Our guest this week, Esther Wojcicki, journalist, educator, and author of the book ‘How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons to Help Your Child Become Self-Driven, Respectful, and Resilient’, shares her thoughts on making education more effective for the 21st century, how we can use the current crisis to revolutionize education,  why it’s important to trust and respect them, and how to help kids build the life skills they need, so they won’t need an adult-ing course in college!

In this episode, we cover:

• Why we no longer need memorization to the degree that we used to in the classroom and in life
• How the principles of TRICK encourage authentic learning
• Strategies that we can use to give children more responsibility and independence
• Using technology to make learning collaborative, relevant, and flexible
• How we can support unmotivated learners

SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/2

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