NGPF Podcast: Wayfinder's Patrick Cook-Deegan on preparing K-12 students for purposeful lives
- 0:00~2:28 Introduction
- 2:28~3:41 Early money lessons
- 3:41~5:50 Starting the Social Innovation Initiative at Brown
- 5:50~10:06 Experience as a high school teacher
- 10:06~13:37 Encouraging social-emotional learning in the classroom
- 13:37~17:12 Learning at the d.School at Stanford
- 17:12~22:32 Start and growth Wayfinder
- 22:32~25:17 Entrepreneurial journey with Wayfinder
- 25:17~25:35 A word from NGPF
- 25:35~27:15 The impact of the pandemic
- 27:15~ 29:37 Why Wayfinder was able to succeed
- 29:37~31:36 Measuring efficacy of the curriculum
- 31:36~34:00 Seeing the impact of Wayfinder firsthand
- 34:00~42:22 Favorite high school activities
- 42:22~44:04 Conceptualizing habits
- 44:04~46:46 The secret sauce that’s driving Wayfinder’s growth
- 46:46~47:59 Conclusion
Resources:
- Wayfinder
- On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness by Emily Esfahani Smith
- Purpose and the Life Review by Bill Damon
- Skills Are Great – But it's Who You Know That Lands You a Job by Julia Freeland Fisher and Mahnaz Charania
- Sympathy vs Empathy Brene Brown
- You 2.0 Cultivating Your Purpose Hidden Brain Podcast with Tony Burrows
- Wayfinder Activity Library Overview w/ Sample Lessons
- Scott Barry Kaufman Human Development: Sailboat Metaphor
- Speaker Series Automated Transcription
Quotes:
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“When we make curriculum, we pair a long-time classroom teacher with a long-time experiential educator. I think that works really well because the teacher understands the confines of the classroom and the minutes and the directions you will need while the experimental educator has a different approach… I think the combination of the two has been a little bit of our secret sauce.”
About the Authors
Tim Ranzetta
Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.
Ren Makino
Ren started interning at NGPF in 2014, and worked part-time through high school and college. With his knowledge growing alongside NGPF, he joined the team to work full-time after graduating from college in 2020. He is also the producer of the NGPF podcast. During his free time, he likes to try out coffees from different roasters across the world.
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