“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” John Muir’s line is a fitting way into a conversation with Gary Stager, whose work shows how teaching and learning connect to nearly everything else.
We talk about the formative experiences that shaped Gary’s philosophy, the difference between today’s pedagogical authoritarianism and the Reggio Emilia approach, the real role of technology in learning, and what it means to treat teaching as an art form worth reanimating. Gary is a compelling storyteller, and this episode is full of stories.
Guest Information
Gary Stager brings more than 40 years of experience in education. Seymour Papert hired him to create a high-tech alternative learning environment for incarcerated at-risk teens, work that became the focus of his doctoral dissertation. He has worked internationally, collaborated on Grammy Award-winning projects, and led seminars in Reggio Emilia, Italy. His website is professorgarystager.com.