Sparks of Gratitude 14. Your Child is the Hero of Their Own Journey - Rethinking Childhood Education - Matt Clayton
Matt Clayton is an innovator in childhood education. He runs an independent school in Provo, Utah, and former Chief Operating Officer of Acton Academy, hailed by the US Education Secretary as a leading example of education innovation. Matt's background blends creative and technical fields, in music, economics, and finance. He studied internationally as a teenager, graduating as valedictorian of the American School of Buenos Aires. While in college, he was a researcher and author at Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen’s think tank.
Matt is fueled by creating the power of technology to unlock human potential. He founded Slope School and believes that it is the most nurturing, deep-learning, student-centered learning environment in the world, and thrilled to share it with intentional families in the community. Isomg he framework of the Hero’s Journey, as describedby Joseph Campbell, the school helps students realize that they are the hero of their own journey and that they are capable.
Chapter:
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - How Matt Found a Career in Childhood Education
08:06 - Students are called Heroes
08:44 - The Hero’s Journey Framework to find identity and purpose in the world - Everyone has a unique contribution
14:23 - Designing a school that facilitates love of learning, character growth, and personal identity in students
19:31 - How Socratic Discussion teaches young students to think
26:32 - Students can learn, do hard things, and figure things out
28:16 - Constant upward spiral, reinventing yourself, becoming greater
31:05 - Young people’s ability for introspection on progress
33:18 - Character Call-outs and
35:49 - Peace Talks. Framework for confronting a conflict, honesty and accountability
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