Posts by Mark Taylor
037 : Flipped Lifestyle hosts Shane and Jocelyn Sams discuss schooling with their children
Welcome to season 3 of the Education On Fire Podcast . We are continuing to explore the thoughts of children and examine what school looks like to them. Today Shane and Jocelyn Sams from the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast are joined by their children Isaac (8) and Anna Jo (6) to help me answer ‘What do children think about their schooling?’
Shane and Jocelyn both worked in education before creating Flipped Lifestyle. You can find out more at
https://elementarylibrarian.com
I am using the 10 questions below in each episode to try and find any themes that may keep recurring.
1. If you could design your own classroom what would it look like? Eg Large open plan loft style, small rooms, sit in rows or groups? Anything goes be creative!
2. How would you create your day and spend your time? Eg How much time inside/outside, how much studying, exercise, time on your own/with others, playing, games, projects. Anything goes be creative!
3. How do you assess your progress? What do you do everyday to move forward towards your goals and dreams?
4. How often do you discuss and think about – what you eat, exercise, breathing, sleeping, mindfulness, gratitude, volunteering?
5. How often do you discuss and think about life? Babies being born or people dying.
6. How often do you discuss money, budgets, savings, financial planning?
7. Do you work with a mentor? Do you know what a mentor is?
8. How often do you lead a team of people?
9. Do you like working on real projects that are relevant to you? Eg Fundraising, events for the local community, school productions, concerts, sports events?
10. Of the things you enjoy most – do they happen in school time or are they after school clubs?
036: Men of Abundance podcaster Wally Carmichael and his son talk schooling
Today Men of Abundance podcaster Wally Carmichael and his son Dalton talk to me as I continue to ask ‘What do children think about their schooling?
We get some great insights from Dalton about selling old toys to create income and Wally talks about his own experiences and those of his older sons.
We discuss practical learning as well as traditional academia and how this can help learning skills for trade jobs and not just degrees. The different ways that we all learn and how the personalised approach is supportive for everyone not just those who seem to be struggling.
How education can still be linked back to the ideals of the industrial revolution and what is needed to help children prepare for the workforce of the future .
I am using the 10 questions below in each episode to try and find any themes that may keep recurring.
1. If you could design your own classroom what would it look like? Eg Large open plan loft style, small rooms, sit in rows or groups? Anything goes be creative!
2. How would you create your day and spend your time? Eg How much time inside/outside, how much studying, exercise, time on your own/with others, playing, games, projects. Anything goes be creative!
3. How do you assess your progress? What do you do everyday to move forward towards your goals and dreams?
4. How often do you discuss and think about – what you eat, exercise, breathing, sleeping, mindfulness, gratitude, volunteering?
5. How often do you discuss and think about life? Babies being born or people dying.
6. How often do you discuss money, budgets, savings, financial planning?
7. Do you work with a mentor? Do you know what a mentor is?
8. How often do you lead a team of people?
9. Do you like working on real projects that are relevant to you? Eg Fundraising, events for the local community, school productions, concerts, sports events?
10. Of the things you enjoy most – do they happen in school time or are they after school clubs?
035 : What do children think about their schooling? – with Katie and Jodi
This week on the Education on Fire podcast I chat to my daughter and her friend as they both give us their thoughts about learning in a village school.
Jodi (11) has just finished her last year of primary and is transitioning to secondary school, while Katie (10) is about to start year 6.
I am using the 10 questions below in each episode to try and find any themes that may keep recurring.
1. If you could design your own classroom what would it look like? Eg Large open plan loft style, small rooms, sit in rows or groups? Anything goes be creative!
2. How would you create your day and spend your time? Eg How much time inside/outside, how much studying, exercise, time on your own/with others, playing, games, projects. Anything goes be creative!
3. How do you assess your progress? What do you do everyday to move forward towards your goals and dreams?
4. How often do you discuss and think about – what you eat, exercise, breathing, sleeping, mindfulness, gratitude, volunteering?
5. How often do you discuss and think about life? Babies being born or people dying.
6. How often do you discuss money, budgets, savings, financial planning?
7. Do you work with a mentor? Do you know what a mentor is?
8. How often do you lead a team of people?
9. Do you like working on real projects that are relevant to you? Eg Fundraising, events for the local community, school productions, concerts, sports events?
10. Of the things you enjoy most – do they happen in school time or are they after school clubs?
Education on Fire goes to LA for Podcast Movement 17
I am so excited to say this week I will be attending Podcast Movement 17 in Anaheim, California.
I am going to meet the best podcasters in the world and learn as much as I can to make the Education on Fire podcast as inspiring as it possibly can be. I have taken a sharp learning curve in creating this podcast so far and if you want to improve then surrounding yourself with the best is great advice. That is exactly what I am doing.
I will let you know all the insights when I return and point you in the direction of some awesome content by the podcasters that I meet.
www.EducationOnFire.com
034 : What do children think about their schooling? – with Anderson and Addison
As we continue our exploration of what children think about their schooling, today I welcome Anderson and Addison who are the children of Ramona Rice from Podcast Websites .
Anderson (5th Grade) and Addison (4th Grade) are from Virginia in the USA and offer their thoughts about what school life is like for them.
During the summer holidays Anderson and Addison are working on their own podcast called The Tiny Potters!
Ramona and the team at Podcast Websites do a fantastic job of looking after people like me and enabling us to create shows that are helping listeners around the world in a whole range of subjects.
Here are the 10 questions about schooling I am using to frame the season around.
1. If you could design your own classroom what would it look like? Eg Large open plan loft style, small rooms, sit in rows or groups? Anything goes be creative!
2. How would you create your day and spend your time? Eg How much time inside/outside, how much studying, exercise, time on your own/with others, playing, games, projects. Anything goes be creative!
3. How do you assess your progress? What do you do everyday to move forward towards your goals and dreams?
4. How often do you discuss and think about – what you eat, exercise, breathing, sleeping, mindfulness, gratitude, volunteering?
5. How often do you discuss and think about life? Babies being born or people dying.
6. How often do you discuss money, budgets, savings, financial planning?
7. Do you work with a mentor? Do you know what a mentor is?
8. How often do you lead a team of people?
9. Do you like working on real projects that are relevant to you? Eg Fundraising, events for the local community, school productions, concerts, sports events?
10. Of the things you enjoy most – do they happen in school time or are they after school clubs?