Latta proposes splitting schooling into a four-hour core and student-directed pursuits
Zach Latta · Zach Latta: Founding Hack Club & Inspiring the Next Generation of Builders · Joe Lonsdale · Apr 27, 2022 · at 26:53
Hack Club founder Zach Latta proposes a structural redesign of secondary education during a conversation with Joe Lonsdale.
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“I think my proposal is two systems. I propose one system that's like normal public school that where you have a high floor, low ceiling, everybody learns to read and write, but it's hard to go off the beaten path, but that only takes like four hours a day or something like that. And then a long tail model where, you know, things like hack club, where you participate in things that can take you very far and very deep in your interests, where you as a student are choosing what to do with your time.”
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