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Emailing Strangers: a Superpower for Self-Directed Learning
Blake Boles
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(8)
Reach out to interesting people online, learn what Google can't teach you, and gain a powerful skill for life-long learning.
Class experience
There's a lot you can learn by googling things, watching YouTube videos, reading books, and taking online classes. But what do you do when the things you want to learn are more personal, nuanced, and complex? For example: - How does your favorite YouTuber/blogger/Instagrammer come up with their brilliant ideas? - How did someone land their awesome job in a highly competitive industry? - What's the next step you should take in your quest to teach yourself _________? - What should you know...
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
This course is for mature teenagers who are already comfortable with the idea of communicating with complete strangers online. I will provide guidance in the first class regarding how to select appropriate people to email and how to deal with any unwelcome or inappropriate responses. (In many years of guiding teengagers through this process, "stranger danger" has never been an issue—and I intend to keep it that way.)
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(8)
Hi, I'm Blake. I've spent over a decade working directly with teenage homeschoolers, unschoolers, and alternative-schoolers. You might know me from my books, my Unschool Adventures trips for teenagers, or my work at Not Back School Camp. I'm now...
Group Class
$85
for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
55 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
10-15 learners per class
