The Education Podcast with Jeff Hopkins

This week we kick off with Paul's thoughts about the importance of reconciling civility and freedoms, in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, then lead into a conversation about the state of B.C.'s education system.
We were very excited to be joined by the Founder and Principal Educator at the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry, a B.C. post-secondary institution that's breaking the mould and attracting a lot of attention.
How do kids learn, what kids should learn, and where all of this is going?
If you haven't watched Jeff's TedX Victoria talk, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O5PK6LsymM
During the talk, Jeff told us about an exciting event coming up in B.C., that will have both the BCTF and the Ministry of Education involved (collaboration, imagine that). Here's the announcement link: http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2015/01/education-forum-to-be-all-about-learning.html
Jeff is also a fan of the work of John Abbott, recommending the article "Battling for the Soul of Education", and the video "Born to Learn".