The hottest Alternative Education Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
Category
Top Education Topics

University and State

In My Tribe • 1093 implied HN points • 28 Nov 24
🚌 Education Higher Ed Political Influence Alternative Education
  1. Government involvement in higher education often leads to a focus on pleasing officials rather than genuinely educating students. This can create a cycle that stifles diverse ideas.
  2. There are too many people going to college instead of exploring other options like trade schools or apprenticeships. We need to rethink and expand our education paths.
  3. Instead of just making universities hire more conservative professors, we should consider cutting funding for traditional higher education altogether, and instead support alternative educational models.

Innocence Lost

Becoming Noble • 538 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
🚌 Education Hiring Process Alternative Education
  1. Children's childhoods are being sacrificed to the education machine, making them lose their innocence to endless hours of schooling and homework.
  2. The modern education system forces a desperate rat race where exceptional grades are paramount, disadvantaging many groups and perpetuating progressive control.
  3. To revolutionize hiring and education, businesses must embrace efficient cognitive aptitude tests to ensure fair selection processes and better predict job performance.

They Have Different DNA

Outlandish Claims • 79 implied HN points • 11 Apr 24
🚌 Education Learning methods School System Alternative Education
  1. Children often struggle to learn in traditional school settings compared to other environments where they excel.
  2. John Holt's book 'How Children Fail' discusses the challenges of traditional education and the impact on students' learning processes.
  3. School structures, fear of failure, and boredom can hinder children's intrinsic motivation to learn and impact their long-term relationship with education.

Short, Affordable Alternatives to College

The Future of Education • 218 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23
🚌 Education Alternative Education
  1. Over 50 million people in the US are in low-wage jobs with limited career mobility and education.
  2. Innovative programs like Merit America and Marcy Lab School provide affordable, supportive, and career-focused alternatives to traditional college.
  3. These alternatives rethink college costs, advocate for federal financial aid eligibility, and prioritize a no-excuses mindset for student success.
Get a weekly roundup of the best Substack posts, by hacker news affinity:

The opposite of school

Thoughts on Writing • 419 implied HN points • 07 Oct 21
🚌 Education Alternative Education Neurodiversity Unschooling
  1. The family chose 'unschooling' as a way for their child to follow his interests and instincts, rather than sticking to traditional schooling.
  2. The decision to unschool was influenced by their child's diagnosis of autism, which made the school system challenging for him.
  3. Reading a book on self-directed education played a significant role in convincing the family that unschooling was a hopeful alternative to traditional schooling.