Do you remember what it was like to sit in a history classroom? If you’re like most Americans (88%, according to the Nation’s Report Card), you didn’t pay much attention. Facts and statistics have played such a big role in educating our youth, and that has turned so many off from even learning history.

According to this week’s guest, veteran and author Paul Hemphill, “If you don’t know what your country stands for, how will you stand up to our enemies, both foreign and domestic; you cannot defend what you cannot define.” 

Thankfully, he has a solution. Creating a change in the way we teach history--through story and encouraging an emotional connection with the content.

Listen in to this episode, where Paul talks about interrupting patterns in teaching, showcases his storytelling abilities, and shares about his free solution to today’s history education problem.

Tune in now!

 

About Paul Hemphill

Paul Lloyd Hemphill is the author of 5 books, the producer of over 200 videos, and is the narrator of 3 of his own books. His latest book, INSPiRATION FOR TEENS, has been a best seller for the past 12 months and shot up to the #1 position in its category when the issue of critical race theory became prominent in the news.

 

Jump in the Conversation:

[1:31] Paul’s catalyst for learner-centered schools

[3:12] Interrupting patterns

[5:30] How his program interrupts the current pattern

[7:07] Paul shares a story example

[9:43] How Paul’s free video series works

[13:47] How a school has used this program

[17:34] Formula for success

[19:13] Khan Academy changing education

[19:53] Teachers: Don’t teach history

[21:39] Turbo Time

[31:11] Paul’s Magic Wand

[33:27] Maureen’s Takeaways

  Links:

• Paul’s website
• Paul’s Awesome book
• Paul’s video series
• Student response to the Gettysburg Lessons video clip
• Hollowed Out by Jeremy Adams
• TED talk: How to Fix a Broken School: Lead fearlessly, love hard 
• Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
• Simon Sinek’s TED talk
• Episode 3: Flipped Learning Mastery to Reach Every Student (even remotely!) with Jon Bergmann
• Email Maureen
• The Education Evolution
• Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
• Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
• LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
• EdActive Collective
• Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids
• Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
• The Micro-School Coalition
• Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
• LEADPrep