Classical Education, what is it? Maybe you have heard some about it or you have been following the complete disruption of the education system in the USA. I talk with Jeremy Tate, the founder of CLT about the history of education and what is happening in K-12 as well as higher ed right now. Where To Find Jeremy Jeremy on TwitterCLT WebsiteAnchored podcast https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a96bfc0 Mentions in the episode Battle for the American Mind (book) (Amazon … [Read more...]
Gap Year on Steroids with Josh Sabo
That's what's so important about our line "We help young people clarify their career path". When it's clear, it's easy, maybe not easy but easier. You know where you're heading. You know, you have the detailed plan. Our students graduate with a detailed life plan. That means, what am I doing tomorrow the next day, next week, all the way to their end, a vision plan, where they have that house, they have that family, they have that job. That's perfect for them and we help them connect the dots all … [Read more...]
A Chat with Kalen Jordan
I had a lengthy chat with my buddy Kalen Jordan. We covered topics on marriage, homeschooling, to the pandemic. It was for his podcast but I wanted to share the audio with this channel as well. Enjoy! Where to Find Kalen Kalen on TwitterHis YouTube ChannelHis Company CommerceHero Transcription below (May contain typo's...): [00:00:00] Kalen: [00:00:00] Mike Sudyk in the building. Did I pronounce your last name Mike: [00:00:04] correctly? Yeah, I did … [Read more...]
Struggling to Learn with Bob Moesta
So progress is the main thing that actually helps kids build confidence. So my thing is you can't build confidence without them failing. I don't know, maybe you can, I don't know how to do it. But why does everyone want to avoid the failure? Just cause they don't want to be judged as a bad parent. It's the focus is actually more on them than they are as the kid. And it's that notion of at some point too, it's almost like a paradox, right? If I let my kids struggle, that actually means I'm a bad … [Read more...]
ReFABricating School with Ana Fabrega
Kids are not interested in learning. They're interested in doing, they love creating. They love using their hands. They love exploring things. And again, it's very counterintuitive in school. They do the opposite, right? Kids are sitting down with you, and they are listening for hours to a lecture. They have little opportunity to really “engage in the content that they're learning”, and that goes against everything we know about kids, right? Kids are very active and love to explore. So giving … [Read more...]