Sau khi một học kỳ tại Reed, Steve bỏ. Không giống như hầu hết các học sinh bỏ học đại học, ông đã không để lại trong khuôn viên hoặc ngừng tham gia các lớp học. Ông chỉ dừng lại trả tiền học phí và lệ phí ký túc xá. Với đặc trưng nổi loạn của mình, ông đã quyết định ông có thể có cùng một kinh nghiệm miễn phí. | While at college Jobs studied Eastern religions and became a Zen Buddhist. College Dropout After one semester at Reed Steve dropped out. Unlike most college dropouts he did not leave the campus or stop attending classes. He just stopped paying tuition and dorm fees. With his characteristic rebelliousness he decided he could have the same experience for free. He slept on the floor of Kottke s dorm room and attended classes in subjects that interested him without getting credit for them. He made friends with the dean of students Jack Dudman who was so impressed with the boy that he ignored his illegal actions. Dudman explains Steve had a very inquiring 30 Steve Jobs The 1970s Many of the changes that began in the 1960s a decade marked by social upheaval continued to grow in the 1970s. For instance the hippie culture which rejected traditional social values and materialism continued into the early part of the 1970s. Hippies were trying to change society while experimenting with alternative lifestyles such as communal living vegetarianism Eastern religions such as Zen Buddhism and using psychedelic drugs. The environmental movement also became popular in the 1970s. The 1970s also witnessed an explosion in technology. The laser integrated circuit microprocessor personal computer floppy disk ink-jet printer pocket calculator video game microwave oven and video cassette recorders were all developed in the 1970s. The fiber optics industry which transformed communications forever also had its start in the 1970s. mind that was enormously attractive. You wouldn t get away with bland statements. He refused to accept automatically perceived truths. He wanted to examine everything himself. 24 In this manner Steve was able to satisfy his intellectual curiosity without being forced to sit through required classes that did not interest him. Instead he attended classes that he might not have experienced had he followed a standard course of study. For instance he attended a .
