Start with Questions

What is the purpose of school?

Mount Vernon Ventures Season 1 Episode 5

Ventures is honored to welcome Michael Horn to today’s podcast, discussing his latest book, From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child. In addition, Michael has authored Disrupting Class, Choosing College, and even a children’s story, Goodnight Box. Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute. He co-hosts his own podcast, Class Disrupted and Future U. He also serves as an executive editor at Education Next.

Dr. Brett Jacobsen, CEO, sits down with Michael and discusses the progress we have made in education since his first book, Disrupting Class, the most urgent questions confronting education today, 6 domains every school should consider, signals we need to be paying attention to, and strategic next steps for school communities.