Are we filling humans up like a pail or lighting a fire in them?
“The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.” - John Dewey
Digging into what it means to learn and grow in the grassroots movement of education.
Featuring perspectives from Stef, a mom in Ann Arbor, Michigan who’s studying for her MA in progressive education at Prescott College, along with Omar, a Syrian doctor now seeking refuge in Germany because of the Syrian Civil War.
Definition of “community” from episode guest Stef:
“Being in a group of people that hold themselves accountable, and also you accountable, for the harmony of the whole.”
Additional quotes from inventor Nikola Tesla (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikola-Tesla), Jeff Salaway (contributing founder of Hayground School-http://www.hayground.org/), and marketing guru Seth Godin (http://www.sethgodin.typepad.com) are featured in the episode.
Learning tool mentioned by Stef: a "Kanban Board" (originally invented in Japan)
Learning source (The Alliance for Self-Directed Education) mentioned by Stef: https://www.self-directed.org/
Music in this episode from AJ Bihn, Honey Monsoon (https://www.facebook.com/honeymonsoon/) and The Harmony Collective.
Produced by Corey Coates of Podfly Productions (http://www.podfly.net/).
