Our guest today is Patrick Bassett. You may know him as longtime NAIS President, or even as the founder of Heads Up Educational Consulting. You may have come across his thoughtful tweets about the future of education. What is sure is that Pat has a deep, strategic understanding and a strong point of view on the evolving nature of schools. 

In this episode, Andreas and Patrick discuss a wide range of topics, from hiring millennials to change your school’s DNA, to how to trigger disruptive change through experimentation. Pat’s experience shines through.

Listen and take note of Patrick’s insights and suggestions on how you can change your school’s DNA.

Quotes: 

11:31 “We have a saying in the independent school world, “Every child is known, loved and challenged”. If we deliver on that, if we stay true to this most essential mantra then children succeed in our schools and our schools succeed.”

13:55 “Teaching is relational, not transactional. Our schools, although they’re purchased because of transactional impulses, are transformational.”

17:02 “We have a saying that school is where creativity goes to die.” 

Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion: 

Information on Jim Collins: https://www.jimcollins.com/

Information on Lambda School: https://lambdaschool.com/

Where to learn more about Patrick

Patrick on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.bassett.1948

Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patbassett?lang=en

Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bassett-aa24b743/

Heads Up Educational Consulting: https://headsuped.com/background-fees-2/

Where to learn more about Enrollhand:

Website: www.enrollhand.com

Our webinar: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.com

Our free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/