Former Teacher Helping Self-Directed Teens (w/ Katy Burke
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How do self-directed teens prepare for adult life? What is the value of allowing teens to “do nothing” with their time? Today, we talk with Katy Burke, a former public...
show more0:50 - Katy's Decision to Leave the Teaching Profession After 13 years: “Everything started to get more and more data-driven, and it wasn't the direction I could see myself going.”
9:06 - Katy Finds (and Describes) the Princeton Learning Cooperative: “We don’t spend any time doing anything that isn’t worth it.”
11:02 - How Do Teen Make Progress Without Forced Tests or Grades?: “In the real world, there aren’t really tests or quizzes all that often.”
17:59 - Teens Preparing for Adulthood: “We want to see that kids are capable of making choices on their own.”
20:52 - The Significance of Downtime: “I had to adjust to that and it kind of made me nervous as well.”
27:56 - Remedying Gaps in Their Knowledge and Preparing for College: “It’s not as scary as it might seem. It’s actually, I think, a pretty smooth process.”
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