Category: Mental Health
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Emotional intelligence, self-control, and the freedom to forge our own life paths
In this episode, I speak with Jae—an educator, journalist, project manager, and dad—about his education journey spanning multiple countries including the United States, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. We talk about his earliest memories of learning to manage and harness the power of anger, and how some traumatic experiences throughout his life tempered his control…
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How might we empower students to lead their own personalized learning journeys by fundamentally reimagining education systems to prioritize collaborative growth over standardized metrics of competition?
Over the past 10 months, I spoke with people representing 27 countries across 6 continents to examine the shifting perspectives on education practices, globally. Using the human-centered design framework to facilitate and process these interviews, I asked lots of big questions, and received amazing responses. In this season finale, I’ll share five emerging insights, and…
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How might we lead children towards developing a strong internal sense of self worth?
In this episode, I speak with Jenna—a writer, world traveler, mom, and former mayor—about the lasting impacts of imposter’s syndrome, perfectionism, and the difficulty of divorcing our self worth from the value we provide for others. We talk about our childhood challenges, the people who believed in us when we didn’t—or couldn’t, and the poignant…
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How might we measure the success of students on their ability to collaborate with others?
In this episode, I speak with Maryn—a writer, artist, and entrepreneur—about the long-lasting impact of the elementary school we both attended, and how more mainstream schools could benefit by adopting some of its core principles and practices. We talk about the competitive nature of schools, and how damaging such cultures can be to our health…