Real Learning In An Age of Curiositas

Two high schoolers, a homeschooling mom, and a sleep deprived writer sit down over drinks to talk about learning. It sounds like the beginning of a very boring joke, but it actually was a fascinating late night conversation about learning, education, technology in classrooms, the virtue of studiositas, the vice of curiositas, the wonder of children, and why Emily dislikes the word “educator” almost as much as she dislikes the word “creative” when it’s used as a noun. Mentioned on Today’s Show“Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated,” by Jessica GrosReal Learning Revisited by Elizabeth Foss“Why I am Not Going to Buy a Computer,” by Wendell BerryMen I Have Chosen for Fathers by Marion MontgomeryAnother Sort of Learning by Father James SchallSt. Michael’s Abbey This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit visitationsessions.substack.com/subscribe