Ana Lorena Fábrega is an edupreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative education.
On this episode, Chris and Ana discuss:
- The current state of education
- Teaching children in a digital world
- How to teach children to fail
- The problem in America with ADHD
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:28 - The problem in America with ADHD
00:13:06 - The current state of education
00:22:47 - The role of an educator
00:29:53 - How can teachers work differently within the school system?
00:36:02 - Are tests even necessary?
00:39:58 - Teaching kids in a digital world
00:47:28 - Learning how to fail
01:00:52 - Nature vs. Nurture
01:03:19 - Negotiating with your kids
01:07:37 - It’s useless to ask kids what they want to be when they grow up
01:10:20 - How parents should approach their children’s education
01:15:07 - Learning tendencies in single-child households vs. multi-child
01:17:20 - How are you planning out your child’s education?
Links
The Learning Game by Ana Lorena Fábrega - https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Game-Teaching-Themselves-Challenge/dp/1804090093/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1693830126&refinements=p_27%3AAna+Lorena+F%C3%A1brega&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Ana+Lorena+F%C3%A1brega
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