The State of the Animals Report is here! Get yours now!
Announcing: The Rogue Scholar Academy Facebook group for independent kids!
I’ve created a Facebook group for independent kids and their families! We’re talking on Zoom, working together, helping each other, and eventually we’ll plan trips together. Join us!
Second book coming later this year!
I’m writing a new book! This one is about education. The first part will be about the corruption of the education system from elementary school all the way to college and university; the second part will be about new options for parents and their kids. Did you know that the modern education system in the US is based on a 200 year-old Prussian military and discipline training model. Horace Mann brought that model to the US in the middle of the 1800s. Back then, most work was physical and most people worked on farms, lumber mills, or factories, so teaching kids how to stay in line and follow orders made sense. The classroom of today looks almost identical to a classroom back in 1890. But most work now is about using your brain and technology and creativity. Sadly, the US education system is still stuck in the past with tests, grades, homework, and meaningless multiple-choice questions.
The book will be out later this year. If you want to be notified when it comes out, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Jerm interviewed me for his podcast! Check it out!
Hi. I’m Micah Siegel. I’m 13. 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
