Mason Hartman's guest appearances

Mason Hartman

North Star Podcast

Problems Sighted

Austen Allred

Tyler Cowen

Josh Wolfe

Jo Boaler

Jason Zweig

Keith Rabois

Seth Godin

Andy McCune

Erika Nardini

James Clear

Ryan Singer

Kevin Kelly

Daniel Gross

Scott Belsky

Douglas Abrams

OwlTail

My guest today is Mason Hartman. For years, I’ve admired Mason's perspectives on the culture, childhood, and the education system. I teach an online writing course called Write of Passage. So education –  and especially writing education – is a subject that's close to my heart. We recorded this episode in Los Angeles, where Mason works at a school for gifted children and does most of her research. In this episode, we chat about all things education early childhood development, the road to college, and why childhood has become a full time job. Then we close the episode with lessons from two of Mason's favorite people, David Deutsch and Patrick Collison. I hope you enjoy this episode. SUBSCRIBE TO MY “MONDAY MUSINGS” NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WITH THE PODCAST. LINKS: Find Mason online:   Twitter   Other links:   The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Heidt and Greg Lukianoff   How Schools Work by Arne Duncan     Michael Nielsen   Patrick Collison   David Deutsch   SHOW NOTES 1:17 How to move away from the Overton window, why David’s most creative podcast guests grew up in rural environments, and why it’s important to let kids take a few bruises in a relatively safe environment 5:15 The Coddling of the American Mind, how to design schools that don’t coddle kids, and why teenage sleep deprivation leads to more accidents than drunk driving 14:05 Why standardized testing are antithetical to the underlying skills they are trying to measure, how to evaluate people when real stakes are involved, and Mason’s thoughts on the recent college admissions scandal 21:26 The binding thread that ties together Mason’s intellectual interests, how gifted kids identify each other’s strengths, and why is obsession so important to develop mastery  30:36 How obsession can equate to imagination and resilience, Masons’ thoughts on the professionalization of young kids, and the standardized expectations for kindergartners 39:44 Unbounded and bounded learning environments, how to use remixing as a way to deal with blank page syndrome, and what Mason thinks about homeschooling 52:44 What Mason thinks are the best ways to raising other’s expectations of themselves, how middle class kids are forced to pursue uncreative paths, and how exclusive colleges exploit low acceptance rates 1:01:37 The commodification of kids, the balance between rationality and intuition, and how to raise the status of obsession 1:11:47 Why you shouldn’t work on projects that you can get a grant for, how risk taking leads to progress, and what Mason learned from David Deutsch 1:23:31 Why is Mason inspired by Patrick Collison, how to ask a poignant and precise question, and why the most curious people are good at listening SUBSCRIBE TO MY “MONDAY MUSINGS” NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WITH THE PODCAST.

My guest today is <a href="https://twitter.com/webdevMason" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mason Hartman</a>. For years, I’ve admired Mason's perspectives on the culture, childhood, and the education system. I teach an online writing course called <a href="https://writeofpassage.school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write of Passage</a>. So education –  and especially writing education – is a subject that's close to my heart. We recorded this episode in Los Angeles, where Mason works at a school for gifted children and does most of her research. In this episode, we chat about all things education early childhood development, the road to college, and why childhood has become a full time job. Then we close the episode with lessons from two of Mason's favorite people, <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Deutsch</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patrick Collison</a>. I hope you enjoy this episode. <a href="http://perell.com/join" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SUBSCRIBE TO MY “MONDAY MUSINGS” NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WITH THE PODCAST.</a> LINKS: Find Mason online: <ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/webdevMason" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> Other links: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2Q9005EA9X8FD&amp;keywords=coddling+of+the+american+mind&amp;qid=1562593524&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=coddling+%2Cstripbooks%2C142&amp;sr=1-3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Coddling of the American Mind</a> by Jonathan Heidt and Greg Lukianoff </li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Schools-Work-Longest-Serving-Secretaries/dp/1508267898" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How Schools Work</a> by Arne Duncan   </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Nielsen</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickc" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patrick Collison</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Deutsch</a> </li> </ul> SHOW NOTES 1:17 How to move away from the Overton window, why David’s most creative podcast guests grew up in rural environments, and why it’s important to let kids take a few bruises in a relatively safe environment 5:15 The Coddling of the American Mind, how to design schools that don’t coddle kids, and why teenage sleep deprivation leads to more accidents than drunk driving 14:05 Why standardized testing are antithetical to the underlying skills they are trying to measure, how to evaluate people when real stakes are involved, and Mason’s thoughts on the recent college admissions scandal 21:26 The binding thread that ties together Mason’s intellectual interests, how gifted kids identify each other’s strengths, and why is obsession so important to develop mastery  30:36 How obsession can equate to imagination and resilience, Masons’ thoughts on the professionalization of young kids, and the standardized expectations for kindergartners 39:44 Unbounded and bounded learning environments, how to use remixing as a way to deal with blank page syndrome, and what Mason thinks about homeschooling 52:44 What Mason thinks are the best ways to raising other’s expectations of themselves, how middle class kids are forced to pursue uncreative paths, and how exclusive colleges exploit low acceptance rates 1:01:37 The commodification of kids, the balance between rationality and intuition, and how to raise the status of obsession 1:11:47 Why you shouldn’t work on projects that you can get a grant for, how risk taking leads to progress, and what Mason learned from David Deutsch 1:23:31 Why is Mason inspired by Patrick Collison, how to ask a poignant and precise question, and why the most curious people are good at listening <a href="http://perell.com/join" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SUBSCRIBE TO MY “MONDAY MUSINGS” NEWSLETTER TO KEEP UP WITH THE PODCAST.</a>

Mason Hartman: Building a Creative Society 

Education, learning, and the leaders of the future.The children of today will be the Elon Musks and Elizabeth Warrens of tomorrow—and yet, we still educate them within a flawed system. When it comes to learning and the psychology behind child development, Mason Hartman is at the forefront of thought leaders. Motivated by the vast potential of children to achieve greatness, Mason is incredibly passionate about spurring change within these systems so as to ensure a better future for us and for our children. Tune in to hear her thoughts on child learning and development, how to best change current systems of education, and to join us in supporting the solving of the very real, very profitable problems that plague education. Special Guest: Mason Hartman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit problemssighted.substack.com

Education, learning, and the leaders of the future. The children of today will be the Elon Musks and Elizabeth Warrens of tomorrow—and yet, we still educate them within a flawed system. When it comes to learning and the psychology behind child development, Mason Hartman is at the forefront of thought leaders. Motivated by the vast potential of children to achieve greatness, Mason is incredibly passionate about spurring change within these systems so as to ensure a better future for us and for our children. Tune in to hear her thoughts on child learning and development, how to best change current systems of education, and to join us in supporting the solving of the very real, very profitable problems that plague education. Special Guest: Mason Hartman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://problemssighted.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">problemssighted.substack.com</a>

Mason Hartman - The future of education starts with children