Kids usually get creative when they're around other people that are also doing interesting things. A lot of what happens in school is like we're bringing kids down, so focus on remediating their mistakes and the things that do wrong. So giving them the space to choose an activity that's actually interesting to them makes a very big difference. And if you haven't seen this, highly recommend watching tha pidiots called the austin butterfly.
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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