University Student with 4.0 GPG Drops Out to Tell Others that ‘Education’ is a Giant Scam (VIDEO)

When I was a kid I had this very strong feeling that no matter what, I would be OK if I dropped out of school. Strange! To be so young and yet have those thoughts. But they proved to be one of the biggest inspirations behind what I now do for my life’s work. Which is helping to create a consciousness shift in our world and creating Collective Evolution.

It was strange at the time, because it started when I was in elementary school. Something always made me feel like my potential or my skills were actually being held back in some sense by continuing with school. The more I heard of some of the world’s smartest and most successful people being drop outs, the more I was intrigued.

The older I got, the more I my intuitive feeling about being OK if I left school got stronger. One day, I finally dropped out of college for good and my entire life began to change. I went through a process of unlearning some of what I had been taught in school about myself, my knowledge, my beliefs, and even how I defined my intelligence.

Several times throughout my education I thought I was stupid or not as intelligent as my peers because of the way school functioned and how we were graded. I put faith in what my grades meant and in the importance of what I was learning to some degree. And as I struggled to find interest in memorizing what I felt were useless facts, or supposed facts, I felt I wasn’t smart.

But as I got older that feeling changed. Soon enough I knew more about who I was and what I was good at. I discovered where my brilliance was and what I was meant to do. As I began to act on that how my life unfolded was incredibly. I share my journey and where I ended up in my TEDx talk which you can check out below.

I want to get deeper Billy Willson’s story, because like Billy, I had a near perfect GPA at the time that I dropped out of college.

Guy Drops Out With 4.0 GPA

All of the information you need in to learn things these days is online -or at least almost all of it. Now this isn’t to take away from what valuable things you can learn in school, but this is to say that the way we educate today needs to dramatically change for many reasons. But that is a whole different discussion.

One student, Billy Willson, from Kansas State University, realized after finishing a semester with a 4.0 GPA that college was a giant financial scam.

“I purposely made the post controversial because I knew it would help it spread so much farther,” Willson told USA TODAY College. “My goal with getting it to go viral is to reach out to those students who feel like they don’t have a choice, and to encourage those in similar situations as me to reach their goals and feel comforted in the fact they have someone to relate to.”

Willson made a public notice about his decision to leave college and shared a telling photo and description on Facebook. it went viral and you will see why.

Willson also says he has a problem with the pressure facing students to go to college, and the lack of other options for people for whom college may not be the best path.

“I quickly realized that I was learning so much more outside of class than I was inside of class (by) reading and informational videos on YouTube,” Willson says. “I feel like there are a lot of other students just like me who are really driven to learning and it doesn’t matter what the platform is, they’ll learn anywhere they go.”

“Now that I’ve finished my first semester I think it’s safe to say… FUCK COLLEGE. Now before all you of you go batshit crazy… i have a few points to make.

1. Yes I have dropped out after finishing my first semester (with a 4.0 GPA). And it’s one of the best choices I’ve ever made. Not because I am averse to learning, but actually the exact opposite.

2. YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED. You may not see it today or tomorrow, but you will see it some day. Heck you may have already seen it if you’ve been through college. You are being put thousands into debt to learn things you will never even use. Wasting 4 years of your life to be stuck at a paycheck that grows slower than the rate of inflation. Paying $200 for a $6 textbook. Being taught by teacher’s who have never done what they’re teaching. Average income has increased 5x over the last 40 years while cost of college has increased 18x. You’re spending thousands of dollars to learn information you won’t ever even use just to get a piece of paper. I once even had an engineer tell me “I learned more in my first 30 days working than in my 5 years of college.” What does that tell you about this system? There are about a million more ways you’re being scammed into this.. just watch the video I’m gonna comment if you want to see more.

3. Colleges are REQUIRING people to spend money taking gen. ed. courses to learn about the quadratic formula (and other shit they will never use) when they could be giving classes on MARRIAGE and HOW TO DO YOUR TAXES.”

Though Willson’s math may be slightly off, it is close. One study by the Government Accountability Office saw a 3x increase in tuition, relative to the increase in living expenses.

GAO found that:

(1) between 1980 and 1995, average tuition at 4-year public colleges for in-state, full-time students increased 234 percent, while median household income increased 82 percent and the Consumer Price Index increased 74 percent;

(2) the increase in colleges’ expenditures and a greater dependency on tuition as a revenue source were the two factors most responsible for the tuition increase;

(3) tuition revenues increased from 16 percent to 23 percent during this period, mainly because the revenue share provided by states decreased 14 percent;

(4) student grant aid has not kept pace with tuition levels, so students and their families are relying more heavily on loans and personal finances;

(5) increases in instruction, administrative, and research costs accounted for more than two-thirds of the 121 percent increase in total college expenditures;

Final Thoughts

Unless you want a job that requires a specific piece of education or unless you are very clear on what you want to do (and education is required) don’t rush into school and don’t let society pressure you to take its apparent importance seriously.

I created a very successful business built around my passion. I hired my friends, love what I do and we are changing the world together. Can this be the story for anyone? Sure! Why can’t you do something you love? Why is that even taboo to think?

If you are passionate about something, know how to take action on it and work at it, it will work out. It’s one of the key ingredients to almost every success story you hear out there.

I tell young people all the time now, truly focus on what you love and then make a decision about school. But learn! Learn as much as you can through life experience, work and other interests. More importantly, focusing on developing you! Self awareness, inner peace, knowing who you are, these skills are incredibly important and will take you further than anything else.

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Student Gets More Than Expected When He Finds Mattis’ Private Number

By Jack Davis – July 10, 2017

Young eyes could see opportunity when The Washington Post inadvertently published a photo with Defense Secretary James Mattis’ phone number in it.

The May photo, which was removed form the paper’s website soon after, was up long enough for Teddy Fischer, 16, a sophomore from Mercer Island High School in Washington state to text Mattis an interview request.

“I called it to see if it was him, because I was pretty curious if this is actually his number or is it kind of a joke,” Fischer told King 5 local news, saying that he recognized the voice, but was too shy to leave a message. Then he sent a text.

“I never really thought it would work,” he said.

It did. Mattis called back, and not only scheduled the interview, but also spoke with the student for 45 minutes.

The high school’s student newspaper, The Islander, published the transcript of the wide-ranging interview, in which Mattis encouraged students to study history.

“The human condition, the aspirations, the dreams, the problems that are associated with being social animals, not being a hermit and living alone, but having to interact with others, whether it be your local school district, your community, your state, your county, your national, your international relations, history will show you not all the answers, but it’ll tell you a lot of the questions to ask and furthermore, it will show you how other people have dealt successfully or unsuccessfully with similar type issues. I wish now looking back on it, if I’d known what waited for me in life, I would have put a lot more attention into history,” he said.

When asked what young people should do who are fearful of the future, Mattis recommended action.

“Probably the most important thing is to get involved. You’ll gain courage when you get involved. You’ll gain confidence, you’ll link with people, some of whom will agree with you and some won’t, and as a result, you’ll broaden your perspective. If you do that, especially if you study history, you realize that our country has been through worse and here’s how they’ve found their way through that,” he said. “Here’s what leaders did, here’s what educators did, here’s what business people did, here’s what soldiers did, here’s what politicians did, and you can sometimes see, by weaving together that tapestry, how to go forward. You lose your paralysis, you lose your, I would almost call it unproductive worry, and you replace it with productive action.”

[snip]

Last, Mattis explained why he called the student.

“Whenever I can, I try to work with students who are doing research projects. I was at Stanford University for a little over three years after I got out of the Marines before I got surprised by this request I’d come back and be the secretary of defense. So, I’ve always tried to help students because I think we owe it to you young folks to pass on what we learned going down the road so that you can make your own mistakes, not the same ones we made.”

“Any advice for graduating seniors?” Fsicher said, sneaking in one last question.

“I would just tell you that there’s all sorts of people that are going to give you advice and you should listen to the people you respect, but I think if you guide yourself by putting others first, by trying to serve others, whether it be in your family, in your school, in your church or synagogue or mosque or wherever you get your spiritual strength from, you can help your state, you can help your country, if you can help the larger community in the world, you won’t be lying on a psychiatrist’s couch when you’re 45 years old wondering what you did with your life,” Mattis answered.

Fischer came away with more than just an interview. He also learned a major life lesson.

“It never hurts to ask anybody anything,” he said. “Even if they seem like they’re a distant figure, even if they seem like a powerful figure. There’s a human side to politics and people are much more approachable than you think.”

Read more at Western Journalism: http://www.westernjournalism.com/students-gets-expected-finds-mattis-private-number/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=westernjournalism&utm_content=2017-07-10&utm_campaign=manualpost

Photo: Washington Post

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Good Samaritan Now Subject of Investigation — For Giving Free Haircuts to Homeless

Juan Carlos Montesdeoca, a Tucson, Arizona cosmetology student, thought it would be a great idea to give back to the community he so dearly loves. In honor of his mother, who lost her hair during her fight against cancer, Montesdeoca decided to offer free haircuts to the homeless in his city.

Little did he know it but his decision to serve the poor and the homeless would come at the risk of losing his cosmetology career before it even begins. At issue is the fact Juan Carlos has not yet completed cosmetology school. Knowing this, an unidentified person saw something, and thus, said something, and filed a complaint with the State of Arizona’s Board of Cosmetology, alleging Juan Carlos was practicing cosmetology without a state-issued license.

Juan Carlos is now being investigated by the state’s regulatory board for “practicing without a license.” As The Free Thought Project has consistently reported, the government often takes a basic human right, licenses it, and then sells it back to the citizenry, using themes like safety, hygiene, and crime prevention as justification. For example, to build a house, fish, drive a car, fly on a plane, or even get married, one must now purchase a license from the most states. The licenses are sources of extorted revenue from citizens, leaving many feeling like they have no freedoms at all unless they pay the states’ fees first. Now, it seems, even giving a willing person a haircut has consequences if one doesn’t go to cosmetology school first, and buy a license from the state.

Even with the threat of not being able to obtain an AZ cosmetology license, Montesdeoca feels good about what he did for the homeless. He said two women who got their hair cut had gone months, even years without even so much as a trim. Montesdeoca gave dozens of free haircuts to the homeless. He did so, as he says, “Out of the kindness of my heart. Out of the memory of my mom, because she lost her hair.” Juan Carlos said he himself was homeless once but after Regency Beauty School closed down last September, forcing him to take a break from his studies, he took the extra time he had on his hands to give away free haircuts and practice what he’d learned in school.

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Juan Carlos drafted a letter to the Arizona State Board of Cosmetology in response to their investigation of the complaint against him alleging he was practicing without a license. In a Free Thought Project exclusive, we’ve obtained a copy of the letter he sent to the AZ licensing board.

After addressing the board with the proper salutations, he described the charitable actions with which he was involved.

“My name is Juan Carlos Montes De Oca. On Saturday Jan 28th 2017 at the downtown library in Tucson AZ, I assisted Ronnie Varela and Katie Burnett Licensed Cosmo[tologists] and did FREE Haircuts for the Homeless. We had donations of barbicide wipes and EPA registered disinfectant for our combs many which were all disposable from community donations and practiced proper sanitition procedures, disposable combs. Gloves etc.,” he wrote.

He then described his motivations for doing so. “As a community we came together to uplift, encourage, offer LOVE and remind our homeless that they are not forgotten,” he stated. Reflecting on the knowledge he’d acquired at the now defunct Regency Beauty School, he wrote, “When i was studying cosmetology I heard there it was ok to offer free haircuts to the homeless as long as there [sic] was a licensed stylist present. When Regency Beauty Institute shut its doors, I had to wait to go back to school which I am in the process of doing so now.”

Juan Carlos mentioned one of his cosmetology heroes, “I thought about Mark Bustos and his mission that has inspired many across our nation to Uplift and Inspire those down on their luck,” he wrote. Bustos is a high-profile cosmetologist whose clients include Norah Jones, Marc Jacobs and Phillip Lim.

Bustos was recently profiled in The New York Times for spending his Sundays giving free haircuts to the homeless. Throwing himself at the mercy of the licensing board Juan Carlos continued, “I have great LOVE for my community and now understand that i need to be licensed in order to provide any Hair services for the homeless. Now I am fully aware of the risks involved and plan, if given the chance, I want to become an educator of barbering and cosmetology someday. Thank you. Juan Carlos Montes De Oca,” he concluded.

We attempted to reach out to the authorities for an update on Juan Carlos’ investigation. We spoke with Kim Scoplitte, Deputy Director of the AZ Board of Cosmetology who had no comment to make about Montesdeoca’s case. She did say the AZ Executive Director of Cosmetology, Donna Aune, would be in touch with us but to date, we have not spoken with Ms. Aune.

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In the meantime, Montesdeoca isn’t waiting around for Arizona to decide if he’ll be the next brightest recipient of their state license. He’s set up his own GoFundMe account asking supporters to help him finish his cosmetology studies. If you’d like to help out Juan Carlos, you can do so by clicking here where you’ll be directed to his fundraising page. So far, he’s raised $185 of his modest $8000 goal needed to complete his studies.

Gorsuch Once Sided With A Student Arrested For Making Fake Burps. His Dissent Was Epic.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s first U.S. Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, has received high marks from conservatives and now is being applauded for demonstrating common sense in a 2016 ruling.

Gorsuch was the lone dissenter in a case that dealt with a 13-year-old boy who was arrested at a New Mexico school for making fake burb noises. Although two justices on the 10^th Circuit ruled that the school was within its rights to do what it did, Gorsuch dissented and said the arrest never should have been made.

According to the court’s decision, the teacher reported that the student had “generated several fake burps, which made the other students laugh and hampered class proceedings.” She put him in the hallways, but he then “leaned into the classroom entranceway and continued to burp and laugh,” according to the teacher.

The teacher contacted a school police officer, who arrested the boy on interfering with the educational process.

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The mother sued, arguing the police officer had used excessive force and had made an unlawful arrest. Gorsuch sided with the mom.

“If a seventh grader starts trading fake burps for laughs in gym class, what’s a teacher to do?” he asked in his dissent. “Order extra laps? Detention? A trip to the principal’s office? Maybe. But then again, maybe that’s too old school. Maybe today you call a police officer. And maybe today the officer decides that, instead of just escorting the now compliant thirteen year old to the principal’s office, an arrest would be a better idea. So out come the handcuffs and off goes the child to juvenile detention. My colleagues suggest the law permits exactly this option and they offer ninety-four pages explaining why they think that’s so. Respectfully, I remain unpersuaded.”

Other courts, Gorsuch wrote, also ruled that it takes more than childish antics to spark an arrest.

“The simple fact is the New Mexico Court of Appeals long ago alerted law enforcement that the statutory language on which the officer relied for the arrest in this case does not criminalize ‘noise[s] or diversion[s]’ that merely ‘disturb the peace or good order’ of individual classes. … Instead, the court explained, the law requires ‘a more substantial, more physical invasion’ of the school’s operations — proof that the student more ‘substantially interfered’ with the ‘actual functioning’ of the school. … What’s more, other state courts have interpreted similar statutes similarly. They’ve sustained criminal convictions for students who created substantial disorders across an entire school. But they’ve also refused to hold students criminally liable for classroom antics that ‘momentarily divert[ed] attention from the planned classroom activity” and ‘require[d] some intervention by a school official.’”

The case is A.M. v. Holmes.

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