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Elisa Serrano worked in a Montessori school for three years. Today she joins me on Educationeering to talk about her experience, as well as the theory behind the Montessori method.
Continue reading Intro to Montessori Schooling with Elisa Serrano: Season 1 Episode 8
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Solomon Hanes is a creative learner who has chosen not to take the traditional route of college for his education. In addition to an apprenticeship in Delaware, he hosts the Elder Tree Podcast. He runs a creative Facebook group called the Creative Condition.
Solomon is also building his brand as a photographer. His Instagram page documents his life artistically. Here’s a link to his website, where he features more of his photography and his writing: http://solomonhanes.com/
“If I had to choose never to use the word “education” again, I probably wouldn’t use it, because in today’s society it is so associated with the schooling system.”
However, learning is not limited to school. Solomon uses the example of our interview on the podcast as a way he is passively learning communication skills.
Once you realize the things you are learning passively, you can use this knowledge to analyze
One main facet of education, according to Solomon, is self-examination. Realizing how you learn helps you develop processes that help you learn more effectively.
“Learning about yourself and how you think is so valuable,” Solomon summarizes.
We cover Solomon’s story, from homeschool to high school to Praxis. He read finance and marketing books during class, and poured himself into the lawn care business he built at the same time.
He’s full of ideas for the future.
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This is the 6-month apprenticeship side of the program. Solomon gives a bird’s-eye view of what the work experience is like.
After the boot camp. Praxis places each participant with a business partner that best fits their needs and interests. The participants spend half a year in a paid apprenticeship position with their business partner. The coolest part? By the time you finish the apprenticeship, you pay off your Praxis tuition!
What words describe the apprenticeship experience?
“Get out there and learn. Or, learn in the classroom… as long as you’re learning things that you deem valuable… Whether you think school is boring or not, think, ‘What will help me in the future the most?’ “
True stuff. Education is not the act of stuffing information into your brain. It’s the constant refinement of ideas.
Schooling is the process of educating everyone the same way. However, we are all individuals and this process takes the individuality out of a human.
Traditional education seeks to fit each child into the same box as his peers. This kills the potential of every child that fits in the box.
Learning was meant to be a process of constant curiosity. When this is stifled by a standard of education, the human stops growing.
True education is that knowledge that makes you come alive. It’s not going to be the same as the person beside you. We kill the growth in humanity by expecting each individual to know the same things as everyone else.
Praxis’ Module 3 week 4 is focused on Marketing Copy. The deliverable for the week is a video assessing the copy of any website.
Critiquing other’s work helps you develop methods to better your own.
I put my own spin on this challenge. I took an amazing article by Copyblogger called 7 Ways to Write Damn Bad Copy. It had some amazing insights that clicked even with someone like me, who is new to copywriting. Continue reading Copywriting Exercise: Ft. Copyblogger
It’s interesting to me how kids are humans in pure form. Untouched by the biases and mindsets that adults have formed, young children can teach us a multitude of things about how to approach the world.
This is one aspect of the Module 4 curriculum I cover in this week’s video.
Praxis’ Module 4 is packed with information. And it’s some of the most thought-provoking content I will ever cover.
Here’s my take on Week 1, covering Philosophy.
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Andrew runs a network marketing business with Plexus. He also manages his own business educating people about currency, assets, and investments. He runs these businesses from home. This gives him time to focus on his family and teach his kids about business as he works.
Here’s a link to Andrew’s website:
http://www.schmidtassetsltd.com/home.html
Education:
Andrew was raised in Bolivia, South America, and got several years of elementary education there. But the majority of his learning as a child happened on the farm.
There was no option in Bolivia but to learn the skills you need. Farming is complex work filled with the need for many skill sets. Anytime someone with a new skill came to help with an issue, Andrew learned from that person. A key piece of his education was shadowing others who knew more about specific issues than he did.
When he chose to move to Canada because of his personal goals, Andrew had an issue. He only knew German and Spanish. He knew there was no way to continue his learning without English. So he taught himself the language.
In Canada, he had a hard time adjusting to the difference in learning. Here, people went to school to focus on one specific career. But Andrew’s education had involved building as many skill sets as possible.
However, his past experience came in handy when he got into aviation. Because of the trust he had built previously with others in the aviation sector, he was able to land a job in the flying industry.
“You can never learn enough to gain people’s trust.” The trust of other people is a greater credential than any degree or qualification.
Unschooling:
Andrew seeks to build the groundwork for his kids to be able to launch their lives.
One important facet of this goal is surrounding himself and his family with people of numerous skill sets and ideas, so they can learn directly from people with vast arrays of experience.
If parents spend time with high-quality people, their kids will naturally gravitate to high-quality connections as they build their own social capital.
Here are some tips on self-education per our conversation:
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This episode introduces Hannah Frankman, a fellow college opt-out. She’s a photographer, videographer, and writer who also spends time coaching other young people in their educational journeys. Continue reading Storytelling and Self-Education with Hannah Frankman: Season 1 Episode 3
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Isaac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Praxis. He has dedicated his life to the pursuit of freedom. Through Praxis, he has opened up the path for other freedom-seekers.
Praxis is the combination of a 6-month boot camp and a 6-month apprenticeship. It gives young people the opportunity to build a career they love from the ground up. Plus, they complete this journey with the support of the Praxis advisors, a wonderful team of dedicated people who seek to mold the program to each individual’s needs. Continue reading Education and Individual Freedom with Isaac Morehouse: Season 1 Episode 2
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In this episode, I share my education story. It’s different from most:
I’m getting tired of the sound of my own voice. Continue reading My Voice is Frustrating Me
