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PublisherScribner
ISBN-101439109095
ISBN-139781439109090
eBay Product ID (ePID)108910011
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Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSecrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar : Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion
SubjectCounseling / Career Development, Personal Growth / General, General, Personal Growth / Success
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames Marcus Bach
Subject AreaComputers, Education, Self-Help
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length7.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewseoeWith remarkable insight, James Bach describes the tools, skills and mindset necessary to create your own education. If the millions of students currently sitting in class took Bache(tm)s simple advice and began creating products, projects, and organizations in the real world, unemployment could be solved practically overnight.e --Dale J. Stephens, Founder of UnCollege.com, "An informative and entertaining account of how to acquire a great education and a good job without classroom instruction...a healing balm for parents whose children are struggling in school, providing both with helpful tools."-- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, "With remarkable insight, James Bach describes the tools, skills and mindset necessary to create your own education. If the millions of students currently sitting in class took Bach's simple advice and began creating products, projects, and organizations in the real world, unemployment could be solved practically overnight." --Dale J. Stephens, Founder of UnCollege, "In straightforward language, James Bach details his methods, which could convert America's million-plus yearly dropouts into a new source of national wealth." -- JOHN TAYLOR GATTO, author ofWeapons of Mass Instruction,former New York State Teacher of the Year, "James Bach has demonstrated that there are opportunities for each one of us to expand the innate capacity of our mind to learn and be creative without surrendering to the dictates of an academic establishment." -- Theradicalhumanist.com, "With remarkable insight, James Bach describes the tools, skills and mindset necessary to create your own education. If the millions of students currently sitting in class took Bach's simple advice and began creating products, projects, and organizations in the real world, unemployment could be solved practically overnight." --Dale J. Stephens, Founder of UnCollege.com, "Bach's book is a wake-up call. I recommend it to just about anyone who wants to hear a different take on learning from what they've heard from parents and teachers." --Earnthis.net, "An informative and entertaining account of how to acquire a great education and a good job without classroom instruction...a healing balm for parents whose children are struggling in school, providing both with helpful tools." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, "Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholaris about the thrill of taking responsibility for your own thinking. James Bach demonstrates that the pursuit of intelligence is what makes you intelligent, more than any inborn IQ or formal certification. His story is shameless, reckless and inspiring while his unique methods transfer competency to every reader.Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholaris a wicked smart book about becoming wicked smart." -- STAN SLAP, president/CEO of slap, an international consulting group, eoeBache(tm)s book is a wake-up call. I recommend it to just about anyone who wants to hear a different take on learning from what theye(tm)ve heard from parents and teachers.e --Earnthis.net, "In straightforward language, James Bach details his methods, which could convert America's million-plus yearly dropouts into a new source of national wealth." -- JOHN TAYLOR GATTO, author of Weapons of Mass Instruction, former New York State Teacher of the Year, " Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar is about the thrill of taking responsibility for your own thinking. James Bach demonstrates that the pursuit of intelligence is what makes you intelligent, more than any inborn IQ or formal certification. His story is shameless, reckless and inspiring while his unique methods transfer competency to every reader. Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar is a wicked smart book about becoming wicked smart." -- STAN SLAP, president/CEO of slap, an international consulting group, eoeJames Bach has demonstrated that there are opportunities for each one of us to expand the innate capacity of our mind to learn and be creative without surrendering to the dictates of an academic establishment.e -- Theradicalhumanist.com
Dewey Decimal371.39/43
SynopsisThis unique and insightful book challenges our prevailing and often fallacious attitudes about schooling. In today's volatile job market, ideas are more important than training, innovation is more important than credentials; traditional schooling may no longer be necessary or even useful. The ability to educate oneself--to learn how to learn--is crucial. In Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar, James Bach demonstrates how to nurture one's natural curiosities and passions through the whimsical learning process he calls "buccaneering"--demonstrating that those who understand this fundamental principle will come to dominate this new world., A unique and insightful book that challenges our prevailing and often fallacious attitudes about schooling. The volatility of the job market and the limitless opportunities afforded by the internet have forever changed people's attitudes about schooling. In this world of rapid technological development, people are becoming successful, making money and finding personal satisfaction through non-traditional means. Ideas have become more important than training; innovation is more important than credentials. The ability to educate oneself--to learn how to learn--is crucial. James Bach, the son of bestselling author Richard Bach, understands that. Like so many young people, James struggled in school, eventually dropping out at age sixteen. A few years later, he was leading a team at Apple Computer. Now an internationally recognized expert in the field of computer software testing, James has written Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar , a groundbreaking book that shows how anyone can create their own education on their own terms. It is nurturing our individual curiosities and relishing the learning process that will lead anyone--from children struggling in school to professionals looking to jumpstart their careers--to success. In his unique pithy and anecdotal style, and combining his personal story with proven methodologies, James describes the relentless, whimsical, low-intensity learning process he calls "buccaneering." Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar demonstrates that it is the people who chart their own course, who never stop learning, who will come to dominate this new world.
