Comments on: Meet the Raleigh teen who dropped out of school to play Guitar Hero

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:46:47 +0000

Choosing to homeschool your kids is not the same as letting them “drop out of school.”

By: Midkid2

Midkid2 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:01:36 +0000

Unreal….This kids hands are faster than anything I have ever seen…He sounds like he has a Smart Head on his shoulders. I was just like him bored to death in school waiting for the slower kids to catch up. I’ve heard that he is famous all over the world now. Way to go Blake. Good Luck in the upcoming Tournament.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:55:05 +0000

Call me crazy, as I’m sure some people will, but Blake has goals and dreams. That’s more than I can say for most teenagers these days. He’s got a shot at doing something he loves and I applaude him for it. He’s also getting an education. Yes, it’s different from the “norm”, but extraordinary people usually think out of the box and away from the norm, so again, I applaude him for pursuing his dream and his parents for supporting him.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:22:57 +0000

Glad to see this posted! I have mixed views about the whole guitar hero thing, but hey, it seems to be working for him…

By: RaleighRob

RaleighRob — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:55:17 +0000

Wow. I’ve often said parents these days are way too slack and let their kids get away with just about anything, but this takes the cake. Good luck kid, you’re gonna need it. If I was a supervisor interviewing job applicants and I had one tell me he switched from public school to homeschooling to have more time to play this “Guitar hero” thing, I’d end that interview immediately.

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By: Brandy!

Brandy! — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:29:21 +0000

He sounds like he’s doing fine and he has his parents support. So…I don’t have a problem with it really.

By: ginny

ginny — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:46:43 +0000

@Gregory I was pretty impressed with Blake. As a former education reporter, I’ve interviewed my share of teenagers with attitudes. Blake was nice to chat with. He answered all my questions with thorough responses. Lots of teens just give you the: “yeah, xyz is cool. um, sure.” Not, Blake. And I like that he researched his plan and presented his findings to his parents in order to convince them maybe he would be better off homeschooled.

By: Chris Hadley

Chris Hadley — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:49:37 +0000

Wow…just wow. I like how he talks about having a “backup plan” in case his professional video game lifestyle doesn’t work out haha. I know there is real money to be made in that business but it just seems so odd to make you living that way. Maybe a job as a game tester is in his future if he can sit and play the same thing for 6 – 8 hours straight.

By: Gregory Ng

Gregory Ng — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:24:52 +0000

The kid seems intelligent enough and you have to applaud the parents for being “open minded”. But i find it hard to take the “I used to get b’s and c’s but now I get A’s” line without thinking, this kid is being taught either by his parents or a hired teacher. Neither of which I am convinced would be as objective in grading as a teacher in a public school.