Idea Farm Episode 7 Compulsory Education

Get ready and get your think on during this episode. A lot of ground is covered, through school culture, adult development, parenting, educational research, the curse of technology, society, and much more.

In this episode Benjamin is joined by one of his team members, Jesse Howe, to talk about labels in education.

In this episode Kell & Ben discuss what they think students should be compelled to learn....Jason Bourne and Warrior Poets make an appearance .

In this episode, Kell & Ben talk about their new school years, Ben goes into a description of classroom meetings and how he is trying to use them this year, they talk about how old thoughts are being proved true because of brain imaging; they briefly talk about the one room school house, education systems, universities, and some Finland Stuff; they talk about the books they are reading, and have a discussion about personas...How much of your teacher persona is you…? They end with a comment about our artistry and Mr. Alan Watts.

This episode Kell & Ben recap their summers, talk about some books, articles, and videos they have been thinking on (Mr. Wilson from Home Improvement even makes an appearance), they talk briefly about the YouTube banning of Jordan Peterson and Kell tries to communicate an idea he´s been chewing on. They end the show talking about all sorts of stuff, especially how broccoli just doesn´t cut it some time.

The Radish, Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment and its implications.

In this episode Kell and Ben talk about: Report Card Comments; Jordan Peterson & Joe Rogan (4:24); Toxoplasmosis (7:24); Conversations with Students (13:24) ; Student Behavior/Classroom Management (18:24); Random Thoughts (38:54)

In this episode, Kell and Ben talk about: The Outdoor Education Program at Chadwick International; Kell´s Master´s Project: The effects of PBL on Student Motivation (20:09); Our culture's impact on students beliefs (29:49); Progressive Education & Ben´s Reflection on his current Teaching: (32:00); Thoughts on what should be compulsory (43:15); Technology, Trust, Habits, did we get it wrong? (50:20); Sophomores, The Universe, and Death (59:19)

In this episode, Kell and Ben start the conversation off about some work that Kell is doing with his psychology club. It continues with some talk  about trust, and ends with Maslow´s hierarchy of needs and a hint to a future episode.

This episode starts off with a conversation about existential questions and their place in the classroom. The conversation dives into other aspects as well.