Education Outside the Lines

Join us as we discuss and reflect on Gina's time at the Learning and the Brain conference.

How do we stop the paralyzing affect of perfectionism in teen?

Human beings have various different kinds of intellectual strengths. These strengths are very important in how kids learn. An education that treats everybody the same way is actually a very unfair education. Startlingly, I learned that a typical American classroom was really only set up to meet the learning style needs of 20% of the class. That meant that 80% of a typical classroom of students were either falling between the cracks or forced to make their own accommodations.

“Everything can be taught in more than one way and anything that’s understood can be shown in more than one way.” --Howard Gardner

“When it comes to innovation schools are behind more than any other institution?” --Grant Lichman

Gina started The CinDay Academy to do something about this dilemma implementing some fascinating 21st century learning methods explained and discussed in this episode.

We have to grab education by the hand and bring it along with us as we change, grow and shift as a society. What’s more, we have to do everything within our power as educators and parents to stay current if not ahead of culture. We have to take an innovative, entrepreneurial and creative approach to education if we want our kids to have the lit-up-brain-effect at school and the careers to match.

What are helicopter, lawn mower and snow plow parents? Why kids need a healthy dose of risk in order to build resilience and how parents and teachers can provide it.