Experience Matters with Steve Shapiro
If you ask someone about the most powerful learning experience of their youth, few people will mention a lecture, a textbook reading, or a test. Nearly all will identify an EXPERIENCE; that is because experiential learning is the most profound and lasting form of learning. So if experience matters, how do we offer it to students in our schools? This podcast invites folks to share the learning experience that most deeply impacted their lives, and each episode includes provocations about how we can bring those types of experiences into the mainstream of American schools. Experience Matters is about harnessing the power of experiential learning to transform public education
Experience Matters with Steve Shapiro
Episode 8: A Letter to My Younger Self with Emmy Huefner
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Steve Shapiro
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Episode 8
Emmy Huefner spent her high school years doing everything others expected of her. She took lots of honors and AP classes, played sports and music, sought leadership positions in school clubs, and did volunteer work. She was driven by the goal of getting into a “good college.” By time she graduated, Emmy was burned out and had lost her love for learning. A gap year of global service allowed her to, for the first time in her life, deeply reflect on who she is and what she wants her life to be about. This conversation is essential listening for every young person trying to figure out how to make their way in the world.