Danu is a writer, thinker, and enthusiast of human systems who delights in facilitating others towards flourishing. He brings these threads together as a social entrepreneur and founder of Grokkist.
Why do a podcast about curiosity? Because genuine curiosity is a precious and a fragile thing. It's the very first episode! Usually there are guests but in this introduction I explain what the podcast is about and what I hope to achieve with it.
👋You're reading Scholé Supplement, the free bi-weekly newsletter of Grokkist that celebrates learning as leisure and an end in itself. In this edition: 🎙 Combining parenting, adventure and outdoor education with Erich Leidums from That Mountain Life | Still Curious S2E13 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links -- 📩 Subscribe to get...
👋You're reading Scholé Supplement, the free bi-weekly newsletter of Grokkist that celebrates learning as leisure and an end in itself. In this edition: 🎙 From guilt at leaving teaching to designing student wellbeing at scale, with Maria Fernanda Puertas | Still Curious S2 E12 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links --...
✍🏼 Reform, revolution and reimagining 🎙 Living life out of sequence, with engagement and experience leader Grace Liaw 🪧 Community Notices 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links
✍🏼 What is a grokkist? 🎙 Curiosity and chronic disadvantage with youth work researcher Kat Daley 🪧 Notice Board - events and announcements 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links
✍🏼 Left turn at Albuquerque 🎙 How low points in life can open up surprising new pathways with Kathryn Harris 🪧 Notice Board 🍬 Snackables
Finally, an online-first school that doesn't simply try to replicate the worst aspects of traditional classroom education – lectures, textbooks and tedious assessment.
🎬 Redefining education: Old School School music video ✍🏼 The space between people 🎙 Still Curious Podcast - Conscious, creative and caring virtual learning with Seth Fleischauer 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links
If we want to avoid letting school interfere with education – that is, if we want to avoid confusing how we do learning with what it's for – we will first need to deschool our minds. This is easier said than done.