Video: Michael Strong on Montessori, the Socratic method, and Conscious Capitalism

The Torch of Progress, Episode 15

by Jason Crawford · October 22, 2020 · 1 min read

I interviewed Michael Strong, founder of the Academy of Thought and Industry, the Montessori-inspired high school that Progress Studies for Young Scholars was developed for. We had a wide-ranging discussion including:

• Why he founded the Academy and what’s different about it
• How Montessori educational principles, which were developed for younger children, apply to the high school level
• What the Socratic method is, beyond just “asking questions”
• The meaning and relevance of the concept of “Western civilization”
• The concept of “conscious capitalism” he developed with Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey

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