At 73, I’m in the middle of starting Hillsdale College curriculum high-school with a group of other game changers. It’s no small task and is the most intense start up ever. Matt’s book parallels our efforts because we believe not every kid should go to college. They should become a man or woman first, and a “gap year” isn’t enough to do that. My gut tells me Matt’s book will become a textbook with us someday if not required reading. Great book. Every page loaded with solutions. Make sure to have 2-3 highlighters and note paper handy.
The US had a long history of self-help books. This one seems to be an updated one for our times. These books and videos are good for personal survival and success against all odds that are accumulating and saturating our societies. I like reading these materials and reflect on them. Yet, my own path has been towards "re-making societies great again", like Renaissance and Enlightenment societies. The book that inspired my generation in the '70s was Chernyshevsky's What Is To Be Done (translated into Turkish a century later). A lot has gone into making today's Russia since at least Pushkin and later by generations of Soviet people. Many have sacrificed themselves to make Russia great, they still do.
Yet, there are still few books on how to survive and be successful in intimate relationships (being life-partners). Chernyshevsky's book tackles that head on.
this story sounds very fishy to me. A kid of 18 learns to fly, does work as goucho, goes to Falkland Islands, etc etc. - all in 24 month, by the time he is 20!!! Give me a break. This means he learned nothing of substance.
If learning to sail in some of the most difficult elements, treat the injured as an EMT, fly a plan, and learning how to raise and treat cattle - fix fences, shoe horses, etc means he learned nothing of substance then perhaps we have different definitions of substance.
And the truth is, that list might be half of what he’s learned. What is substantive in your mind?
Dear Mr. Smith, I have heard wonderful things about your book, and I do plan to read it and give it to my stepson. Given today's world with the costs and a questionable curriculum, I cannot comment first hand about the value of a college education today. But my four years in college and then grad school and then professional training were all invaluable to me. I studied economics, biology, English lit, French (major), theater, geology and then went on to an MA in theater and professional training with a who's who in British theater. NONE of that was a waste of time. Not to mention team sports that were also invaluable. Yes, I wish I'd learned how to change a tire, build a house, cook, paint, do plumbing and roofing early on. But I learned that later. A great advantage I can imagine for someone like your son, is that he could develop a love a literature with some guidance. That, more than any single pursuit, has made my life rewarding. At 77, my first novel, RACK, was published.
Absolutely identify with your dilemma. That's why I had no children (that I know of).
In fact, AI is a scam. It is all artificial, with no intelligence. Thus, should be correctly labelled "artificial herding".
Like your son, I have proven multitalented. Reaching "expert" status in various fields (none "taught" by any university), I have recently achieved concert standard at piano (just polishing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody 12) after 49 years.
The problem you didn't mention is all the things we really love that are "useless to us" in "normal life" reduce the outside to something of a penal colony....but for the privileged.
‘Most’ ‘economic thinking’ is ‘short run’ and ‘redundant’?
‘It’ ignores the ‘supply side’?
‘Growth’ {and ‘civilisation’} depends upon ‘cheap’ F.F. – those so called ‘halcyon days’ are ‘over’. ?
“The crisis now unfolding, however, is entirely different to the 1970s in one crucial respect… The 1970s crisis was largely artificial. When all is said and done, the oil shock was nothing more than the emerging OPEC cartel asserting its newfound leverage following the peak of continental US oil production. There was no shortage of oil any more than the three-day-week had been caused by coal shortages. What they did, perhaps, give us a glimpse of was what might happen in the event that our economies depleted our fossil fuel reserves before we had found a more versatile and energy-dense alternative. . . .
And this is why the crisis we are beginning to experience will make the 1970s look like a golden age of peace and tranquility. . . . The sad reality though, is that our leaders – at least within the western empire – have bought into a vision of the future which cannot work without some new and yet-to-be-discovered high-density energy source (which rules out all of the so-called green technologies whose main purpose is to concentrate relatively weak and diffuse energy sources). . . . Even as we struggle to reimagine the 1970s in an attempt to understand the current situation, the only people on Earth today who can even begin to imagine the economic and social horrors that await western populations are the survivors of the 1980s famine in Ethiopia, the hyperinflation in 1990s Zimbabwe, or, ironically, the Russians who survived the collapse of the Soviet Union.” ?
Brilliant and vauable advice Matt and fits my own experience when I listened to my wise father's advice at age 18. I had passed with 4 GCE 'A' levels and had a place at Imperial College London. My father advised me to take a year off, and do many jobs and get real-life experience before university. I obtained a trade craft apprenticeship and finally gained a degree in my chosen career years later. I wrote about our younger ones and their dilemma a while ago:
"The rising generations need to recognise that the troubles of today are not their fault but should be laid at the door of generations past. There has been a constant battle between the socialists on the one hand and the conservative, capitalist promoters on the other, ever since World War II ended. The result has not been pretty. Worse, we neglected to maintain our freedoms or provide our young people with the tools necessary to survive, let alone succeed, in the impersonal jungle that is modern Western culture.
We have raised our young people in homes fractured by divorce, distracted by mindless entertainment, and obsessed with the pursuit of materialism and debt. We have institutionalised them in day-care centres and after-school programs, substituting their time with teachers and childcare workers for direct parental involvement and responsibility. We have turned our children into 'test-takers' instead of thinkers and 'automatons' instead of achievers.
We have allowed them to languish in schools that not only look like prisons but function like prisons, where conformity is the rule, and freedom is the exception. We have made them easy prey for our corporate overlords, whilst instilling in them the values of a celebrity-obsessed, technology-driven culture devoid of any true spirituality.
We have taught them to believe that the pursuit of their selfish ends and personal happiness trumps all other virtues including empathy for their fellow human beings. Some things can be done to overcome these negative feelings and instil positive thoughts, as a preparation for the coming Chapters, where many ideas will be presented to build belief and faith to Protect your sanity and Survive the challenges of the coming years."
Brilliant, kids today see the rat race their parents went thru and have no desire to follow those paths. One of my boys was two grades ahead of kids his age, he was bored out of his mind with school. even though he was ahead. He went backpacking in Australia, did some odd jobs down there and was never happier. Kids want more for themselves than what some of their parents settled for.
Shakespeare? Dickens? Richard Henry Dana? Mark Twain? Hemingway? Fitzgerald? et al? Sports?
Of course one doesn't need college to read great literature or to play sports, but those are some of the riches you fail to mention in your article. Is that covered in the book? You read great literature and they can't take that away from you.
Brilliant idea, so necessary as a model. I can see it shooting up like the price of good, just about as solid too. Interesting to think of it as an old guy. We can do this!
I have 6 kids and I have a lot of hope for the future of our planet just because, when given the truth and a fair amount of freedom, our children can figure stuff out. As a 70 year old mom, I listen. I encourage, I pray for them. Thank you!
Sounds great but I'd never count on AI to educate anyone. It is often wrong and/or skims the surface of topics and as such can be misleading. This young man might make a lot of money from the book though. It is possible to get a university education and have adventures and real life experiences--the best of worlds. And btw, helping young people to find good profs who can teach students how to think critically, is invaluable education that encompasses all disciplines. University is a real life experience.
Who's talking about AI educating anyone? Do you know you can take MIT, Yale, Stanford classes online for free? All while engaging with the real world and learning practical, economically valuable skills? The book lays out all the details and more.
At 73, I’m in the middle of starting Hillsdale College curriculum high-school with a group of other game changers. It’s no small task and is the most intense start up ever. Matt’s book parallels our efforts because we believe not every kid should go to college. They should become a man or woman first, and a “gap year” isn’t enough to do that. My gut tells me Matt’s book will become a textbook with us someday if not required reading. Great book. Every page loaded with solutions. Make sure to have 2-3 highlighters and note paper handy.
I think it is a “fantastic” crap again. Let’s have trade schools, where one can quickly and inexpensively get real work skills.
What exactly is a fantastic crap?
This assumes that kids need to be hollow academics.
Why not get tools and create physical things that humans actually need.
While making furniture, or producing food, their brain will become more valuable than system educated academic hollow shells.
And yes we need bright minds, but todays academia is as flat as a flat earth illusion.
The US had a long history of self-help books. This one seems to be an updated one for our times. These books and videos are good for personal survival and success against all odds that are accumulating and saturating our societies. I like reading these materials and reflect on them. Yet, my own path has been towards "re-making societies great again", like Renaissance and Enlightenment societies. The book that inspired my generation in the '70s was Chernyshevsky's What Is To Be Done (translated into Turkish a century later). A lot has gone into making today's Russia since at least Pushkin and later by generations of Soviet people. Many have sacrificed themselves to make Russia great, they still do.
Yet, there are still few books on how to survive and be successful in intimate relationships (being life-partners). Chernyshevsky's book tackles that head on.
this story sounds very fishy to me. A kid of 18 learns to fly, does work as goucho, goes to Falkland Islands, etc etc. - all in 24 month, by the time he is 20!!! Give me a break. This means he learned nothing of substance.
If learning to sail in some of the most difficult elements, treat the injured as an EMT, fly a plan, and learning how to raise and treat cattle - fix fences, shoe horses, etc means he learned nothing of substance then perhaps we have different definitions of substance.
And the truth is, that list might be half of what he’s learned. What is substantive in your mind?
Dear Mr. Smith, I have heard wonderful things about your book, and I do plan to read it and give it to my stepson. Given today's world with the costs and a questionable curriculum, I cannot comment first hand about the value of a college education today. But my four years in college and then grad school and then professional training were all invaluable to me. I studied economics, biology, English lit, French (major), theater, geology and then went on to an MA in theater and professional training with a who's who in British theater. NONE of that was a waste of time. Not to mention team sports that were also invaluable. Yes, I wish I'd learned how to change a tire, build a house, cook, paint, do plumbing and roofing early on. But I learned that later. A great advantage I can imagine for someone like your son, is that he could develop a love a literature with some guidance. That, more than any single pursuit, has made my life rewarding. At 77, my first novel, RACK, was published.
Absolutely identify with your dilemma. That's why I had no children (that I know of).
In fact, AI is a scam. It is all artificial, with no intelligence. Thus, should be correctly labelled "artificial herding".
Like your son, I have proven multitalented. Reaching "expert" status in various fields (none "taught" by any university), I have recently achieved concert standard at piano (just polishing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody 12) after 49 years.
The problem you didn't mention is all the things we really love that are "useless to us" in "normal life" reduce the outside to something of a penal colony....but for the privileged.
No ‘BAU’?
‘Most’ ‘economic thinking’ is ‘short run’ and ‘redundant’?
‘It’ ignores the ‘supply side’?
‘Growth’ {and ‘civilisation’} depends upon ‘cheap’ F.F. – those so called ‘halcyon days’ are ‘over’. ?
“The crisis now unfolding, however, is entirely different to the 1970s in one crucial respect… The 1970s crisis was largely artificial. When all is said and done, the oil shock was nothing more than the emerging OPEC cartel asserting its newfound leverage following the peak of continental US oil production. There was no shortage of oil any more than the three-day-week had been caused by coal shortages. What they did, perhaps, give us a glimpse of was what might happen in the event that our economies depleted our fossil fuel reserves before we had found a more versatile and energy-dense alternative. . . .
And this is why the crisis we are beginning to experience will make the 1970s look like a golden age of peace and tranquility. . . . The sad reality though, is that our leaders – at least within the western empire – have bought into a vision of the future which cannot work without some new and yet-to-be-discovered high-density energy source (which rules out all of the so-called green technologies whose main purpose is to concentrate relatively weak and diffuse energy sources). . . . Even as we struggle to reimagine the 1970s in an attempt to understand the current situation, the only people on Earth today who can even begin to imagine the economic and social horrors that await western populations are the survivors of the 1980s famine in Ethiopia, the hyperinflation in 1990s Zimbabwe, or, ironically, the Russians who survived the collapse of the Soviet Union.” ?
https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2022/07/01/bigger-than-you-can-imagine/
https://www.facebook.com/cosheep
Brilliant and vauable advice Matt and fits my own experience when I listened to my wise father's advice at age 18. I had passed with 4 GCE 'A' levels and had a place at Imperial College London. My father advised me to take a year off, and do many jobs and get real-life experience before university. I obtained a trade craft apprenticeship and finally gained a degree in my chosen career years later. I wrote about our younger ones and their dilemma a while ago:
"The rising generations need to recognise that the troubles of today are not their fault but should be laid at the door of generations past. There has been a constant battle between the socialists on the one hand and the conservative, capitalist promoters on the other, ever since World War II ended. The result has not been pretty. Worse, we neglected to maintain our freedoms or provide our young people with the tools necessary to survive, let alone succeed, in the impersonal jungle that is modern Western culture.
We have raised our young people in homes fractured by divorce, distracted by mindless entertainment, and obsessed with the pursuit of materialism and debt. We have institutionalised them in day-care centres and after-school programs, substituting their time with teachers and childcare workers for direct parental involvement and responsibility. We have turned our children into 'test-takers' instead of thinkers and 'automatons' instead of achievers.
We have allowed them to languish in schools that not only look like prisons but function like prisons, where conformity is the rule, and freedom is the exception. We have made them easy prey for our corporate overlords, whilst instilling in them the values of a celebrity-obsessed, technology-driven culture devoid of any true spirituality.
We have taught them to believe that the pursuit of their selfish ends and personal happiness trumps all other virtues including empathy for their fellow human beings. Some things can be done to overcome these negative feelings and instil positive thoughts, as a preparation for the coming Chapters, where many ideas will be presented to build belief and faith to Protect your sanity and Survive the challenges of the coming years."
https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/the-financial-jigsaw-part-2-chapter-c36?r=hhrlz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
Brilliant, kids today see the rat race their parents went thru and have no desire to follow those paths. One of my boys was two grades ahead of kids his age, he was bored out of his mind with school. even though he was ahead. He went backpacking in Australia, did some odd jobs down there and was never happier. Kids want more for themselves than what some of their parents settled for.
Shakespeare? Dickens? Richard Henry Dana? Mark Twain? Hemingway? Fitzgerald? et al? Sports?
Of course one doesn't need college to read great literature or to play sports, but those are some of the riches you fail to mention in your article. Is that covered in the book? You read great literature and they can't take that away from you.
There are much better writters than most of those. Tolstoi, Dostoyevski, Gogol, Chehkov, Balzac, Hugo, Zola, Goethe etc
Brilliant idea, so necessary as a model. I can see it shooting up like the price of good, just about as solid too. Interesting to think of it as an old guy. We can do this!
*Note: Must have IQ>126 as prerequisite.
;-)
I have 6 kids and I have a lot of hope for the future of our planet just because, when given the truth and a fair amount of freedom, our children can figure stuff out. As a 70 year old mom, I listen. I encourage, I pray for them. Thank you!
Sounds great but I'd never count on AI to educate anyone. It is often wrong and/or skims the surface of topics and as such can be misleading. This young man might make a lot of money from the book though. It is possible to get a university education and have adventures and real life experiences--the best of worlds. And btw, helping young people to find good profs who can teach students how to think critically, is invaluable education that encompasses all disciplines. University is a real life experience.
Who's talking about AI educating anyone? Do you know you can take MIT, Yale, Stanford classes online for free? All while engaging with the real world and learning practical, economically valuable skills? The book lays out all the details and more.
Do you know what a crock of crap this is? And Glenn Beck? Another loser…. So easy to see right through this scam
Why do you think beck is a scam
Truly, what's the scam? I'd love to hear it.
Blessings and appreciation from Sydney Aus.