Seth Godin is one of the most generous people I've ever met. He's an American entrepreneur, speaker, and the author of 21 bestsellers that have been translated into 39 languages.
Seth Godin, most of all, is a teacher. A few years ago, he wrote a manifesto on education titled "Stop Stealing Dreams: What Is School For?" This free e-book has been downloaded over 4 million times.
Because I'm a teacher too and because, without exaggeration, Seth Godin is one of my heroes, I invited him to have a chat with me about some of the ideas in his manifesto.
I'm so grateful I had the chance to talk to Seth for 40 minutes and I hope you'll enjoy listening to him. I always do.
(You can watch the episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/DivRzYrs8BY)
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:26 Stop Stealing Dreams
06:15 Solving interesting problems
07:40 What to teach
13:00 The Drinking Bird
15:24 Teachers
19:30 Textbooks
25:40 Choosing what to study
28:50 Conforming
32:05 Passion
35:23 Creating
38:48 What is school for?
Susy: A Story About Family
Road Trip: A Story About Freedom
Sasho and Emma: A Story About Realising the Type of People I Like
The Enemy: A Story About Realising What I Should Fight
What Buying a Souvenir Taught Me About Myself: A Story About Judging People
Autopilot: A Story About Change, Routines and Planning Your Future
If It Scares You, Go Do It: A Story About Doing What Scares You
Neighbourhood: A Story About Being Grateful
Leaving for Australia: A Story About Leaving the People You Love
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