#9 – Lucas (Rock Tree Sky)

#11 – Gittel Goodman (My Mom)

This week’s guest is someone who’s been shaping young minds—and mine—for decades: my mom, Gittel Goodman. We trace her journey from growing up in a family of educators, to starting her own preschool at the age of 21, to now running a program that blends...

#10 – Rabbi Rice (My Dad)

In this episode, I sit down with Rabbi Rice—who also happens to be my dad. We trace his educational journey and unpack the ways pedagogy can go wrong. We also dive into the role of mythos in shaping a meaningful life, and wander into plenty...

#9 – Lucas (Rock Tree Sky)

In this episode, I talk with Lucas, one of the longest-running students at Rock Tree Sky—basically part of the furniture at this point, in the best possible way. Lucas has been around since the early days, and his perspective is uniquely shaped by watching RTS...

#8 – Juniper (Rock Tree Sky)

In this first episode from Rock Tree Sky, I sit down with Juniper, a teen who made the leap from conventional high school into the wide-open world of self-directed learning. Her reason? She wanted more agency and less alarm-clock dread. We talk about what it’s...

#7 – Odin (The Open School)

In this final episode from The Open School (before I head up to another learning center called Rock Tree Sky) I sit down with Odin, a student whose life on the road shaped his approach to learning. After spending a year and a half traveling...