A Deep Dive on Education with Dani Grant

Published: June 9, 2019, noon

b'Dani Grant (@thedanigrant) of USV joins Erik on this episode to talk about education. Dani has been doing a deep dive into education and shares a wealth of insights on how the current system works, its flaws, and the people working on new forms of education for all ages.

They talk about:

- Why the school system is broken and why it\\u2019s often thought of as \\u201cgovernment-sponsored daycare.\\u201d

- How homeschools actually work, and how it is different than what you might think.

- Why religion was a precursor to organized education, and what insights it may have today for the future of education.

- The \\u201cfree learning\\u201d movement.

- Her requests for startups in the space.

- How to address problems of inequality in new forms of education.

- How Dani (and Erik) might think about educating future children.

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