#307 - Ana Fábrega - Edupreneur & Chief Evangelist @ Synthesis - Rethinking How We Educate Our Children
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Show Notes
Ana Lorena Fábrega is an edupreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative education.
On this episode, Chris and Ana discuss:
- The current state of education
- Teaching children in a digital world
- How to teach children to fail
- The problem in America with ADHD
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Links
The Learning Game by Ana Lorena Fábrega
Topics
(00:02:22) The problem in America with ADHD
(00:13:14) The current state of education
(00:22:34) The role of an educator
(00:29:38) How can teachers work differently within the school system?
(00:35:40) Are tests even necessary?
(00:39:36) Teaching kids in a digital world
(00:46:53) Learning how to fail
(00:59:57) Nature vs. Nurture
(01:02:41) Negotiating with your kids
(01:06:34) It’s useless to ask kids what they want to be when they grow up
(01:09:34) How parents should approach their children’s education
(01:13:54) Learning tendencies in single-child households vs. multi-child
(01:16:06) How are you planning out your child’s education?
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