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This episode is a conversation between 4 dads with kids @ Galileo. At Galileo, there are families from all around the world who have chosen to home educate their children for a number of reasons. For some, it’s to suit a nomadic lifestyle or to break the status quo. For others, they’re fed up with the traditional schooling system and want to do more for their children.
Listen in as we share our unique family journeys on education and everything in between.
This conversation took place originally on Clubhouse, and Galileo was kind to let me share it with you all. -
Have you ever reacted strongly to something your kid has done, and then later regretted how you handled it?
Does this happen way more often than you’d care to admit?
Include me in that camp!
My guest today Hunter Clarke-Fields had her own breakthrough moment. Years ago, she noticed her young toddler was becoming fearful from momma’s yelling, and she knew something needed to change.
Now Hunter is a mindful mama mentor. She is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course, host of the Mindful Mama Podcast, and Best Selling Author of Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids.
Hunter’s non-judgmental, practical advice helps parents to bring more calm and peace into their daily lives. She has over twenty years of experience in meditation practices and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide.
She is the mother of two active daughters, who challenge her every day to hone her craft! -
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Dr. Jeannine Jannot is an academic coach and the author of The Disintegrating Student: Struggling But Smart, Falling Apart, and How To Turn It Around.
She has over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, and young adults in both public and private school settings.
In 2014 she founded The Balanced Student, which offers customized academic coaching for middle school, high school and college students. (and parents)
Jeannine has a master's degree in school psychology from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in child and developmental psychology from the University of Connecticut.
Today we'll explore:
- Disintegrating students (students who hit a wall and fall apart - academically and emotionally).
- Most anything parenting tweens/teens/young adults - communication, how we help and hinder growth -
Covid restrictions have put enormous pressure on a lot of kids. One research study reveals that depression and anxiety in youth has doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels.
One in 4 adolescents globally are experiencing clinically elevated depression symptoms, while 1 in 5 youth are experiencing clinically elevated anxiety symptoms."
What we have is a global mental health crisis in youth.
My guest today, Dr. Karin Jakubowski sees this first-hand. She’s a school principal, and has worked in education for over 20 years.
She sees kids struggle in school. Some have behavioral issues, some just can't 'do school' as we know it.
Through years of practice, she’s unlocked ways to help kids break through these barriers.
Dr. Jakubowski is a well-respected international influencer on helping kids live happier, healthier lives, navigating through their most challenging moments.
Karin now works directly with moms through her Momnificent program, so mom’s can build stronger and more meaningful relationships with their kids, and be the support their kids need.
And ultimately, as a parent, sleep better at night!
Today we’ll explore what you can do as a parent to help your kids be mentally and emotionally strong, no matter what life throws at them. -
I’m really excited for today’s show, which is especially for parents raising differently wired children - children with learning disabilities, ADHD, twice-exceptional, autism, sensory processing challenges, anxiety, giftedness and more.
I didn’t realize that more than 20 percent of today’s children are in some way neurologically atypical. My guest today, Debbie Reber refers to this as “differently wired.”
And because the world isn’t set up to accommodate their unique way of being, these exceptional kids and the parents raising them, struggle to navigate their journey.
This is the situation Debbie found herself in as she raised her child Asher. And despite her attempts to get support, she discovered little out there that spoke to her situation.
In 2016 Debbie created Tilt Parenting to help parents like her get the support they need.
Since then, she’s given a TEDx talk and published the book Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World.
Her podcast has over 3 million downloads.
Educating differently wired kids - no better person on the planet to talk about this! -
My guest today, Shelby Kretz has a dream - to create a world where everyone is accepted for who they are.
For her, that means we investing in the next generation. Alongside other topics like maths, sciences and the arts, they also need awareness of social justice.
Parents play an important role in this, but talking about social justice issues can be hard. How can we make topics interesting? We might not feel we have enough knowledge on a topic.
So Shelby created a fun program to help parents. Little Justice Leaders is a monthly box filled with conversation starters, activities, and other goodies, you can make these tough conversations fun and interesting for your little ones.
Her passion is working with kids - she’s spent more than a decade creating fun learning experiences for kids and families.
Today we’ll dive into the world of social justice education for younger kids, and how parents can nurture little justice leaders in their own home. -
Yann wasn’t an ideal student.
He struggled with school, mostly getting bad grades. Not because he wasn't smart... he just wasn't motivated by what school had to offer.
He did try university, because that is what his parents wanted him to do, and dropped out after the first year.
Nothing seemed to fit, and he was determined not to settle... he would find a passion to put his time and energy into.
His is a story of perseverance, of finding his own unique path.
He discovered cryptocurrency at age 16, and over time, a passion that turned into a living.
He now owns an e-sports team, has a Bitcoin mining facility and educates others on ways to invest in crypto.
Kids these days have an incredible array of opportunities outside the traditional path of post secondary education.
Are we as parents open to our kids taking an unconventional route?
Today, we’ll get to know Yann’s story, from struggling student to a crypto kid on top of the world. -
For as long as there has been compulsory schooling, students have asked, “Do I really have to go to school through 12th grade? Isn’t there some other way?”
The conventional answer most parents respond with is, “No, there is no other way. You just have to make the best of it.” That was what they did, and they survived.
That answer didn’t satisfy Kenneth Danford. In 1996, he left his public school teaching job to help students live, learn, and grow in a different environment.
He co-founded what became North Star, an alternative to middle school and high school. It’s not a school itself. It’s a Self Directed Learning education center for Teens.
They help teens create a life that is meaningful and relevant to them. This experience includes a customized academic plan, weekly meetings with a personal advisor, quarterly family meetings, plus a variety of classes, workshops and tutorials.
And they have provided this support to hundreds of students over the past two decades.
Most North Star teens go on to college afterwards.
Now Kenneth is spreading the North Star model across the world through Liberated Learners, a network of learning centers. He’s also published a book Learning is Natural, School is Optional, which tells the story of North Star.
Yes, there are viable and often superior alternatives to traditional school. Today we’ll dive into what North Star is all about to see if that approach is a better fit for you and your family. -
I’m excited to have on the show today a guest who has dedicated much of his life to reforming government and education.
He’s on a quest to bring America’s public education into the 21st century, and there is one solution he believes is key to making that happen.
Charter schools have produced what some experts believe to be the most rapid academic improvement in American history—and created a reform model that now other cities are trying.
Now for 10 years David Osborne was a senior partner of The Public Strategies Group, a consulting firm that helped public organizations improve their performance. He worked with governments large and small, from cities, counties, and school districts to states, federal agencies, and foreign governments.
He lectured widely around the globe and has advised presidents, ministers, governors, mayors, city managers and many other public sector leaders.
David is currently emeritus director of the K-12 education work of the Progressive Policy Institute, a Democratic think tank in Washington DC.
He is also an author or co-author of six nonfiction books, including Reinventing America’s Schools: Creating a 21st Century School System.
Our main topic for today is how to modernize public education. We’ll take an in-depth look at charter schools. -
Victoria Ransom, founder & CEO of Prisma, her middle school alternative to the antiquated education system.
But don't call Prisma a school - she prefers a Connected Learning Network that aims to bring joy to learning today, and prepare millions of kids to thrive in the world of tomorrow.
She's a highly successful entrepreneur from New Zealand, most known for Wildfire Interactive, a social marketing SaaS company, sold to Google in 2012 for $450 million.
Ransom was listed as one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs as well as one of their 40 under 40 in 2012. In 2015, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
Now a mom, her mission has become far more personal. How can she prepare her child to thrive in a tumultuous, ever-changing world where we can’t even begin to imagine the careers that will exist?
Today we take a deep dive into this modern education model called Prisma. -
Today we shine a light on youth taking action in education and in the world.
Addie Lentzner is a 17 year old with a passion for social change. She is the founder of the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network. This group of students promotes anti-racism in schools through curriculum change.
She’s involved in homelessness work, with an ambitious goal to house every person in her community.
Addie is living proof that youth can and do make a difference, when given the opportunity.
She’s joined by Richard Fransham, a former teacher and youth supporter to talk about Youth Rights Day, an event to promote the rights of youth and the issues they are fighting for so that we can build a better future for everyone.
Graham joins me for this conversation, which we really enjoyed! Enjoy :) -
Technology dominates most of our lives. Do you remember what life was like without a smartphone? Cars are basically now computers with 4 wheels, and in the future we’ll all have self-driving vehicles. Every aspect of life is affected by technology in one way or another.
That in turn means the demand for computing skills is exploding.
My guest today saw an opportunity to help children find joy and skill in coding. Hansel Lynn founded theCoderSchool to provide children aged 7 to 18 years with a welcoming environment to develop computer programming skills.
They’ve been at this for over 6 years, with over 55 locations, 5500+ students, 800+ staff, and lots of happy parents and kids. They’ve also published 2 books on kids coding.
But what sets them apart, and what they are most passionate about, is their Code Coaching approach.
If your child has an interest in coding, or you’d like to give them that opportunity to explore this exciting space, today’s episode is for you. -
David Caballero Pradas is hard to define in a few words. He’s done a lot of different things… genetic engineering of biological memories, negotiating deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars and building an adobe house.
He has given lectures on leadership and has taken care of cleaning the bathrooms in a hostel. He has failed more times than he has tried at entrepreneurship; and has angered more people than he has inspired.
He has lived in five countries and feels at home in many more.
For the past two and a half years, he has been travelling with his partner Luz, researching innovative practices in education around the world.
They’ve collected their discoveries in a new documentary called Killing Curiosity and in their online platform for parents and educators called Evolving Education.
Today we’ll explore the discoveries they’ve made on the future of education. -
Do you have a child interested in becoming a doctor? For those already in high school or post secondary, have you thought about what it takes for them to get into medical school?
These days, getting into medical school is tougher than ever. There are so many variables to focus on - test scores, shadowing physicians, doing tons of extracurricular activities and getting great recommendation letters. And even with all that, it’s often not enough to get in.
So how do you decide what to do?
My guest today, Dr. Shirag Shemmassian faced a similar problem in his youth. He went to a small high school, and was determined to go to a top level school. He figured it out, and became the only Ivy League graduate in his high school’s nearly 60-year history.
He’s now the Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions, college admissions, and graduate school admissions.
For nearly 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school and top colleges. Over 90% of their students have gotten into at least one U.S med school - the first time they apply.
He has figured out a method that works.
Today, we’ll explore the ins and outs, the do’s and don’ts of your child getting into medical school to become the doctor they aspire to be.
We’ll also explore ways to make med school more affordable.
Today’s conversation will be full of valuable information you won’t want to miss. -
A lot of young people go to college or university because, well that’s what you are supposed to do.
They spend a few years of their lives going through the motions of attending classes, and then hopefully on the other end, wind up with a degree that will serve them the rest of their lives.
Oh, and accumulate a lot of debt in the process.
Is that really serving young people?
Too often the big choice offered to high schoolers is what college to pick, rather than what life to pick.
My guest today is on a mission to change that narrative. Michelle Jones is doing her life's work right now, which is both exhilarating and terrifying. Her purpose in life is to help others figure out what they want to do with their lives and start doing it.
She is the founder of Wayfinding Academy, which offers programs to do just that - help young people undercover what truly lights them up, and then prepare them for a career in that direction.
Many graduates have gone straight from Wayfinding into fields that require no additional schooling but where having a strong network is essential, such as: event planning, carpentry, wildland firefighting, small business start-ups, teaching at alternative schools, and hospitality.
Others have gone on to enroll in four-year colleges to make an impact in fields such as: education, biology, philosophy, and communications.
And here’s an amazing statistic - 100% of Wayfinding students graduate debt-free.
This is going to be an incredible conversation you won’t want to miss. -
Today's guest is one of the most unusual voices in education circles. His name is Matt Barnes and he believes that every role in education must shift, starting with the parent.
His position is that the parent -- not the school -- must become the child's "Head Coach" and that good grades are no longer the aim. Instead, he coaches parents on how to build their kids into "independent learners."
He has taught thousands of parents how to adopt a "Head Coach" mindset for their kids through workshops and educational podcasts.
Today we’ll explore what parents need to do and most importantly, who they need to become, so your kids can thrive in the modern world. -
So... what IS education for?
We put in so much effort on education as parents and as students, so what is our WHY?
Is it to ‘get kids into college’? To ‘get a good job’?
Those common narratives from the educational establishment are weak at best.
My guest today, Frank Forencich sees a real problem in that modern schooling lacks relevance. He sees the need for a narrative relevant to the future world students will inhabit. (climate change, ecological collapse, social ambiguity).
Today we’ll talk about the ‘"original human education" that was universal through most of human history.
We’ll explore the mismatch between our ancient human bodies, sculpted by evolution for success in wild, outdoor environments that now live in a radically different world, an alien, sometimes health-hostile environment. A
To address these and other challenges, Frank will go over the "sapience curriculum." This is a list of subjects that he believes students need to study for survival/adaptation in the coming years.
Frank is a writer, educator and movement teacher with a Paleo orientation. After studying human biology at Stanford, he traveled to Africa on several occasions to study human history and the ancestral environment.
Frank has taught martial art for many years and is the author of several books about health and the human predicament.
This is going to be a fascinating conversation, unlike any other we’ve had on this podcast. -
Today we’re excited to chat with an amazing 15-year-old student. Praja Tickoo is on a mission to empower students through the process of Design Thinking.
Two years ago, Praja had an experience that changed his life forever.
At an event called Design the Future, he collaborated with other youth to help design a better ankle brace for a multiple sclerosis patient.
This experience taught him the power young people have to reshape their world. It also reinforced his conviction that problems can only be solved by questioning assumptions and involving those directly affected.
At the same time, Praja noticed a lack of attention in the education system to core skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.
He then founded Impact The Future, an organization aimed at teaching the process of design thinking to middle and high school students.
The goal is to equip students with the ability to approach any problem and understand how to adapt to the rapidly changing future. Prepare the students of today to solve tomorrow's problems.
Today we’ll explore how Praja, at the young age of 15 is changing the world. -
Bridgemont International School provides an alternative for secondary students who want to graduate from a Montessori high school, but do not have that option in their community. As more students discover that learning online at home and in the local community works, Bridgemont aims to offer so much more than the typical home school program.
I’m delighted to have two guests with me today - Dr. Robin Howe, Director of Bridgemont and Danielle Parker, one of the lead teachers and developers of the program.
We’re going to explore the world of Montessori education and Bridgemont, this exciting new initiative in the online education space, launching this fall. -
My guest today is on a mission to bring creativity back to the classroom.
He believes and I agree that in traditional classrooms, kids are not developing the critical motor, language, social, and decision-making skills required in today’s world.
This, despite 72% of business leaders in a recent survey saying that creativity is the #1 skill they seek when hiring.
He realized he had to do something, and Imagine Arts Academy was born.
Imagine Arts Academy delivers programs that combine traditional art with real-world applications and creative problem solving.
These programs have been proven to help kids foster the creativity required for today’s world.
My guest today, Shafik Mina is the CEO of 2inspire Kids, the parent company of Mad Science® Group and Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy. Mad Science and Imagine Arts Academy franchises are located in more than 23 countries around the world, bringing educational entertainment to millions of children each year through after-school programs, preschool programs, in-class workshops, camps, birthday parties and special events
Today we’ll explore the unique approach Shafik is using to foster creativity and collaboration skills in kids, through hands-on STEM learning and progressive arts education. - Se mer
