Aug 27, 2020
COVID-19 has raised many questions about the purpose of education throughout North America and elicited very different answers from educators, parents and politicians. To better understand this current debate, we look at the reasons we’ve educated our kids throughout history and imagine how our schools might change if we clearly define our why.
Show Notes:
- Background on Ted Spear. [2:00]
- What was “weird” about school. [3:05]
- The capital P purposes of education throughout history. [7:45]
- The functional purposes of education. [11:45]
- Losing sight of purpose in structures. [16:00]
- Ted’s philosophy of education. [17:35]
- A single educator cannot reimagine education. [21:30]
- Aligning purpose with school operations. [23:45]
- How might we reimagine high school? [28:29]
- Cultivating humanity with assessment. [36:30]
View full show notes at www.educrushpod.com.