Below are articles and books that support (explicitly or implicitly) the Zero Tuition College approach. If you know of something that should be included on this page, please contact us.
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45-minute interview with ZTC founder Blake Boles
Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? (August 22, 2011)
Money Lessons for Every High-School Graduate (May 22, 2011)
The University Has No Clothes (May 1, 2011)
Buying an education or buying a brand? (April 15, 2011)
Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education. (April 10, 2011)
An Anti-College Backlash? (March 31, 2011)
8 Alternatives to College (January 30, 2011)
Undoing College (December 17, 2010)
12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free (November 15, 2010)
Skip Graduate School, Save $32,000, Do This Instead (September 28, 2010)
Peter Thiel Has New Initiative to Pay Kids to "Stop Out of School" (September 27, 2010)
The Bubble: Higher Education's Precarious Hold on Consumer Confidence (September 13, 2010)
Some Say Bypassing a Higher Education is Smarter Than Paying for a Degree (September 10, 2010)
How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite (Sept 1, 2010)
Seven Reasons Not to Send Your Kids to College (August 6, 2010)
Higher Education is Overrated; Skills Aren't (July 29, 2010)
Higher Education's Bubble is About to Burst (June 6, 2010)
The Coming Meltdown in Higher Education (as seen by a marketer) (April 29, 2010)
Does It Matter What You Learn in College? (January 2nd, 2010)
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education (September 1, 2009)
The Great College Hoax (January 14, 2009)
Is College Worth It? (multiple articles—October 2008)
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (Summer 2008)
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower (June 2008)
Drive by Daniel H. Pink
ZTC-Related Insight: Intrinsic motivation works.
Great for: Learning why a work environment should give you autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
Also for: Learning the difference between "now that" and "if then" rewards.
Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin
ZTC-Related Insight: Talent is built by deliberate practice, and deliberate practice doesn't require college.
Great for: Figuring out how to build mentoring, coaching, and teaching relationships that give you the biggest bang for your buck.
Also for: Figuring out how to get really good at something.
Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto
ZTC-Related Insight: School & college authorities don't always have your best interests in mind.
Great for: Getting introduced to the inspiration behind ZTC.
Also for: Reading stories of unique and successful individuals who skipped college and/or high school.
Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford
ZTC-Related Insight: Working with your hands, and working for yourself, can be much more satisfying than the paper-pushing "knowledge work" that colleges supposedly prepare you for.
Great for: Gaining philosophical insights into the nature of "work."
Also for: Understanding what jobs will be around in 10 or 20 years.
DIY U by Anya Kamenetz
ZTC-Related Insight: There are a gazillion innovative ways to "do college" today.
Great for: Understanding the history of colleges, student debt, the "college-for-all" idea.
Also for: Learning about neat websites and educational technologies that you've never heard of.
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig
ZTC-Related Insight: Entrepreneurism is the lifeblood of self-directed learning.
Great for: Hearing about Tina's hands-on entrepreneurism challenges to her Stanford students.
Also for: Learning to find the nexus between your passions, skills, and the market.
