all chapters in the book are closely linked together around self-directed learning as a central theme, following on the work done in Volume 1 of this series (Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education) to form a rich knowledge bank of work on self-directed learning.