Today, Candice welcomes the COO of teachbetter.com, Jeff Gargas, to talk all about his online resource for teachers, the self-led student, and the evolution of education!
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Show Notes:
0:25 - Candice welcomes Jeff to the podcast and he discusses his journey to now
2:38 - Who Jeff speaks to
3:15 - What is the Grid Method?
6:05 - Giving control back to the students in the classroom
8:50 - On the treatment of gifted students
12:13 - Are there options for kids to learn entrepreneurship and different electives that are not available in a traditional school setting?
15:16 - What has Jeff noticed in the last 2+ years in working with teachers during the COVID shift?
19:44 - Were teachers receptive to this business, or overwhelmed by ANOTHER thing?
21:44 - Is Jeff finding that people are open to new ideas because they had to adapt (as they are easing out of the pandemic)?
24:24 - Are the dynamics changed because the gifted students aren't helping out as they may in a traditional classroom? On collaboration
29:16 - Are they finding that goal-oriented students are motivated to hurry up when they see other students working on something interesting?
31:17 - Is there an age where this works better?
33:41 - On teacher bias
34:07 - Are students better prepared for college or university?
35:17 - On being a self-led student
37:48 - What are Jeff's business plans over the next few years?
39:50 - Wrap up