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Check out Unbound's upcoming online event on July 22nd:
DISCOVER GAP YEAR AND HIGHER EDUCATION ALTERNATIVES FOR CAREER AND TRADES-ORIENTED STUDENTS
The Better Option: A Values-Aligned Blueprint for Post-High School Success
Starting July 22nd at 7pm EST
99% of Gen Z is Failing their Post-High School Education and They Don't Care. What's the answer?
That’s not click-bait. That’s data. The system isn’t dying, it’s dead.
Whether you’re the parent of a high schooler or upcoming high school graduate or you’re the student yourself, you need to pay attention.
Whether you’re going to college, entering the workforce, or pursuing an alternative, you need to pay attention.
A college professor of over 30 years just shared shocking data* on the average student in his classroom today:
- “Most of our students are functionally illiterate.”
- “Their writing skills are at the 8th-grade level.”
- “Students are increasingly less capable and less willing to put in the effort…as a result [professors] have had to make their tests easier with fewer hard problems.”
- “Students routinely just vanish at some point during the semester. They don’t officially drop or withdraw from the course, they simply quit.”
- “Students routinely get up during a 50 minute class, sometimes just 15 minutes in, and leave the classroom. . . to look at their phones.”
This isn’t just about college. It’s about the values, motivations, and practices of a generation that are shaping the future of not only education but business, family, and culture as a whole.
*Source: https://hilariusbookbinder.substack.com/p/the-average-college-student-today, https://hilariusbookbinder.substack.com/p/the-average-college-student-today
"Who Do I Want To Become?"
Who we become is largely determined by who we surround ourselves with. That means the environment and community you choose to spend the next season of your life with is critical for your future.
And that is what this event is all about: starting with the question, “Who do I want to become?”, evaluating the environment and community of the options in front of you, and deciding your next steps based on that information.
Options for education, training, and professional development are all around you. Discover the opportunities that align with your values, preserve your identity, and challenge you to grow academically, relationally, professionally, and spiritually instead of threatening the demise of all four.
Register Now!
Meet the 1% - The Students Who Chose a Better Option
- WHEN: July 22nd at 7PM EST
- WHERE: Live on Zoom
If 99% of college students are failing, where do Ascend students fit in? What’s the *actual* success rate of the Ascend program and what do students have to say about it? Join us alongside the students who are saying no to the dead and broken system of traditional higher education and hear their first-hand experience with the growing, thriving alternative offering them a secure relational, academic, and professional future.
Meet Your Host
Jonathan Brush, CEO of Unbound
Jonathan is the President and CEO of Unbound, co-host of the Be Unbound Podcast, a homeschool graduate, and a homeschool dad of six. He worked for nine years as a Director of Admissions for a private, liberal arts college, and then spent over ten years working in non-traditional higher education. He now gets to work with the world’s best team and the most amazing group of young adults in the history of the world (which is just as awesome as it sounds), and field questions about Rule 4 violations (ask an Unbound student to explain).
Why Attend this Online Event?
Learn from a seasoned expert in the world of traditional and non-traditional higher education with 20+ years of experience helping young adults navigate their next steps after high school.
Gain access to extensive research done on the ROI of a college degree, the true state of the college classroom, and the results of alternative options that universities don’t want you to hear.
As an attendee, gain access to exclusive resources through limited time bonuses.
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