Forget What You Learned: Reimagining Education for Today's Families

Host Cory Greenberg talks about neurodiversity within our traditional education system, and especially what it’s like for kids who are considered twice-exceptional. 2e kids have what can be a really challenging, puzzling mix of both learning differences AND giftedness. Our guest today, Sam Young is himself 2e and shares his own story of surviving school and how it inspired him to return to the cla...

Making a special appearance on the podcast is Host Cory Greeberg’s oldest kiddo, who joins Cory and Producer Staci to grill him about his own school experience so far. He talks about the stress of middle school for himself and his peers, what he sees as some of the shortcomings of a traditional education system, and describes his ideal school. Spoiler: he wants more choice, and more free time to e...

Host Cory Greenberg talks about highly selective colleges and the absolutely brutal world of college admissions. Irena Smith, whose book The Golden Ticket lays bare the effect the current system can have on families everywhere. She believes that the Ivy League acceptance letter can create a kind of tunnel vision that ignores real cracks in our kids’ well-being. We talk big-picture here: the need t...

Host Cory Greenberg tackles a heavy topic: the epidemic of childhood anxiety. Dr. Karen Wilson, pediatric neuropsychologist and founder of ChildNEXUS, offers this stark statistic: anxiety is the most common mental health challenge and disorder in childhood. And it’s on the rise. We dive into the WHY, because it may sound obvious, but we don’t think we can start to address a problem like this witho...

Host Cory Greenberg unpacks a concept you don’t hear much about: if the future is female, what does that mean for our young boys? She talks to Josh Horwatt, a brilliant and funny educational therapist in the Los Angeles area, who’s been tackling this question both in his own home as well in his practice. They dive into the science a little bit - the truth is boys develop those executive functionin...

Host Cory Greenberg speaks with Komal Shah, a former classroom teacher who stepped outside of the system to look at it with a microscope. She found a system built around a goal of external marketable success, rather than a student's inner fulfillment. They talk about how our institutions were actually built on the factory model, preparing our youth to assemble products or follow a scripted pr...

Host Cory Greenberg and producers Staci Stutsman and Mel Nichols introduce you to the show, discuss what led them to create this project, and invite listeners to dream with them as they interrogate the current state of K-12 education and ask you to think beyond the status quo.  Brought to you by Tutor Corps and Pacific Preparatory . 

Forget What You Learned is a place for families to thoughtfully evaluate the contemporary educational landscape. We empower you to challenge your own thinking and the status quo of today’s traditional school system, and ask the question: are my kids thriving? Host Cory Greenberg chats with innovators, experts and other parents who are changing the conversation, inspiring families to reimagine what...