Podcast Featuring Kevin Moore and Lisa Zapalac: What does an extraordinary education look like for every student?

Yesterday Kevin Moore and Lisa Zapalac sat down with education podcast “The Hummingbird Stories” to talk more about Long-View and the assumptions that drive an extraordinary education for every learner. The Hummingbird Stories hosts conversations with the most innovative, equity-minded leaders in education from all across the country. Lisa and Kevin were a part of Season 2 of The Hummingbird Stories, in which the hosts asked the question: What does an extraordinary education look like for every student?

Listen to the podcast here, introduced below.

In this episode, we look at a school that was designed in the absence of many of the obstacles prevalent in the K-12 public school space. We talk with Long-View Micro School co-founders Kevin Moore and Lisa Zapalac, as well as Cathy Lewis, a math specialist working with The Number Lab at the school. They show us the possibilities that abound when you design school in a culture without barriers.

This week we want you to think about the four assumptions Moore and Zapalac made in designing the school. Following Long-View's example, what four assumptions would your ideal school have? We want to hear from our listeners! Visit sayhi.chat/hummingbird to chime in.

We know a lot of “Hummingbirds” who are no longer waiting for change in a system on fire, but rather choosing to do something. We hope they’ll inspire you to take real action, no matter how small, toward redesigning schools.

An extraordinary education for all young people is possible. But it’s going to take all of us to make it happen.