{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa8d0b6fa-d85a-48ff-b886-c82d11e414e3","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Cultivating Curiosity and Learning to Think Critically with Will Reusch","description":"Will Reusch has 16 years of experience as a high school teacher first in a public school in East LA and now in Private School - a teacher of history, civics, geography, government, and more - his main mission is to teach kids not what to think, but HOW to think. We explore the pitfalls of the current education system, everything from the unnatural environment of fluorescent lights to how curiosity, in the current paradigm, is viewed as disruptive and compliance is what makes a better student. Will aims to turn that on its head, exploring how we can connect kids to the material they\u2019re learning, help them seek out the why, and develop an open and curious mind. We also dive into how to have conversations as adults in an increasingly polarized political environment, asking how we can build bridges instead of deeper divides. Will\u2019s work on instagram has been to create a space where conversation is welcome and a diversity of ideas and viewpoints are encouraged when looking at some hard-hitting topics. We touch on the place of religion and get curious about how a declining belief system has potentially led to a sort of unmooring and seeking framework for beliefs in political structures instead. We dive into the role grief might play in culture and how our turning away from death and our \u201cdisgust\u201d response leads us to shield ourselves. Throughout the conversation, the idea of the importance of struggle is present, and how, even if it\u2019s manufactured, struggle is important for creating a sense of purpose.\r\n\nWe also talk about:\r\n\n\n How just looking at things through the lens of \u201cgood\u201d and \u201cbad\u201d leaves no room for nuance and complexity\r\n\n How we can scale good education in a K-12 model\r\n\n Seeking out disconfirmation and its importance in critical thinking\r\n\n How meat got vilified and how that conversation is going\r\n\n\nWhere to Find Will:\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/WillReusch (Youtube)\r\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/willreusch/ (Instagram )\r\n\nhttps://www.williamreusch.com/ (Website)\r\n\nNotable Works:\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJHVbFnB7VUandt=918s (Why K-12 Need Viewpoint Diversity)\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S2rUDkXeJY (How to Scale Good Education with Will Reusch and Hollis Robbins)\r\n\nFurther Reading:\r\n\nhttps://bookshop.org/contributors/ryan-holiday (Ryan Holiday\u2019s Book)\r\n\nhttps://bookshop.org/books/how-to-have-impossible-conversations-a-very-practical-guide/9780738285320 (How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by Peter Bhogossian and James Lindsay )\r\n\nhttps://bookshop.org/contributors/john-mcwhorter-435c6210-f828-4ec5-b4d7-a1fecda61b6c (John McWhorter\u2019s Work)\r\n\nResources Mentioned:\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf17rFDjMZw (Louis CK \u2018Kids Asking Why\u2019)\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLaWGnn0Cc (Will Reusch on Factory Farming and Slavery)\r\n\nCurrent Discounts for GW listeners:\r\n\n\n 15% off http://farmtrue.com/ (Farm True) ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV15\r\n\n\nJoin the Ground Work Collective:\r\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/groundworkcollective/ (@groundworkcollective)\r\n\nFind a Farm: https://nearhome.groundworkcollective.com/ (nearhome.groundworkcollective.com)\r\n\nMore: https://groundworkcollective.com/ (groundworkcollective.com)\r\n\nPodcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: https://groundworkcollective.com/disclaimer (groundworkcollective.com/disclaimer)\r\n\nEpisode Webpage http://groundworkcollective.com/2022/07/26/episode20-will-reusch/\r\n\nhttps://youtu.be/MbE3qzGBtyc (Episode YouTube Page)\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/611687ac-9252-4dd0-93ad-f9d806715696/2493383-1648049050025-3a481c79118bc.jpg"}