Shane Leaning and Chris Scorer discuss the launch of a new community platform for educators, focusing on trust and connection. They highlight challenges posed by digital saturation for both students and educators and stress the need for balance in productivity. The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating both online and offline spaces that foster authentic engagement. Insights into navigating the complexities of leadership and evolving concepts of masculinity in education are explored, promoting meaningful dialogue and collaboration.
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Fake Phones
Shane Leaning recounts a story about students circumventing a phone ban.
They handed in fake phones, highlighting the futility of prohibition.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Educate, Don't Prohibit
Focus on educating and building values in young people rather than prohibiting technology.
Prohibition can make technology more alluring.
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Boredom is a Lost Art
Children today have never experienced boredom as a default state.
Constant stimulation from technology makes it hard for them to disconnect.
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Guy Claxton's "Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind" explores different approaches to learning and thinking. He introduces the concepts of 'hare' and 'tortoise' minds, representing fast, intuitive thinking versus slow, deliberate reflection. Claxton emphasizes the importance of cultivating a 'tortoise' mindset for creativity, problem-solving, and deeper understanding. The book encourages readers to embrace mindful learning and develop strategies for balancing speed and depth in their thinking processes. It promotes a more holistic and balanced approach to learning and personal growth.
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
In 'The Anxious Generation', Jonathan Haidt examines the sudden decline in the mental health of adolescents starting in the early 2010s. He attributes this decline to the shift from a 'play-based childhood' to a 'phone-based childhood', highlighting mechanisms such as sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, and perfectionism that interfere with children’s social and neurological development. Haidt proposes four simple rules to address this issue: no smartphones before high school, no social media before age 16, phone-free schools, and more opportunities for independence, free play, and responsibility. The book offers a clear call to action for parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments to restore a more humane childhood and end the epidemic of mental illness among youth.
In this special bonus episode, Shane Leaning and co-host Chris Scorer introduce the new Education Leaders community platform and discuss what makes a great educational community. The conversation explores the challenges of navigating online spaces for both educators and students, finding balance in a digitally saturated world, and creating meaningful connections among education professionals globally.
Episode Highlights:
Introduction to the Education Leaders Live community platform, hosted on EducationScape
How the platform serves as a space for leadership discussions, peer coaching, and resource sharing
The importance of creating both online and offline spaces where meaningful connection can happen
Perspectives on the challenges of digital saturation for today's students
Insights on balancing productivity with necessary downtime for both educators and students
What makes a truly effective educational community - including trust, authentic engagement, and psychological safety
Schools Week and FE Week (EducationScape publications)
Festival of Education (UK)
"Limitless" program (device-free experiences for students)
A Hair, Brain and Tortoise Mind by Guy Claxton
Join the community at educationleaders.live to participate in future live sessions, access exclusive resources, and connect with education leaders worldwide. Education Leaders Live sessions happen every two weeks.
Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling 'Change Starts Here.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.
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