#5 – Chris Turner: Changing The Education System
from Arjun Khemani Podcast Hosted by Arjun Khemani
In this episode, I talk to Chris Turner. A tech entrepreneur turned education entrepreneur who founded Moonrise, a co-learning space for kids. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We talk about the problem with school, bad explanations around learning, the hard (yet exciting) problem Moonrise is solving, Taking Children Seriously and much more. This was a very fun and insightful conversation! Hope you find it so to. TIMESTAMPS 0:30 - How Chris came from the startup world to the alt-education space 8:55 - School does serve a function in society 12:15 - Structure without coercion is good for creativity 17:11 - Moonrise: a co-learning space for kids 24:08 - Why the Internet didn’t really revolutionize the education system 29:41 - Do you learn by immersion? 31:47 - Bad explanations about learning 33:59 - Should we revolutionize the education system or make changes incrementally? 38:55 - Problem of people being “uneducated” and on credentials and proof of work 47:35 - Taking Children Seriously and closing remarks Chris’ links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_cturner Moonrise website: https://www.moonrise.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com
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