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Are We Designing Schools for Systems or for People? | Jane Shore

From Getting Smart Podcast · Hosted by Tom Vander Ark

2026-08-19·00:32:28

Episode summary

In this episode of Getting Smart Podcast: Dr. Jane Shore is an education researcher, school co-founder, and author of "People-Based Learning: The Future of Learning is Human" (Routledge, 2026). She joins host Rebecca Midles to talk about her three-part framework, connect, reflect, and affect, and why the future of education depends on human connection, not just technology.

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Dr. Jane Shore is an education researcher, school co-founder, and author of "People-Based Learning: The Future of Learning is Human" (Routledge, 2026). She joins host Rebecca Midles to talk about her three-part framework, connect, reflect, and affect, and why the future of education depends on human connection, not just technology. Jane is the founder of School of Thought PHL, a school built at the intersection of learning science, neuroscience, and visual thinking. Jane's Book: https://www.routledge.com/People-Based-Learning-The-Future-of-Learning-is-Human/Shore/p/book/9781041089858 Jane's School (School of Thought PHL): https://revolutionschool.org/ Jane's Substack: https://substack.com/@schoolofthought Jane's Edutopia Profile: https://www.edutopia.org/profile/jane-shore/ Jane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-r-shore/