Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
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Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
Season 1 of Seed Catalog: A Podcast about Teaching, Learning, and Hope, will launch this Fall. Listen for an introduction the amazing ideas and stories we'll hear this season, from the earliest schools in recorded history to the red hot clown education scenes in New York and LA. Whether you're a teacher looking for inspiration or a lifelong student who loves learning, come back each week for new seeds of knowledge, with all kinds of experts and everyday teachers and students sharing their st...
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Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
