
58 min

15: Sarah Fitz-Claridge - Taking Children Seriously The Lunar Society
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- Science
Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a writer, coach and speaker with a fallibilist world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in the early 1990s after being surprised by the heated audience reactions she was getting when talking about children. She has spoken all over the world about her educational philosophy, and you can find transcripts of some of her talks on her website.
Sarah's Website: https://www.fitz-claridge.com/
Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FitzClaridge
Follow me on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Taking Children Seriously
05:46 Are children rational?
08:08 Coercion 14:56 Education
26:01 Authority, discipline, and passion
30:41 The psychological harm to children
33:29 Dealing with toddlers
40:08 Are we too optimistic about uncoerced children?
47:38 Why is everyone wrong about children?
53:48 Child labor
56:43 Age of consent
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkeshpatel.com
Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a writer, coach and speaker with a fallibilist world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in the early 1990s after being surprised by the heated audience reactions she was getting when talking about children. She has spoken all over the world about her educational philosophy, and you can find transcripts of some of her talks on her website.
Sarah's Website: https://www.fitz-claridge.com/
Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FitzClaridge
Follow me on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Taking Children Seriously
05:46 Are children rational?
08:08 Coercion 14:56 Education
26:01 Authority, discipline, and passion
30:41 The psychological harm to children
33:29 Dealing with toddlers
40:08 Are we too optimistic about uncoerced children?
47:38 Why is everyone wrong about children?
53:48 Child labor
56:43 Age of consent
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkeshpatel.com
58 min