Finding The True, Good And Beautiful In Education - A Convo With Marita Diffenbaugh - S2 EP32

Reflecting and thinking about the work that we do, we can easily be passionate about education. When we focus on education, we sometimes lose ourselves, and when we lose ourselves. How can we make sure that learning is available for all kids? These opening thoughts and this opening question from Marita Diffenbaugh and George Couros guide this conversation. Diffenbaugh shares some great insights from the research she has been doing as she starts a brand new school that meets the needs of the industry and workforce. Links: Marita Diffenbaugh Twitter https://twitter.com/mdiffenbaugh?lang=en Marita Diffenbaugh Website - https://elevate2c.org/north LEARNER (the book) on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/L-R-N-R-Beautiful-Education/dp/173489086X 5 Questions to Ask Your Students To Start the School Year - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7552 The Sponge Factor - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/tag/sponge-factor Quotes: "What are the humans doing in this space called school? What is the job of the learner? What is the service of education?" "Do I know the kids? Do I understand what makes them smile? Do I understand what makes them nervous? Are they feeling like they are being served and respected?" "We can find learning in any space that we are willing to look." - GC Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0 Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/