Dec 15, 2014
They're moments that catch you unaware. Moments that surprise and delight you.
When students stretch
themselves in ways that you'd never have imagined, going far
beyond what you thought possible.
In this episode: Challenging
our views about young people.
We're letting go of the reins
and pushing beyond the 'we know best', 'we'll show you' approaches
with author, broadcaster and speaker Laura Hill.
Laura has two children, Ava
and Kayla, who managed to confound her time and time
again. So much so that they're partners with Laura in the
Family Business, and have contributed to a significant shift
in how she works with young people.
That's not all though, we're
also talking #WhatisSchool, a Twitter Chat that Laura co-founded
with Craig Kemp.
Plus we have the Lightning
Round - where we're talking Risk, Courage and
Edge.
And to bring us home, a young
John Lennon goes one up on his teachers in a Not to Be Missed Quote
about Life, School and Happiness.
Episode Highlights
- 1:37 - What makes Laura tick?
- 2:13 - How Laura pushes outside her Comfort Zone
- 4:08 - Letting young people Take the Lead - Letting go of Control
- 6:00 - Capturing that youthful exuberance - Backing off our ego
- 7:21 - Re-thinking what's possible for young people
- 9:09 - Winning and Losing together
- 10:23 - Stepping back and Adding Value
- PBL = Problem or Project Based Learning
- 12:53 - #whatisschool: The Twitter Chat - The Impact and How we might apply it in schools
- 14:05 - The Lightning Round
-
15:55
- Laura's Not to be Missed
Quote
Links & Resources
- Episode 8 Show-Notes - including Laura Hill's Blog, #WhatisSchool, and The Great Story World Mix Up Links
-
Pushing The Edge Podcasts - Listen to Further
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