7: Being Life-Long Learners with Michael B. Horn
Michael B. Horn, is an author and thought leader in the discussion of the future of education. He works with a portfolio of organizations to improve the life of each and every student. Michael is the co-founder of and distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for disruptive learning and author of the award-winning book ‘Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns’ and Amazon bestseller ‘Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools’.
Join us for this exciting conversation about K-20 education, being life-long learners, and how change can happen within a rigid education system.
In this episode, we cover:
- Benefits of employers investing in their employees’ education and self-development
- The historical origins of passive learning and why this is not the best way to learn
- Why all people need to be life-long learners
- How the rigid organizational structure of school makes it difficult for learners to connect with their learning
- Giving educators more agency so that learning can be more interdisciplinary
- What do we really want from our schooling experience?
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