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William Deresiewicz is a leading American writer best known as the author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. And so, when Bill and I sat down in Portland for a KEEN ON America conversation, we discussed the crisis of a high-end university system that he, as a former professor at Yale, knows all too well. But Bill, a keen conversationalist, also talked about what it means to be both a Jew and an American in a country which simultaneously values personal reinvention and cultural identity. William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges, high schools, and other venues, and the author of five books including the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, which was published in a 10th-anniversary edition in May 2024. His most recent book is The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. His current project is a historically informed memoir about being Jewish. Bill has published over 300 essays and reviews. He has won the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle's Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and a Sydney Award; he is also a three-time National Magazine Award nominee. His work, which has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Harper's, The London Review of Books, and many other publications, has been translated into 19 languages and included in over 40 college readers and other anthologies. Bill taught English at Yale and Columbia before becoming a full-time writer. He has spoken at over 170 educational and other venues and has appeared on The Colbert Report, Here & Now, The New Yorker Radio Hour, and many other outlets. He has held visiting positions at Bard, Scripps, and Claremont McKenna Colleges as well as at the University of San Diego. In 2024, he is serving as an inaugural Public Fellow at American Jewish University. His previous books are The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech, A Jane Austen Education, and Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets. Bill is a member of the Board of Directors of Tivnu: Building Justice, which runs a Jewish service-learning gap year and other programs in Portland OR, of the Advisory Board of The Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life, a live-in study program in Catskill NY, and of the Advisory Council of Project Wayfinder, which runs purpose-learning programs in schools across the US and beyond. And, since you're wondering, it's /də-REH-zə-WITS/.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

“The system of elite education, which I can define at greater lengths is making kids miserable, and it's producing an elite class that's wrecking the country,” says best-selling author and essayist Bill Deresiewicz in this week's episode of The Syllabus. Syllabus host Mark Oppenheimer discusses topics in Deresiewicz's book Excellent Sheep, including societal pressures to attend elite colleges, overwhelming careerism, admissions competition, and increasing inequality in access to education. Guest Bio: William Deresiewicz is an essayist, critic, speaker, and author of the best-seller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. Formerly a Yale and Columbia English professor, Deresiewicz transitioned to full-time writing and has taught or lectured at schools including Bard, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and the University of San Diego. Deresiewicz is also active with Tivnu: Building Justice and Project Wayfinder, promoting social justice and purpose-based learning.Stay informed about this podcast and all of AJU's latest programs and offerings by subscribing to our mailing list HERE If you'd like to support AJU and this podcast, please consider donating to us at aju.edu/donate

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3064: Rachel Macy Stafford, writing for HandsFreeMama.com, shares an inspiring message about the power of revisiting and nurturing long-forgotten dreams. At her Soul Shift retreat, a simple yet profound question about life without financial constraints sparked attendees to share their deeply held dreams. This led to an epiphany for Rachel about her own aspirations, particularly around hosting retreats in beautiful locations. Drawing on the insights from her book "Live Love Now," she underscores the transformative power of experiences that push us beyond our comfort zones. Rachel's story is a testament to the idea that it's never too late to pursue our dreams, and that sometimes, all it takes is a little fresh air to revive them. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/11/16/if-youve-got-a-cherished-dream-shoved-in-a-drawer-please-give-it-fresh-air/ Quotes to ponder: "Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines." "Young people don't usually develop a specific purpose and then go become an expert in that thing. Rather, they are exposed to something new that helps them develop their own sense of purpose." Episode references: "Live Love Now: Relieve the Pressure and Find Real Connection with Our Kids" by Rachel Macy Stafford: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Love-Now-Pressure-Connection/dp/0310358647 Patrick Cook-Deegan is indeed the founder of Project Wayfinder: https://www.withwayfinder.com/team/patrick-cook-deegan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3064: Rachel Macy Stafford, writing for HandsFreeMama.com, shares an inspiring message about the power of revisiting and nurturing long-forgotten dreams. At her Soul Shift retreat, a simple yet profound question about life without financial constraints sparked attendees to share their deeply held dreams. This led to an epiphany for Rachel about her own aspirations, particularly around hosting retreats in beautiful locations. Drawing on the insights from her book "Live Love Now," she underscores the transformative power of experiences that push us beyond our comfort zones. Rachel's story is a testament to the idea that it's never too late to pursue our dreams, and that sometimes, all it takes is a little fresh air to revive them. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/11/16/if-youve-got-a-cherished-dream-shoved-in-a-drawer-please-give-it-fresh-air/ Quotes to ponder: "Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines." "Young people don't usually develop a specific purpose and then go become an expert in that thing. Rather, they are exposed to something new that helps them develop their own sense of purpose." Episode references: "Live Love Now: Relieve the Pressure and Find Real Connection with Our Kids" by Rachel Macy Stafford: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Love-Now-Pressure-Connection/dp/0310358647 Patrick Cook-Deegan is indeed the founder of Project Wayfinder: https://www.withwayfinder.com/team/patrick-cook-deegan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3064: Rachel Macy Stafford, writing for HandsFreeMama.com, shares an inspiring message about the power of revisiting and nurturing long-forgotten dreams. At her Soul Shift retreat, a simple yet profound question about life without financial constraints sparked attendees to share their deeply held dreams. This led to an epiphany for Rachel about her own aspirations, particularly around hosting retreats in beautiful locations. Drawing on the insights from her book "Live Love Now," she underscores the transformative power of experiences that push us beyond our comfort zones. Rachel's story is a testament to the idea that it's never too late to pursue our dreams, and that sometimes, all it takes is a little fresh air to revive them. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/11/16/if-youve-got-a-cherished-dream-shoved-in-a-drawer-please-give-it-fresh-air/ Quotes to ponder: "Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines." "Young people don't usually develop a specific purpose and then go become an expert in that thing. Rather, they are exposed to something new that helps them develop their own sense of purpose." Episode references: "Live Love Now: Relieve the Pressure and Find Real Connection with Our Kids" by Rachel Macy Stafford: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Love-Now-Pressure-Connection/dp/0310358647 Patrick Cook-Deegan is indeed the founder of Project Wayfinder: https://www.withwayfinder.com/team/patrick-cook-deegan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 1835: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks William Deresiewicz, author of THE DEATH OF THE ARTIST, about the fate of the creative artist when , in our digital economy, the price of content has been driven down to zero William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges, high schools, and other venues, and the author of five books including the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. His latest book is The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. Bill has published over 300 essays and reviews. He has won the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle's Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and a Sydney Award; he is also a three-time National Magazine Award nominee. His work, which has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Harper's, and many other publications, has been translated into 19 languages and anthologized in 39 college and scholastic readers. Bill taught English at Yale and Columbia before becoming a full-time writer. He has spoken at over 160 educational and other venues and has appeared on The Colbert Report, Here & Now, The New Yorker Radio Hour, and many other outlets. He has held visiting positions at Bard, Scripps, and Claremont McKenna Colleges as well as at the University of San Diego. In 2024, he will serve as an inaugural Public Fellow at American Jewish University. His previous books are The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech, A Jane Austen Education, and Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets. Bill is a member of the Board of Directors of Tivnu: Building Justice, a Jewish social-justice gap year in Portland, Oregon, and of the Advisory Council of Project Wayfinder, which runs purpose-learning programs in schools across the United States and beyond. And, since you're wondering, it's /də-REH-zə-WITS/.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Belle Liang, a professor of Counseling Psychology at Boston College, and Tim Klein, an award-winning urban educator, clinical therapist, school counselor and formerly served as the Chief Impact Officer at Project Wayfinder. Tim now works with Belle at the Purpose Lab.  Both are also authors of the great new book How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond. 

Adrian Michael is a writer - full stop! (Listen in to hear all about this) We go through his journey from growing up feeling like he was checking off boxes on a list, to teaching about purpose and belonging and at the age of 30 truly pausing to ask himself what do  I want? His path to self-publishing 15 books and so much more!  Adrian Michael Green is an international speaker, educator and writer currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a native of Northeast Denver where he started writing at the age of 10. As a 15-time self-published and bestselling author he is committed to sharing poetry and prose that spread messages of positivity, healing and love. One of many voices of this generation, Adrian Michael uses word magic to remind anyone who comes across his work that they are inherently decent, good, kind, worthy and deserve to express their full selves and reach their full potential so long as they allow others to be and do the same. He has been published in UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine and featured on their Science of Happiness podcast in regards to racial injustice and helping young people find purpose. Listed as one of five motivational men to be following on Instagram, founder of lovasté lifestyle brand + cultural center as well as the former Director of School Success and Head Trainer at Project Wayfinder, Adrian Michael is reminded daily of his why by looking into the eyes of his loving wife and three-year-old son.   You can find full show notes and links to things we mention at https://yourjoyologist.com/podcast-adrian-michael   For more from Adrian Michael at  adrianmichaelgreen.com  @adrianmichaelgreen   For all things me go to https://yourjoyologist.com and @yourjoyologist on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook   Go get + gift my daily inspiration app OWN YOUR AWESOME and check out my product line here! 

We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Brandy Arnold from Project Wayfinder. This year more than ever we are looking for ways to bring Social and Emotional Learning into our classrooms, but Wayfinder really goes beyond just SEL to give students the opportunity to explore themselves and their future. On this episode we discussed not just the Wayfinder programs, but how we as teachers can show up for the conversations ourselves. We talked a lot about the importance of showing up in our authenticity for these conversations we have with our students and the power of vulnerability. It can be hard as a teacher to be vulnerable with our students, but there are ways to share your journey with them that are appropriate to their age and help us build relationships. As we work to make our schools feel like a safe place after the difficulties of this past year we all need to find our way back to our communities. If you would like to learn more about how PROJECT WAYFINDER can do this for your students visit their website https://www.projectwayfinder.com/. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valueaddsvalue/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

As schools reopen for in person learning and we work to make our schools a safe place again, we are all looking for ways to support the Social and Emotional needs of our kids. This has been a year unlike any other and many of us are also relearning our place within the school. So we brought Brandy Arnold from PROJECT WAYFINDER on the podcast to talk about the work they do in helping students find belonging and purpose. During the first part of our conversation we get into the need for teachers to move beyond just the technical skills of teaching to help their students find belonging and purpose. As we try to see down the road to what our schools will look like in the coming years we hope that SEL will play a more prominent role in all our classrooms. The programs and skills taught through PROJECT WAYFINDER will give our students a chance to think about who they want to be and where they want to belong as they grow into adults. And those are skills that will serve them throughout their lives. We hope you enjoy part 1 of this conversation with Brandy Arnold and be sure to tune back in our Friday for Part 2!! To learn more about Project Wayfinder click the link below! https://www.projectwayfinder.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valueaddsvalue/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

SFG12 - Nat Manning, CEO of KettleNathaniel is the co-founder and COO of Kettle, a machine-learning-powered reinsurer that protects people from increasing climate change crises. Nathaniel previously led Ushahidi, the world's largest open source data platform for crisis response. There he helped scale the Ushahidi platform to over 200 countries gathering over 10M first hand reports. Previous to that he was a Presidential Innovation Fellow for Open Data, and then the first Chief Data Officer of the US Agency for International Development, where he helped open up and analyze large data sets for humanitarian response. He has been part of the founding teams of technology startups like BRCK and FellowAI and is on the board of Project Wayfinder.Nathaniel joins me today to discuss his path from Ushahidi to forming his own company, Kettle. We learn more about crowdsourcing information and why Ushahidi's timing was fruitful. Nathaniel shares with us the types of funding that Usahidi looked into and the benefits and pitfalls of each. I ask him for his input on how would he change the funding system for tech nonprofits. Nathaniel speaks to how his time with the government at USAID prepared him for the CEO role at Ushahidi. We also learn about Nathaniel's passion for insurance and the beauty of insurance in its purest form.“That's the impact you're really making is that sort of financial safety net there to let people who get hurt from these, acts of God, whether it's a hurricane or a fire, which, like I said, sadly, or there's only more and more of that they're protected, and that our communities are protected.” - Nathaniel ManningToday on Startups for Good we cover:How Ushahidi fostered creativity amongst the employeesThe challenges of running a big tech non-profit Building business development teamsDealing with misconduct in leadership as a CEOConnect with Nathaniel on Twitter or Kettle's website and his own personal website Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.Don't forget to visit our website, connect with Miles on Twitter or LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media. For more information about The Giving Circle

In this episode, we talk with Patrick Cook-Deegan. Patrick is a leader in reimagining adolescent education through the lens of purpose learning. He is the Founder and CEO of Project Wayfinder. Project Wayfinder imagines a world where adolescent education is designed for all students to develop lives of meaning and purpose. It partner with educators to design innovative learning experiences that foster meaningful connection and guide students to navigate life with purpose.

Brian Isett and Claudia Biçen chat with me about their book project, The Forgotten Teachers: How Life Learned the Story of Earth. The Forgotten Teachers is an illustrated true fairytale about Life on Earth. Through natural history and poetic contemplation, readers are introduced to twelve forgotten teachers that shaped our past and define our present. Among them: Sun, Moon, Ocean and Trees, each depicted in intricate and dream-like watercolor illustrations. Through these encounters, we re-learn the story of our past: our emergence from Oceanic depths, our colorful history in Trees, and the ancient celestial rhythms that still permeate our biology today. By reexamining Earth’s role in our evolution, The Forgotten Teachers begins to repair the lost but crucial connection between science and spirit.Brian Isett is a published poet and neuroscientist at Carnegie Mellon University. While finishing his Ph.D. in neuroscience at U.C. Berkeley, his first book of poetry, Grid Poems Vol. I, reached an international audience (over 500,00 views on Ello) and quickly sold out through venues such as the New Museum and Printed Matter in New York, and Motto Books in Berlin. In the field of neuroscience, Brian has authored several high profile research articles in areas ranging from tactile perception to Parkinson’s disease. He won two competitive national awards, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship as well as the National Institutes of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship. Brian received his B.S. at Cornell University in Biology, winning the George Harmon Coxe award for Fiction in 2009 and the Arthur Lynn Andrews Fiction Prize in 2008.Claudia Biçen is a visual artist exploring the nature of mind and the construction of meaning. She has exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Washington DC), the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (London), and the National Arts Club (New York). Her projects have been featured in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle and displayed in hospitals and educational institutions around the world. Claudia is Creative Director at Project Wayfinder, where she designs curricula for fostering belonging and purpose that have been taught to more than 10,000 students worldwide. She is a lecturer at Stanford University, holds a BA in Philosophy & Psychology from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in Social Anthropology from University College London. Website: www.claudiabicen.comIn this episode, we discuss:3:10 – Claudia and Brian's journies 8:28 – Inspirations for The Forgotten Teachers book14:08 – The deeply collaborative nature of The Forgotten Teachers19:28 – The senses and embodiment as gateways into connecting with the Earth24:57 – The teachings of Plants31:34 – The teachings of Scale 37:00 – Ways that Claudia and Brian connect to nature45:44 – How art helps heal Claudia and Brian’s relationship with the Earth51:32 – Questions Claudia and Brian are asking right now56:16 – What gives Claudia and Brian hope right now Follow Claudia’s Instagram: @claudiabicen Follow Brian’s Instagram: @brisett_writes

As the innovation center for Airbus, Acubed is bringing the Silicon Valley approach to advancement to the aerospace industry. Mark Cousin, CEO of Acubed, joins host Grayson Brulte for an in-depth conversation on the aviation innovations that Acubed is working on to improve efficiency and safety.   Mark shares with us the important developments that Acubed and Airbus have made over the past 10-15 years to help the organization achieve year-over-year efficiencies; how Acubed has evolved over the past five years to become a more targeted innovation center; and some of the specific innovations, including Fly by Wire, Project Wayfinder and ATOL, that demonstrate the importance of machine learning and AI to enable autonomy that will improve safety of commercial aviation, reduce costs and address the pilot shortage. He also gives a sneak peek at some of the current and future projects in the works at Acubed that will advance Airbus’ vision for innovation, including unmanned traffic management, advanced digital manufacturing, and aerial imaging.   Grayson and Mark look at why Airbus has made such a significant investment in Silicon Valley as the area’s strong concentration of talent allows the organization to be agile to changes. They look at the differences in approach and philosophy in Silicon Valley versus other aerospace hubs, like France, and how the Valley’s culture of risk taking can be applied elsewhere.   The conversation shifts to the importance of modernizing the air traffic management system to meet the demands of the new forms of mobility occupying airspace and what Acubed is doing to address this problem.   Grayson closes out the conversation by asking Mark to share his insight into the future of aviation over the next decade-plus. How will improvements in autonomy be one of the biggest contributions to the future of flight? What importance will the commercial aviation industry place on being more environmentally conscious? How quickly will demand grow for urban air mobility, especially coming out of the pandemic, to allow the services to become economically viable? What role will machine learning and AI play in making this future a reality? And how to build public trust in autonomy?   Learn more about Acubed at https://acubed.airbus.com/.   Subscribe to SAE Tomorrow Today or visit www.sae.org/podcasts to stay up to date on all the latest information from SAE. If you like what you’re hearing, please review and comment on your podcast app. Follow SAE on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Patrick Cook-Deegan is a serial social entrepreneur, educator, writer, wilderness guide, former lecturer at Stanford, and an education innovation fellow, who has adamantly been focused on re-designing the American high school for the 21st century to help students craft meaningful lives. Starting in Stanford’s d.school, he launched Project Wayfinder—a year-long curriculum combining the best of social emotional learning, mindfulness education, design thinking and 21st-century skills for schools. Their programs have been taught to over 15,000 students in 200 different school programs throughout 25 states in the U.S. and 18 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Ireland and Japan.For more visit Evolvethe.World

In this episode, Jeremy has a conversation with Tim Klein of Project Wayfinder about the the framework and language around finding purpose and a meaning-filled existence. Having worked as a clinical therapist and guidance counsellor, Tim is putting his skills to work as the director of outreach for Project Wayfinder focused on helping young adults find ways to happier, healthier and more engaged lived through discovering their sense of purpose. projectwayfinder.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/highwaytohealth)

What is artificial intelligence? How is it currently being applied? How will it shape our social and economic futures? I talk about these question and more with Van Cline. Van is a senior at San Domenico School. This podcast is a project for his Project Wayfinder class. Project Wayfinder is a purpose learning curriculum. Purpose can be defined as goals that are meaningful to the self and consequential to the world. Van does a great job of explaining AI and how it will reconfigure what it means to learn, works, and be human.

Sarah & Becca interview Adrian Michael Green about his self acceptance journey. Adrian Michael is an artist, writer, poet, father, husband, teacher, the current director of school engagement with Project Wayfinder.Adrian Michael is the author of 11 books, including "He was Taught to Be This Way" available for pre-order now!Find Adrian Michael’s books and more here: https://www.adrianmichaelgreen.com/

Nearly one in three adolescents (31.9%) will meet criteria for an anxiety disorder by the age of 18. While school is in session, high school students are the single most stressed out population in the US. Youth depression and anxiety are rising at alarming rates. In 2016 an estimated 3.1 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode.  However, based on research, this is not simply because youth have too much to do it is also because they do not know why they are doing it. Only about 1 in 5 teenagers in the US report feeling a sense of purpose. Without this deeper sense of "why" or internal compass, our youth will continue to suffer at epidemic rates. Students who have a purpose in their lives are happier, healthier, more engaged, and less stressed out than their peers without a sense of purpose. The Wayfinder Toolkit is Project Wayfinder’s contribution towards reimagining an adolescent education that supports students to build lives of purpose.    Tim Klein is the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Project Wayfinder and is an award-winning urban educator, clinical therapist and school counselor. He has spent the last decade working intensively with marginalized and underserved students to empower them to pursue meaningful and fulfilling lives. In addition to his work at Project Wayfinder, Tim is a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University and a purpose researcher and design specialist at Boston College.   In this episode, Shane Haggerty talks to Tim about Purpose Learning, how students can find their purpose, the challenges of scaling this new concept of Purpose Learning and about Project Wayfinder. You will learn how your school or your teachers can get involved in this movement.   Project Wayfinder on Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectwayfindr   Project Wayfinder website: https://www.projectwayfinder.com/    

NNSP Executive Director, Blake Kohn, has an engaging conversation with Tim Klein of Project Wayfinder exploring the value and necessity of purpose based education.

How should one live? What is the meaning and purpose of my life? If you've ever asked these questions then you'll enjoy this thought provoking conversation with Claudia Bicen, a visual artist and designer whose work explores the nature of mind and the construction of meaning. Claudia is the Creative Director of Project Wayfinder and an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University. She holds a BA in Philosophy & Psychology from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Social Anthropology from University College London. https://www.claudiabicen.com/ https://www.projectwayfinder.com/

Patrick Cook-Deegan is the founder and director of Project Wayfinder. Project Wayfinder's mission is to inspire our next generation to become intentional meaning-makers empowered to contribute to the world around them. At Project Wayfinder, they believe that school has the possibility to be a transformative and profound experience for young people that sparks their passion and curiosity. To create such an experience, our schools need to nurture a sense of meaningfulness and emphasize why life is valuable. Project Wayfinder is a contribution towards re-imagining adolescent education. During this conversation Patrick discusses how and why he created Project Wayfinder out of the D-School at Standford, how they serve both teachers and students, and tells a few stories of the success schools are having with their program. Of the ten core traits the Project Wayfinder program aims to teach kids he listed purpose, resourcefulness, and gratitude as the traits that have the biggest impact on kids. If you're looking for way to help your students or staff find greater purpose within their education then you owe it to yourself to learn more about Project Wayfinder! To learn more about Project Wayfinder visit their website projectwayfinder.com or follow them on Instagram @projectwayfinder. What topics would have an impact on you if we discussed them in greater detail? Whom should we bring on as a guest? Let us know! Instagram: @valueaddsvalue Facebook: Lighthouse Educator Development Email: podcast@theledproject.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

This episode’s conversation is with Patrick Cook-Deegan, Founder + Director of Project Wayfinder, started at Stanford’s d.school and now in its third year of operation. Project Wayfinder’s mission is to inspire the next generation to become intentional meaning-makers empowered to contribute to the world around them. Patrick and his team have created a year-long curriculum to help students find meaning…Read more