Community Crafted Education - Coles College of Business

The landscape of hybrid and microschools in various forms – what we will call “community crafted education” – has grown substantially in recent years. On this podcast we will talk about the downstream effects of school choice and especially community crafted education models. How are all of these entrepreneurial opportunities, policy developments, new schools, and new educational experiences improving society? This is probably the most exciting time in education entrepreneurship and policy in the past 30 years.

To explore these developments, host Eric Wearne, Director of the National Hybrid Schools Project, talks with people who are mostly not a part of the school choice world, about how these new options are affecting or could potentially affect their various fields.

On Black Homeschoolers

Our guest is Cheryl Fields-Smith, Professor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Cheryl Fields-Smith, Professor of Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia, joins Eric to talk about black homeschoolers, the history of homeschooling, and her new book, Creating Educational Justice.

On Classical Education

Our guest is Josh Herring, Professor at Thales College

Josh Herring, Professor of Classical Education and Humanities at Thales College, joins Eric to discuss classical education -- how it's defined, how it has grown over the years, and what the impacts of a new, larger set of classical schools might be.

On Teachers

Our guest is David Marshall, Associate Professor of Educational Research, Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology at Auburn University

David Marshall, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Foundation, Leadership, and Technology at Auburn University, joins Eric to talk about differences in preparing teachers for conventional public schools versus new, community crafted education models, core teaching principles that are essential for educators in any setting, and the role of conventional teacher preparation programs in a new landscape.

On Family Business

Our guest is Sara Davis, Director, Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University

Sara Davis, Director of the Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, joins Eric to talk about parallels between founding a family business and launching a community-driven school, multi-generational success, and local community values.

On Higher Education

Our guest is Erin Davis Valdez, Executive Director, Incubator, Center for Education and Public Service at University of Austin

Erin Davis Valdez, Executive Director on the Incubator for the Center for Education and Public Service (CEPS) at the University of Austin, joins Eric to talk about UATX as a startup, how colleges may start looking at graduates of hybrid and microschools, and polarization in higher education.

Preview - Community Crafted Education Coming April 22nd!

The school choice landscape has exploded in recent years. Microschools, Homeschools, Charter Schools, Hybrid Schools. The list goes on. This podcast will talk about the downstream effects of school choice and especially community crafted education models on society. New episodes begin April 22nd!