EP 19 : What should be taught in a developmentally minded school?

2019-01-27

What should be taught in school? If you sat down and made a list of 10 things, what would be on it? Recently we’ve interviewed 6 leaders on the cutting edge of education. In this episode, we attempt to connect the dots between the discussions to reveal patterns in how development-focused schools view learners and what should be taught in their schools. We discuss: -Beliefs about learners-How different values prioritize certain things over others in curriculum-How to balance the scho...

What should be taught in school? If you sat down and made a list of 10 things, what would be on it? Recently we’ve interviewed 6 leaders on the cutting edge of education.

In this episode, we attempt to connect the dots between the discussions to reveal patterns in how development-focused schools view learners and what should be taught in their schools.

We discuss:
-Beliefs about learners
-How different values prioritize certain things over others in curriculum
-How to balance the school’s requirements with student agency and autonomy
-How self-organizing leadership fosters a community capable of inquiry and self-direction

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