53: School sucks - how to achieve individual liberty with Brett Veinotte 

Brett Veinotte has worked in education for the last 17 years, in
a variety of capacities. Most recently, he was the vice president
of a tutoring and educational consulting company in New
Hampshire. Brett began working as a counselor and outdoor
educator at a boarding school in Vermont in 2000, and was
eventually promoted to lead teacher of a specialized campus. He
then taught at a private day school in Manchester, Vermont from
2004 to 2006, where he designed new curricula for all classes he
taught, including American History, World History, Media Ethics,
Film History and a variety of mathematics courses. He completed
masters level coursework in educational leadership, and the
secondary education certification program at Massachusetts
College of Liberal Arts. After leaving classroom teaching in
2006, Brett began to work exclusively as a private tutor in the
greater Boston area. Much of this work was related to
standardized test prep but also included providing essay writing
support to college applicants, leading training sessions for
prospective teachers planning to take state certification exams
and serving as a liaison between parents and public schools to
address student needs and parent concerns.


I discovered Brett through the School Sucks Podcast and Youtube
channel where he teaches thousands of people the art of
self-education, critical-thinking, self-knowledge, personal
growth, and a whole lot more. Loved chatting with this guy! 


Here are a few of the things we discussed:


Thoughts on career, college and School Sucks

Above the Snowflakes? the current college culture
the future of higher education

The student loan bubble and the "college is necessary" bubble

Aesthetic diversity versus intellectual diversity

The consequences of social engineering in college

Live off campus!

Direct vs indirect credentialing

Just in case learning vs just in time learning

Transferable skills

Personal accountability, success is not an option

Kids are not defective



 
Resources:

School Sucks Project - Go check this out. HUGE website
and podcast full of great advice and resources. 

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