From PME to Providing Children Cutting-Edge Education | Matthew Dreier | USMC

Thinking about applying your leadership and knowledge as an educator after your military career? Are you a parent of a child still in primary or secondary school? If so, you’ll want to listen to this episode. 

Our guest is Matthew Dreier, a retired Marine Corps Engineer Officer who co-founded the Pace Academy in North Chesterfield, Virginia. Pace Academy uses the Socratic method and a self-direct learning model to teach primary and secondary education. This is a fundamentally different education model than what we grew up with…an almost revolutionary education paradigm. Matt told us about…

- The Veteran Edge: Systems Thinking
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Programs
- “Designing Your Life…”
- Deep & Self-directed Learning Models
- Building a Board & Network
- Building a School from Scratch
- The Pace Academy

…and much more. 

You can purchase “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-lived, Joyful Life” by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans by clicking on the Amazon link https://amzn.to/3QNQUG4. 

If you want to contact Matt and ask him questions about his transition or the Pace Academy, you can reach him on his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-dreier/. 

If you want to learn more about the Pace Academy, you can view the academy’s webpage at https://pacerva.com/ or follow the academy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paceacademyrva/. 

Information about the Doctor of Education Leadership provided by Harvard Graduate School of Education can be found at https://www.gse.harvard.edu/. You can also finance your education like Matt did by applying for a position as a Harvard Teaching Fellow. More information can be found at https://www.gse.harvard.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid/learn-about-aid/fellowships-grants/harvard-fellowship-teaching. 

NOTE: The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or United States Marine Corps. The opinions are solely those of the host, co-host, and/or guest.

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NOTE: The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or United States Marine Corps. The opinions are solely those of the host, co-host, and/or guest.