Ethan Mitchell on Being a Polymath
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What’s it like to be someone who knows a little bit about everything? Or sometimes, a *lot* about everything? Ethan Mitchell (zemita.net) is a teacher and essayist who lives on a sheep farm in Vermont, attended just one semester of college, and writes an underground newsletter called the “Hebdromodary.” In this interview we talk about Ethan’s wide-ranging interests, self-directed learning path, numerous weird jobs, and views on unschooling. Sign up for Ethan’s newsletter: http://zemita.net/heb.htm Take his Learning Journeys survey: https://bit.ly/learning-journeys (submission deadline: September 15th).
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