Episode 242 Education Reimagined with Matt Beaudreau (Part 1)

12/14/24 • 42 min

John talks with Matt Beaudreau — educator, co-founder of Apogee Strong, entrepreneur, two-time TEDx speaker, Stanford University’s Corporate Trainer of the Year, host of The Essential 11 Podcast, author of the book Collaborative Homeschooling: A Manifesto for a 21st Century Education After COVID-19, husband, and dad.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] – Intro

[00:35] – Matt’s bio

[01:45] – Matt’s background and the realization of patterns in education

[04:48] – Matt’s approach to education

[07:17] – Flaws in the traditional education system

[12:34] – About Apogee Strong

[14:48] – Mentorship programs for men and women at Apogee Strong

[19:10] – The challenge of getting people to commit to long-term personal growth

[22:28] – Collaborative Homeschooling book

[24:49] – Homeschooling vs. traditional schooling post-COVID

[27:31] – Having simplicity in life

[31:18] – How Matt’s TEDx talk opportunities came about

[37:26] – Preparing the next generation for the real world

[40:48] – Integration of faith in Apogee Strong programs

NOTABLE QUOTES:

“Being an educator is something that I think has a little bit of a DNA aspect to it. It involves relationships and paying attention to the humans. It’s about teaching people instead of teaching a curriculum.”

“Education does not have anything to do with subjects. It has to do with a transfer of the way of life.”

“Life does not reward you for being a great student in terms of skill transferability. From an educational standpoint, I want to make education as close to life as possible.”

“Education should be a microcosm of the life you’re actually going to live.”

“I have an approach to business that comes through the avenue of life. I believe in order to be great in business, you actually have to be great at home, because it’s all about relationships—both of them.”

“In the short term, you’re as good as your intensity. In the long term, you’re as good as your consistency.”

“If you cannot explain something simply enough, as if you were explaining it to a five year old, you don’t understand it well enough.”

“Simplicity is always a good goal.”

“Far too often, we overcomplicate things to try and make ourselves look smart.”

“Say the things you mean, mean the things you say, and you’re not going to go overboard.”

“The kids’ issues are just a byproduct of our issues projected upon them.”

“You can’t tell your kids they can be anything they want while you’re miserable at your job. That’s called hypocrisy.”

USEFUL RESOURCES:

https://apogeestrong.com/

https://www.apogeestrongfoundation.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-beaudreau-071a5b99/

https://www.instagram.com/mattbeaudreau/