Ben Greenfield

Plant foraging, wilderness survival, animal tracking, bird language, tennis, jiu-jitsu, right?

Plant foraging, wilderness survival, animal tracking, bird language, tennis, jiu-jitsu, right?

There's all these things that they loved that they just weren't able to do because they were freaking sitting there like learning math tables and memorizing facts and doing homework.

There's all these things that they loved that they just weren't able to do because they were freaking sitting there like learning math tables and memorizing facts and doing homework.

And so I said, look, I don't want to force this on you guys.

It's your choice.

And so I said, look, I don't want to force this on you guys.

I want you to be self-actualized individuals, but I will...

It's your choice.

I want you to be self-actualized individuals, but I will...

if you tell me your passions and interests and desires surround you with as many activities and experiences and travel and tools and games and tutors and online classes and everything you need to pursue the things that you're really passionate about and interested in and have a deep desire to learn, and then you don't have to go to school.

if you tell me your passions and interests and desires surround you with as many activities and experiences and travel and tools and games and tutors and online classes and everything you need to pursue the things that you're really passionate about and interested in and have a deep desire to learn, and then you don't have to go to school.

Your schooling will be life.

And you know what their number one, number one question, number one concern was?

Your schooling will be life.

And you know what their number one, number one question, number one concern was?

Even right there at dinner that night?

Even right there at dinner that night?

Yeah, but dad, what about my friends?

What about my friends?