I'm Mark Taylor and I interview educators from around the world so that I can enable you to support your children to live, learn and grow to their full potential
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391: Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Education of a Modern Worker with Dr. Tim Dasey
Dr. Tim Dasey has a long history in AI and learning science, and recently published the book “Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Education of a Modern Worker.” After thirty years at MIT leading AI development for diverse government needs, Tim leapt into education due to concern that minds won’t be ready for the jobs…
Read More390: Setting and Scoring Financial Goals with Pete Huryk
Setting and Scoring Financial Goals is a basic guide for any soccer fan who wants to understand personal finance better. The consistent sports metaphor explains intimidating concepts such as “small cap stocks” with ease for anyone who understands “the beautiful game.” Although it may seem complex, finance is simply a game like any other with players,…
Read More389: Viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree with Nat Greene
Nat has accelerated the careers of hundreds of professionals of all ages as consultant, coach, and business leader. His latest startup Futures Forge, a challenger to the current university system, is inspired by the success Nat had developing recent grads from Ivy+ schools in the firm he founded, Stroud International. Stroud’s success helping Global 1000…
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Most Recent Blog Posts
The Executive Function Online Summit 2021
How TEFOS Benefits You? Dear Compassionate and Proactive Parents, If your child struggles with Executive Function, in other words, if they don’t get important stuff done, because of things like procrastination, not getting started, not following through, disorganization, not paying attention, overwhelm, being unprepared, forgetful, late, unmotivated, TEFOS is for YOU. TEFOS, or The Executive…
Read MoreOnline Children’s Book Festival – June 26th and 27th 2021
A FREE CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL is being hosted by Independent Thinking this June. This special event grew out of our recent podcast guest Ian Gilbert finding himself on a Zoom coffee morning chat with a wide range of authors, all brought together by Sue Atkins, TV’s celebrated ‘parenting coach’. Post-lockdown, it is even more vital to help…
Read MoreTeach Active to launch the UK’s largest active learning day
As part of the Youth Sport Trust’s National School Sport Week (19-25th June 2021), Teach Active is set to host the largest active learning day for schools on Wednesday 23rd June. Jon Smedley from Teach Active was my guest on episode 182 of the Education on Fire podcast . On this day, English and maths lessons in primary schools around…
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National Association for Primary Education
Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the education of children from birth to 13. High quality learning in the early years of life is vitally important to the creation of an educated society. Young children are not simply preparing for the future, they are living a never to be repeated time of life and the best way to learn is to live.