Product Description
by Zachary T. Slayback (Author)
School is a pervasive element in our lives - but one that goes mostly unquestioned. Most discussions get caught up in details of policy reform and leave the idea of school itself alone. The End of School changes that. Offering a radical, but even-handed, look at the purpose of education and the reality of school, Slayback develops a manifesto for how young people, parents, educators, and employers can move beyond school and take control of education.
Slayback -- an entrepreneur and Ivy League dropout -- talks about his own disenchantment with school. Despite being an excellent student and loving learning, he became convinced that school was not achieving its end of providing the best education possible. Other students, business partners, intellectuals, and parents convinced him along the way. The End of School is a look -- both theoretical and practical -- at how to fix that.
Slayback addresses the book to students, educators, parents, and employers of all stripes and ages. Whether you're a high school or college student, a recent graduate, a parent of a young person, a teacher, or an entrepreneur, you'll want to pick up The End of School.
Some of the topics explored include:
- - The Purpose of Education
- - The Purpose of School
- - The Reality of School
- - Different Types of Schooling
- - The Effects of Schooling on Your Future
- - How to Reverse the Negative Effects of Schooling
- - How to Take Control of Your Education Outside of School
- - How to Succeed Without a College Degree
- - Entrepreneurship vs. School as the Ideal Education And more
Author Biography
Zachary Slayback is an entrepreneur who writes on issues of education, innovation, and philosophy. He is an Ivy League dropout and speaks regularly on education, college, how and why to foster more entrepreneurship, and issues related to professional development. He believes that entrepreneurs are the primary actors of social change.
Zak is a member of the founding team of Praxis.
He was one of LinkedIn's most influential voices on education in 2015 and has been published at Newsweek, the New York Examiner, the Daily Caller, the Christian Science Monitor, the Foundation for Economic Education's Anything Peaceful, among others, and has also appeared on The Glenn Beck Program and HuffPost Live.
He's spoken at Coin Congress SFO, The Thiel Foundation Summit, regional Students For Liberty conferences, and elsewhere.
Zak lives in and works from Pittsburgh, PA.
