Blake Boles

Blake Boles is an author, speaker, and advocate for non-traditional education methods, particularly focusing on self-directed learning. He is the founder of Unschool Adventures, an organization that promotes experiential learning through travel and adventure for young people. Boles has written extensively on the topic of alternative education, exploring models such as democratic schooling and the Sudbury model.

He began his journey in education with aspirations to become a high school science teacher but shifted his focus after encountering literature from former educators who criticized the traditional school system. This led him to explore and promote educational alternatives that align more closely with individual interests and learning styles.

Boles maintains a website, blakeboles.com, where he shares resources, articles, and insights related to unschooling and self-directed education. His work emphasizes the importance of allowing children to pursue their passions outside conventional educational frameworks.