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Teach Your Kids: Website | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook
Manisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Facebook
Lisa Betts-LaCroix: Website | LinkedIn | Super Power U Podcast | Facebook
Nir Eyal: Website | LinkedIn | X | Facebook | Nir and Far Podcast
Kerry McDonald: LiberatED Podcast | Website | X | Instagram | Facebook
Shiren Rattigan: Colossal Academy | LinkedIN | Instagram | X
Naval Ravikant: Airchat | LinkedIn | X | Podcast | YouTube
Rachel Thomas: Fast.ai | LinkedIn | X | Facebook
Alycia Wright: Cultural Roots Homeschool Co-op| LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook
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Time Codes
00:01:58 — What is Confidence?: Discussion of the role of confidence, its origins in childhood experiences, and how it can be nurtured or undermined throughout a lifetime.
00:09:57 — Tyranny of Metrics: Naval Ravikant explores the downsides of over-relying on quantitative measures in education, questioning how metrics may not capture the full picture of a child's abilities.
00:12:43 — Cultivating Confidence in Ourselves and Our Children: Naval shares how meditation serves as a powerful tool for self-reflection and problem-solving, enabling us to spend quality time with our own thoughts, clarify our desires, and transform them into deeply-held convictions.
00:14:26 — Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Development, and Early Learning: Manisha delves into the science behind brain flexibility and how early cognitive development can be optimized for more effective learning experiences.
00:19:30 — Trusting the Gut and Cultivating Confidence in Kids: Naval Ravikant stresses the value of intuition over academic theories when it comes to children's education and development, offering advice based on his personal experiences.
00:22:43 — Resistance to Homeschooling: Manisha and Naval address the societal skepticism around homeschooling, discussing some of the criticisms and misconceptions that often plague this alternative education route.
00:24:07 — Public Education, School Choice, and Accountability: Tackling the complexities surrounding public education systems, choices available to parents, and how accountability is maintained or lost in various educational settings.
00:29:45 — Future of Education: Manisha wraps up by highlighting emerging trends in the education sphere, such as modular learning and the move towards a more decentralized, customizable approach to K-12 education.
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