On episode #12 of the Real Education Podcast I interview Ben Paul of Anti-Uni.com (“Anti-University”, in German only), a 23-year-old higher education activist and self-directed learning advocate.
Ben and I met online first, and then in person at the World Domination Summit 2014 conference in Portland, Oregon. He’s a smart, passionate, and thoughtful guy at the forefront of a movement in Europe that’s questioning the supposedly unquestionable value of the college and graduate school (and his case, law school).
We talk about Ben’s decision to leave a prestigious law school at age 20 to travel in Latin America, his blog that encourages young people to build self-knowledge before starting college, the pluses and minuses of the free German higher education system, and building a social life without college.
(Oh, and friends who speak German: Don’t miss Ben’s new venture, Blogging University!)
Enjoy!