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It’s like Reddit… but for kids. Sound dangerous? It’s everything but that.
Joe Troyen, Founder and CEO of Penpal Schools, is building a community of teachers and students from all around the world who desire to learn together. But don’t let the name fool you. They’re not just writing letters to each other.
They’re accelerating a new shift called project-based learning. It’s happening all over the world as more schools realize that asking students to memorize facts for tests is pointless…Isn’t that why we have the internet after all?
Joe joins us today to discuss how he built Penpal Schools, how he’s been successful in finding investors and how he’s now taking it into schools around the country.
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It’s like Reddit… but for kids. Sound dangerous? It’s everything but that.
Joe Troyen, Founder and CEO of Penpal Schools, is building a community of teachers and students from all around the world who desire to learn together. But don’t let the name fool you. They’re not just writing letters to each other.
They’re accelerating a new shift called project-based learning. It’s happening all over the world as more schools realize that asking students to memorize facts for tests is pointless…Isn’t that why we have the internet after all?
Joe joins us today to discuss how he built Penpal Schools, how he’s been successful in finding investors and how he’s now taking it into schools around the country.
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