The State of the Animals Report is here! Get yours now!
Announcing: The Rogue Scholar Academy Discord server for independent kids!
Some friends and I have created a Discord group for independent kids and their families! We’re talking on Zoom every month, working together, helping each other, and eventually we’ll plan trips together. This Discord group is for kids only! No parents, not even my dad. If you’re 13 to 20 and independent, join us!
I taught for thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan, and in some of the best, and during that time I became an expert in boredom. Boredom was everywhere in my world, and if you asked the kids, as I often did, why they felt so bored, they always gave the same answers: They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it. They said they wanted to be doing something real, not just sitting around. They said teachers didn't seem to know much about their subjects and clearly weren't interested in learning more. And the kids were right: their teachers were every bit as bored as they were.
– John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991
Jerm interviewed me for his podcast! Check it out!
Hi. I’m Micah Siegel. I’m 14. My goal is to change the world in some remarkable way. I’m dropping out of seventh grade to create my own school. I’m going on a journey of self-discovery and preparing to meet the world head-on.
Hard hats and goggles required. There will be sparks.
Rogue Scholars is an offshoot of The Socratic Experience, a progressive online middle and high school. Rogue Scholars is for highly independent, self-motivated, coachable students 12+ who want to put their own program together along with guidance from our faculty, being part of our community, and getting accreditation toward university.
In thirty years …
There will be about 9.7 billion people. About 6 billion will live in Asia.
Africa will double. Karachi, Lagos, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Beijing will become world capitals.
People will live about ten years longer. Depopulation will have begun.
Robots, AI, and wearables will be everywhere. Most of the routine work will be done by machines.
Apps and digital services will replace or enhance much of what we learn at school.
There will be more pressure on wild habitats and animal populations.
There will still be big problems to solve.
"I like people who buck the system. Individualists. I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.'"
— George Carlin
"Study hard what interests you most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
— Richard Feynman
Overview
These trends will drive the world …
Technology
Connectedness
Dematerialization
Urbanization
Demographics
Inequality
Government
“I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.”
— David Goggins
“Pursue meaning not happiness.”
— Jordan Peterson
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”
— Richard Feynman
“The goal is not to be perfect by the end, the goal is to be better tomorrow.”
— Simon Sinek
