Our guest this week, Ulcca Hansen, is the founding partner of Educating Potential and author of the new book ‘The Future of Smart’. Ulcca has a unique combination of experiences in the public and private sector and within a range of organizations, a proven track record of assessing programs and developing effective teams to deliver transformative and measurable outcomes.

Join us as we discuss the origins of our education system and why it needs to change.

In this episode, we cover:

• What is the fundamental problem with the education system
• The origins of the of our current school system and why it no longer serves us
• How we can make our learning environments porous
• Do we really want to get rid of school?
• Building relationships within a community and fostering student engagement
• Why content is not the most important aspect of learning
• Seeing students as resources and not just receptacles of knowledge
• The Future of Smart and  human-centered Liberatory Design

SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/23

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