The more you can gamify the process of learning, the better. The first thing that you notice if you go into a class room and you actually observe kids. It's funny, because when you go as a student teacher, they're like, yo. Like you're here to observe the teacher and get the best methods. And i like, no, now forget about the teacher. Let's look at the students and see what's happening. In school you can't really do that. You can't ask a teacher, why am i learning this? Cause you'll get in trouble. But here, in this sort of environment, you're encouraged to question things and to figure things out
Ana is a former teacher, an edu-preneur, and the Chief Evangelist at Synthesis School. We have a very intriguing discussion with Ana around:
- Idea and implementation of Synthesis School
- Increasing engagement and ownership among students
- Problems with the traditional education system
- How schools crush creativity
- Beginning of the end of the existing educational system
- And MUCH more!
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