“Why do you think we have a midlife crisis? Because you took all of our choices away.” - Phyllis 065 S3E2
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homeroom is a research project using the human-centered design process to redesign our education systems for collaboration and connection over competition and division.
In this episode, we hear from Sun (070 S3E7), Rosie (061 S225), Joyce (027 S1 E26), Maryn (030 S1 E29), Taylor (079 S3E16), Adrienne (085 S3 E22), Justin (019 S1 E18), Phyllis (065 S3E2), Leah (017 S1 E16), Fran (064 S3E1), Stella (051 S215), Lia (039 S203), Jae (037 S2E1), Adrienne 071 S3E8, and Bernd (078 S3E15) about how our mass education systems—and also cultural and familial systems—actively stifle the agency and intrinsic motivation of our children, and what we can do to shift the control—necessary for authentic lifelong success and human flourishing—back to the learner.
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