What Is School For

A Language Disruptor's Journey to Disrupt Education 

My interview with Anesh Daya, the Founder & CEO of On the Spot Language (OSL)  As a disrupter myself, I love interviewing other disrupters on my show  After all, this show's goal is to DISCUSS, DEBATE, and DISRUPT education 

I am excited to restart my live streaming show again after an enjoyable maternity leave 

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I am excited to interview Anesh who is a language disrupter and the founder and CEO of On the Spot Language   

We will be discussing his journey to disrupt education 

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➡️ What is it about education that Anesh is disrupting 

➡️ What are the missing links in education 

➡️ What are the essential skills that our kids need to develop to become career-ready and future-ready 

➡️  Advice for parents who are raising bilingual or multilingual kids   

AND SO MUCH MORE

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Learning beyond the classroom: What schools do NOT teach you 

Here is my interview with a group of high school interns from WorkWonder  

The Tragic Cost of Academic Achievement 

Here is my interview with Pam Roy, a meaningful education advocate and the co-founder of Straight-Up Impact & The Viktor Frankl Institute of America  

Striving for academic excellence & achievement is a common measure of success at many schools across the world  

Grades & test scores have become a default measurement & predictor of one's success later in life  

Few people actually question the legitimacy behind this arbitrary definition of success  

Even fewer people are aware of the REAL, TRAGIC COST of academic achievement  Which is why I launched this weekly live show, WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR  

Its purpose is to DISCUSS, DEBATE & DISRUPT #ducation so that we become educated about the unknown & undiscussed ramifications behind today's education model 

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Excited to have Pam Roy on my show to discuss   

Mackenzie, a film that she co-produced, discusses the tragic costs of academic achievement   

Pam is an advocate for meaningful education 

She is also the co-founder of Straight-Up Impact + The Viktor Frankl Institute of America  

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QUESTIONS  

❓How is the industrial education model affecting teenage mental health 

❓What are the missing links in today's education 

❓What can we do about it 

❓What is meaningful education 

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How A High Schooler Is Leveraging Podcasting to Make A Global Impact 

Here is my interview with Nikola Ivanov, a podcast host & high school student  

Podcasting & live streaming is one of the tools that I leverage to help students at Classroom Without Walls develop essential life skill such as communication, collaboration & public speaking + build a global network  T

HE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL  

Not only do my students develop essential life skills 

But many of them have successfully overcome their social anxieties and lack of confidence  

On my show What Is School For, I am excited to interview a high school student, Nikola Ivanov, to discuss   

How A High Schooler Is Leveraging Podcasting to Make A Global Impact   

Nikola's podcast, The Pattern To Genius, has impacted the lives of 5K+ people from 15+ countries   

Nikola's podcast has also helped him become more confident + develop essential life skills  

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"The Collapse of Parenting" 

Here is my interview with Dr. Leonard Sax, a globally recognized physician, author, and speaker  

I have been a mom for almost a decade  Over the last ten years, I have learned TWO important lessons about parenting  

 Parenting is THE hardest job ever 

Parenting is a learned skill 

As parents, we need to take CHARGE of our own kids' education AS OPPOSED TO outsourcing our kids' education to a school...  

I truly believe school learning is only 20%  📌80% happens OUTSIDE the classroom, which is the essence of ClassroomWithoutWalls  

I am beyond honored to interview a globally recognized physician, author, and speaker, Dr. Leonard Sax  

Dr. Sax is the author of several popular parenting books including "The Collapse of Parenting"

Dr. Sax's work has been featured in Fox News, NYT, Today Show, & numerous other places  

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QUESTIONS  

❓What's WRONG with today's parenting? 

❓Why have schools become UNFRIENDLY to boys? And in what ways? 

❓The effects of video games on kids, especially boys? 

❓How should we do parenting in the 21st-century to raise happy, healthy, and successful kids? 

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Pursuing a Career in Tech: What You Must Know

Here is my interview with Phil Kasiecki, a senior software engineer and technical mentor

Technology is one of the most promising career fields

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that jobs for web developers are projected to grow 15% between the years 2016 and 2026

The World Economic Forum identified 7 clusters of jobs of tomorrow + 2 out of the 7 clusters are tech-related jobs  So, with this high demand,

❓ How can we get into the tech industry? Required skills + expertise?

❓ What are the career options available in tech?

❓ Degree VS experience: Which one is more important to work in tech?

❓ How about soft skills? Do they matter in tech?

Join my interview with Phil Kasiecki to answer these questions

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Schooling VS Education: The Power of Child-Directed Learning 

Here is my interview with Dr. Peter Gray, a pioneer in alternative education  

What is the purpose of education?  

What's exactly what I aim to discuss on this weekly live show, What Is School For  

❓ Is education the same as schooling? 

❓ Do you only go to a school to learn? 

❓ Can we trust our children's intrinsic desire to learn, be curious, and stay motivated?   

And more importantly,   

❓ Why does formal schooling tend to kill students' creativity and passion? 

❓ Why is it important to let our kids have free and unstructured playtime? 

❓ Is social media as bad as the media portrays  

These are the questions that I will be discussing with an alternative education expert, Dr. Peter Gray  

Dr. Gray is my go-to person when it comes to homeschooling, unschooling, and alternative learning  

He is also: 

➡️ The author of Free to Learn 

➡️ A professor at Boston College 

➡️ A contributor to Psychology Today 

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A College Dropout's Journey to Becoming An Entrepreneur 

Here is my interview with Zach Snyder, a Freelance Video Editor & Content Creator  “Every Day I Get to Wake Up and Create” 

That's what inspires Zach to get up every day in the morning, excited + motivated  

How many working professionals can honestly say that?   

The fact that someone is motivated to get up in the morning + work on his job is QUITE exciting & refreshing since 85% of full-time working professionals actually HATE their jobs according to a Gallup study  

Zach is a college dropout but a driven & successful entrepreneur  

He started his first business when he was only in middle school 

His latest gig was to work on Pat Flynn's new Pokémon Card channel + he grew that channel to 25,000 subscribers + 2,000,000 views in LESS THAN two months  

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oin me + Zach for an interview to discuss   

➡️ Zach's journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur 

➡️Challenges he had to overcome 

➡️Lessons learned 

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The Role of Formal Education in Entrepreneurship 

Here is my interview with Jason Frick, a self-made entrepreneur  

Do you need a formal degree to become a successful entrepreneur?  

In my opinion, the answer is NO  When it comes to entrepreneurship, the best way to learn are

➡️ Learning by doing

➡️ Learning in real-life

➡️ Learning from real-life practitioners  

I am excited to have Jason Frick on my What-Is-School-For show to discuss his journey to become a successful entrepreneur and his perspective on formal education  

Jason is a self-made entrepreneur + the owner of a dry cleaning service  

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QUESTIONS  

➡️ What inspired Jason to create his business card when he was only a middle school student? 

➡️ Started a business and sold it while he was in college, how did Jason make it happen? 

➡️ What are the essential hard and soft skills to become a successful entrepreneur

AND MORE 

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To Homeschool Or Not: A Mom's Journey 

Here is my interview with Katie Gibbons, an experienced Financial Coach, and homeschooling mom  

Homeschooling has become increasingly popular  since the beginning of the global pandemic, the number of parents who homeschool their kids in the US has DOUBLED  My own family started homeschooling our kids right around the beginning of the pandemic  

It is not an easy decision to make, but one of the best decisions that we have ever made as a family  

I am excited to have Katie Gibbons on my What-Is-School-For show to share her homeschooling experience  

Katie has almost 20 years of experience in the banking industry & then quit her job to pursue her passion as a Financial Coach 

Katie has been homeschooling her kids since 2019  

She also serves as a Homeschool Parent Advisor for a homeschool writing curriculum company  

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QUESTIONS   

What inspired Katie to homeschool her kids  ❓

What are the challenges as a homeschooling and entrepreneur mom  ❓

How does Katie help her kids cultivate their financial literacy ❓

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A College Dropout's Journey to Earning a Six-Figure Income

Here is my interview with Kabir Bains, an 18-year-old young entrepreneur  

As someone with a MA + PhD., I will be the first person to admit that college education is NO LONGER the golden ticket to a career + life success  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE  

Who are interested in business & becoming entrepreneurs  Since the launch of my What-Is-School-For show in 2019, I have interviewed dozens of college & high school dropouts who are having happy & fulfilling lives while making a decent income  

This Friday, I am excited to interview another young entrepreneur who is a college dropout but is earning a six-figure income  

Meet Kabir Bains, a self-made young entrepreneur  I had the honor to chat with Kabir over zoom and was deeply impressed by his communication skills and business savviness  

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QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS  

➡️ Why did he drop out of his DREAM university after one semester? 

➡️ What inspired him to become interested in entrepreneurship? 

➡️ Where did he learn his skills? 

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The REAL Cost of Sending Your Kid to A High-Achieving School 

Here is my interview with a distinguished education and parenting expert, Dr. Suniya Luthar  

Sending our kids to a competitive and achieving school seems to be the GOAL for many parents  

 We naively believe that if we send our kids to the BEST private or Ivy League school, EVERYTHING will be taken care of  Our kids will have a successful and happy life   

WRONG  

Research has shown, children attending high-achieving schools are actually having MORE mental health issues 

They have the same level of mental health issues as kids in poverty, foster care, OR a parent in prison  These are some groundbreaking findings based on Dr. Suniya Luthar's decades of research  

Dr. Luthar received her Ph.D. from Yale University

She is a Professor Emerita at Columbia University  

And the Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer at Authentic Connections  

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QUESTIONS  

❓ Why kids attending high-achieving schools are having SO MANY problems 

❓ What are some specific symptoms that these kids have + what we can do

❓Common misperceptions about achieving schools 

❓What is the connection between resilience and parent-child relationships  -

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"Parenting Beyond The Rules" 

Here is my interview with Connie Albers, the author of the book, Parenting Beyond The Rules  

Among all the roles that I play in life, parenting is THE hardest one  

As a teacher with almost twenty years of experience, I have discovered that it is MUCH EASIER to educate other people's kids THAN parenting my own  

Every kid is different

Every kid has unique challenges  

Parenting is for sure both an art and science  I am excited to have Connie Albers on my What Is School For show to discuss  

How to do parenting right + how to parent beyond the rules  Connie is a national keynote speaker, best-selling Amazon author, one of the country’s most respected homeschool leaders + a highly sought-after strategist 

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QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS  

➡️ What are the different parenting styles? Which one works for you? 

➡️ How to build trust with our own kids, especially when things go wrong? 

➡️ How to manage our own negative emotions? 

➡️ How to discuss tough topics with our kids?  

AND MORE  

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Discuss, Debate, & Disrupt Education With A Seven-Figure Entrepreneur 

Here is my interview with Jeff J Hunter  

This entire live stream show, What Is School For, is inspired by my interview with Seth Godin who inspired me to explore the true purpose of education  

I have interviewed lots of remarkable education leaders, business leaders, parents, and students on this show to   

DISCUSS, DEBATE, + DISRUPT EDUCATION  I am excited to have Jeff J Hunter back on the show to share his perspective on education  

Jeff is a seven-figure entrepreneur, the founder of VAStaffer, a branding expert, and a podcaster 

Jeff's work has been featured on Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, & numerous other places   

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QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS  

❓ How has formal education contributed to or hindered Jeff's success? 

❓ Missing links in today's education? 

❓ Should teens and young adults start building their online brands now?

❓ Lessons learned from reinventing himself? 

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A Woman's Journey To Change the World As an Artist, Activist, and Mom 

Here is my interview with a global activist and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year recipient, Shannon Galpin  

Imagine biking in a country where biking is ILLEGAL for women 

Imagine working in a war zone for years as a female activist 

 Imagine risking your own life to fight for gender equality and better opportunities for all  

That's EXACTLY what Shannon Galpin did as an activist, artist, and mom  

Shannon is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year recipient + an author of two books  

Shannon's work has been featured in The New York Times + NBC + BBC + ESPN + CNN + NPR  

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During our live interview, we will discuss  

❓ Shannon's journey to make a difference in the world & the challenges she overcame 

❓ Shannon's experience of traveling the world for a year with her daughter to homeschool her and study extinction

❓ How to inspire our children to pursue their dreams + make a difference  

AND MORE  

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Back to the Basics: Personal Branding For #Entrepreneurs & Working Professionals 

Here is my interview with Heather Bennett, a branding expert with 17+ years of experience  

If Google cannot find you, you do NOT exist  

That's the power of having a personal brand 

My entire business is built based on my personal brand and effective inbound marketing 

So far, I have spent $0 dollars doing any paid ads, but my business is growing and thriving  I cannot stress enough the importance of building a powerful brand for yourself and your business  

Excited to have Heather H. Bennett, a branding expert on the show to discuss Personal Branding for entrepreneurs and working professionals  

Heather has 17+ years of experience in branding and social media marketing  

And she has just published a book about branding that we will talk about during the live interview  

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Shay Rowbottom is in my show to discuss her journey to self-empowerment and success  

Shay is a LinkedIn superstar 

She is a sought-after LinkedIn Video coach + Digital Marketing Expert  

Shay is also a self-made millionaire  

Yet, Shay did NOT go to college  

Yet, Shay makes MORE money than all the people in her family who did  

Shay is also a featured expert in my co-authored book with Julia McCoy, Skip the Degree, Save the Tuition  

Beyond honored to have Shay on my What-Is-School-For show to   

Discuss + Debate + Disrupt Education  

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QUESTIONS  

As a college dropout, where did Shay learn her skills to become so successful in life?

How has Shay's upbringing hindered and contributed to her success today? 

Major milestones in Shay's entrepreneurial journey? 

Why did Shay prefer to hire self-taught videographers and think they outperform new film degree graduates?

Is a college degree still the golden ticket to one's career and life success? 

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From Stay-At-Home Mom to International Art Instructor: An Entrepreneur's Approach to Parenting & Education

Here is my interview with Angela Fehr to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and approach to parenting and education

Angela is a successful course creator, international Instructor, and watercolor expert

She is on her way to meet the $1 million mark in revenue as a result of her popular online courses that have changed thousands of students' lives

Angela also has a unique perspective on education and homeschooled her three kids for quite a few years

In this interview with Angela, we discussed

➡️ Angela's entrepreneurial journey to becoming an international art instructor

➡️ Her perspective on education

➡️ Her experience as a homeschooling mom and lessons learned  AND SO MUCH MORE

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Copywriting As a Promising Career: From Hating Writing in School to Earning 40K/Month

Here is my interview with Jacob McMillen

Do you know copywriting is actually a promising & profitable career path?

When it comes to future career choices, so many parents are fixated on careers such as lawyers, doctors, engineers...

Very few actually know that there is a WHOLE RANGE of promising & profitable careers as a result of the digital economy

Jacob McMillen is the BEST example

He never really enjoyed writing in school + hated 90% of the books that his teachers made him read in Literature class

YET, TODAY

Jacob is a successful copywriter, freelancer & entrepreneur

He earns over $40K/month through freelancing & his new education business

And he loves what he does!

Join my interview with Jacob to learn more about his journey, career success, and perspective on education

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"I am thankful for my LACK OF formal education": A Self-Made Multi-Millionaire's Journey to Success

Check out my interview with Josiah Town, a self-made multi-millionaire with an 8th-grade education

Can you make an impact with only an 8th-grade education?

The answer is YES

Meet my guest of honor for this week's What-Is-School-For show Josiah Town

Josiah is a self-made success.

He’s a realtor, #entrepreneur, and leader in his local, rural Missouri community.

Josiah is on track to become a multimillionaire before the age of 30  

[ ALL WITHOUT A #COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ]

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Join me and Josiah for an interview to discover the "secrets" behind his success

➡️ Where do you learn all the knowledge and skills without a formal education?

➡️ Will people look you down because you don't even have a college degree?

➡️ How has Josiah's LACK OF education contributed to or hindered his massive success?

➡️ Why does Josiah think college is UNNECESSARY and even K12 is irrelevant?  SOME RADICAL THOUGHTS HERE

✅ BUT my show is for unreasonable people like YOU  -

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Using Social Media for Good: A Highschooler's Journey to Getting Quotes in the New York Times   

Parents, banning your kids' access to social media will NOT make there more interested in school work...  

It only backfires  From my two decades of experience as an educator, it's not uncommon for me to hear that schools and parents completely ban their kids from any access to social media  I get it  

But this action of banning is based on UNEDUCATED FEAR  

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As the founder of Classroom Without Walls,   

I am on a mission to empower today's teens and young adults with the RIGHT knowledge, skills, and approach to Social Media  SO THAT   

They are using social media to serve them, aka, their career goals & aspirations 

Instead of being used by social media, THE SHIFT IS HUGE 

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On my WHAT-IS-SCHOOL-FOR show, I will be interviewing Jonathan Boring who has been  

Editing videos since he was 13 

Managing quite a few TikTok and YouTube channel for several big-name players  

While he is a student 

While he is making a positive difference in the world 

While he is quoted in the New York Times 

While he is being paid  

Check out our interview to hear Johnathan's story and how he is using social media for good   -

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How I help teens & young adults develop essential life skills through live streaming 

Numerous studies are suggesting that LIFE and SOFT SKILLS are two times MORE predictive of a person's long-term success than hard skills  

In fact, a Harvard study suggested that 85% of a person's career achievement comes from SOFT skills   

Whereas only 15% of a person's career achievement comes from hard skills  YET  

Studies have also shown that today's students are NOT developing these soft skills that they need to be a job- and future-ready  

❓ SO HOW CAN WE HELP OUR KIDS DEVELOP IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN BE JOB + FUTURE READY 

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At Classroom Without Walls, one of our signature projects is coaching our students to launch a Live Streaming podcast, through which  Our students are developing REAL LIFE SKILLS for success, such as   

📌 Communication 

📌 Collaboration 

📌 Creative problem-solving 

📌 Creativity 

📌 Adaptability  

BUT HOW? 

In this live training, i shared, How I have helped tons of students develop crucial life skills through live streaming  

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Is College Still The Golden Ticket to Career & Life Success

Here is my interview with Brandon Busteed, a contributor to Forbes + the President of University Partners and Global Head, Learn-Work Innovation at Kaplan 

College enrollment has been down for 10 consecutive years  

❓ WHY are there fewer and fewer students choosing to go to college?  

❓ WHERE are they going instead?   

❓Are these alternative options legit?   

IS COLLEGE STILL THE GOLDEN TICKET TO CAREER AND LIFE SUCCESS  

Those are some big questions that I ponder on a daily basis as an educator, mom, and entrepreneur  

I am beyond honored to interview Brandon Busteed on my weekly show, What Is School For, where I interview leading education professionals to discuss, debate, and disrupt education  

Brandon is a contributor to Forbes  

He is also the President of University Partners and Global Head, Learn-Work Innovation at Kaplan   

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How to empower your #children to dream BIG 

My interview with the head of Employee Advocacy at Adobe, Rani Mani   

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She was born with physical disabilities   

Yet, she has redefined what it means to be "unreasonable"  

Her life is the perfect example to show what happens when you start dreaming BIG  

Please meet my guest of honor for this show, What Is School For   

Rani Mani, the head of Employee Advocacy at Adobe  

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During the live interview, we discussed  

➡️ Rani's incredible backstory to get to where she is today 

➡️ Rani's parenting approach and philosophy 

➡️ How to empower our kids to dream big + believe everything is possible 

➡️ How to cultivate our children's emotional resilience  + creativity  

AND SO MUCH MORE   

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How to use social media and tech for good? 

My interview with Dr. Marialice Curran, the founder of Digital Citizen Institute  

Social media has a bad reputation!  

So many educators and parents blame social media for many of the behavioral issues in our children  

The truth is that Social Media or Tech itself is NOT going to make or break a student  

What does make a difference is HOW our kids are using tech and social media  

UNFORTUNATELY,  The HOW part is NOT being sufficiently addressed at many schools especially the POSITIVE use of social media and tech  

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That's WHY invited Dr. Marialice Curran, the founder of Digital Citizen Institute, to join me to discuss  

HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECH FOR GOOD  

➡️ What inspired Dr. Curran to create the Digital Citizen Institute? 

➡️ What are some specific ways and examples to use tech for good? 

➡️ What exactly does it mean to become a digital citizen? 

➡️ How can we as educators and parents help our students or children think globally and act locally and digitally  

AND SO MUCH MORE 

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How to Help Your Teens Level Up 

My interview with Darren Horne, a Leadership Development Strategist, author, and teacher  

Today's teens are facing lots of pressure  

Depression and anxiety are leading causes of suicides among teens and young adults   

A recent study of 22,000+ high school students in the US revealed that   

70% of high school students are feeling NEGATIVE about their schooling experience   

THAT'S PRETTY SAD  

❓ What can parents do to help empower our teens and young adults so that they feel confident in who they are? 

That is why I invited Darren Horne on the What-Is-School-For Show to discuss

 HOW TO HELP YOUR TEENS LEVEL UP?  

➡️ Darren is a teacher, author, and leadership development, strategist. 

➡️ Darren himself had battled with depression + has successfully overcome it  

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What matters the MOST to your child's success in life

Fellow parents! Do you care about your child's success and happiness?

If you are like me, my kids' success and happiness matter to me MORE than anything else in the world

YET 

Oftentimes, well-intentioned parents miss the BIGGER picture   

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In this training, I decoded the latest Adobe study for you, The Deciding Factor   

I highlighted what matters the MOST when it comes to your child's college admissions and success in life   

🤫 HINT: NOT THEIR GRADES   

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How to Help Your Child Develop The Soft Skills They Need For Success 

My interview with a Soft Skills expert, Toby Goldstein  

Research has shown that soft skills are two times more predictive of a person's long-term success than IQ   

Yet, most schools and parents focus predominately on students' and their kids' academic performance   

Empowering Parents to Reimagine Parenting

My interview with an education expert and thought leader, Dagmar Kauffman  

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Parenting is probably one of the toughest jobs on earth

As our society evolves, parenting is only getting harder 

❓ "How can I raise successful kids?" 

❓ "Am I doing enough?" 

❓ "Is my kid falling behind?"  

These are just some of the concerns that consume many parents' time and energy on a DAILY BASIS 

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But, there is a BETTER way to do parenting  

Join me and Dagmar Kauffman for an interview to discuss  

Ways to Empower Parents to Reimagine Parenting in the 21st Century  

Dagmar is an education and parenting expert 

She is an SXSW EDU speaker and serves on the SXSW EDU 2020 Advisory Board 

She is also the founder of On Balance Parenting  

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JOIN OUR INTERVIEW TO DISCUSS  

➡️ What's wrong with today's education?  

➡️ What are the missing links? 

➡️ Practical tips to raise joyful, competent, and resilient children 

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Skip The Degree, Save the Tuition 

My interview with Julia McCoy to discuss our new book that is coming out in Feb 2021 

Julia is a multi-million dollar business owner + a college dropout  

Julia's work has been featured in Forbes, SEJ, Entrepreneur, CoSchedule, and numerous other places  

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I am a professor dropout + the founder of Classroom Without Walls  

My work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Adobe, Today Show, and many other places  

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Julia and I have partnered up to bring you a value-packed book,   

Skip The Degree, Save the Tuition  

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IN THIS BOOK, 

➡️ The missing links in education are exposed 

➡️ A tested and proven pathway is suggested 

➡️ Incredible stories from 30+ entrepreneurs are featured  

AND SO MUCH MORE  

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IN THIS LIVE INTERVIEW, JULIA AND I DISCUSSED:

➡️ The inspiration behind the book

➡️ Who is the book for 

➡️ How can you benefit from reading the book  

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How to Guide Your Children To Live A Life With No Regrets? 

My interview with Randy Beiner, the founder of No Life Regrets  

--  Life sometimes can be full of regrets  

As parents, we hope to help our kids have the best life possible + maximize life's blessings  

Yet, so few children especially teens & young adults feel a sense of purpose for their lives  

Many students that I work with at Classroom Without Walls express a sense of loss  

❓ How can we help our kids discover their values & meaning in life? 

❓ How can we coach our kids to learn to dream BIG? 

❓ How can we help our kids develop their bucket list?  

AND SO MUCH MORE  

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Check out my interview with Randy Beiner to discuss ➡️ How to Guide Your Children To Live A Life With No Regrets  

Randy is a successful business person 

He is also the founder of No Life Regrets 

Randy's work has been featured in Success Magazine. He has worked with individuals, corporate leaders & students 

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Applying Positive Psychology to Parenting To Raise Confident & Competent Children 

Here is my interview with a positive psychology expert, Lisa Avery 

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Parenting is a hard job  

I am a mom, wife, daughter, entrepreneur, and education consultant.   

Among all the titles I hold, parenting or being a mom is the hardest  

On one hand, I want my kids to be confident, competent, and responsible citizens  

On the other hand, I need to discipline my kids, help them overcome their weaknesses, and build strong characters  

Every day I ask myself,  

❓ How can I work with my own kids and students at Classroom Without Walls, and help them grow and improve without hurting their self-esteem?   

❓ How can I help my kids and students become their own superheroes without pushing them away?  

❓ Where to draw a balance between focusing on strengths and discussing weaknesses?  

AND SO MANY MORE QUESTIONS 

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POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SEEMS TO BE THE ANSWER  

Beyond excited to interview Lisa Avery on my What Is School For show, to discuss :

Applying Positive Psychology to Parenting To Raise Confident & Competent Children 

Lisa is a positive psychology expert. She holds a postgraduate certificate, diploma, and master’s degree in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology.   

Lisa has worked with some household brands  Lisa is also a digital mentor at Classroom Without Walls

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Raising Future Leaders: What Parents Need To Know 

My interview with Nanette Miner, Ed.D, a seasoned trainer, speaker, and author  

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Parents, do you want your kids to become future leaders?  

Let me guess, your answer is probably yes and you are sending your kids to prep classes and private schools hoping for a better future for them 

Unfortunately, traditional education alone is NOT going to help

➡️ WHAT ARE THE MISSING LINKS? 

➡️ WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW  TO HELP YOUR KIDS BECOME FUTURE LEADERS? 

➡️ WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT KIDS NEED TO DEVELOP IN THE FACE OF AI AND DIGITAL AUTOMATION?  

And so much more  

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Join me and Nanette Miner, Ed.D. for a thought-provoking interview to answer all these questions  

Nanette holds a doctorate in education and is a seasoned consultant, speaker, and an accomplished book author  

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A High Schooler's Journey To Learning OUTSIDE the Classroom 

My interview with a high schooler to share her transformational learning experience OUTSIDE the classroom  

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She is still a high school student  

But she does NOT let her school learning define her real learning 

In fact, she is quite ACTIVE outside the classroom  

Meet my guest of honor on this show  

Lily Fishman, a high school student and an organizer for Model UN  

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Tapping Into NLP and Hypnosis to Eliminate Emotional Stress in Children and Young Adults 

My interview with an NLP & Hypnosis expert, Kevin Martin   

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The epidemic of anxiety among today's children and young adults is getting more real and worse  

HERE ARE THE FACTS  

➡️ 70 percent of teens say anxiety and depression is a "major problem" 

➡️ Nearly two-thirds of college students reported “overwhelming anxiety,” 

➡️ More students are hospitalized for mental health problems than ever  

The point is that our children are NOT doing well, mentally speaking  -

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❓ WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?  

 Well, that's exactly what I will be discussing with Kevin Martin on this show

Kevin is a Master Practitioner of hypnotherapy and NLP 

Kevin has been training people for over 25 years in both technical and non-technical fields. 

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What Conducting 100 Interviews at Amazon Has Taught Me About Success 

Here is my interview with Abhishek Somani, who works at Amazon and has previously worked at Microsoft  

Abhishek has conducted 100+ interviews since he joined Amazon  

❓ What did he learn from conducting these 100 interviews?  

❓ What is the "secret" to Abhishek's #career success, receiving offers from Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Uber, and other big brands?  

❓ What MUST one understand in order to succeed in interviews? Is it just a mastery of technical knowledge or more than that?  

AND SO MUCH MORE  

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How to future proof your child?  

Most parents came to me thinking that academic learning or Grade Point Average (GPA) is all that it matters to future proof their kids.   

WRONG  

Research has shown GPA, for example, is actually inversely related to Innovation Orientation. In other words, the higher the GPA, the less likely that a kid is to innovate. 

Other research has shown that creativity actually decreases as kids become more educated.   

Based on my 10+ years of experience as a college professor and education consultant, I have discovered three additional elements that are crucial to a kid's future readiness, which include:  

➡️ New Media Literacy

➡️ Life Skills 

➡️ Mindset  

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Reimagining Education Through Skill-Based Learning 

Here is my interview with a seasoned business leader, Gavenraj Singh Sodhi, the senior VP at "Strategy - Robotics and AI Expansion" (previously worked at SoftBank Robotics and Oracle)

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QUESTIONS DISCUSSED:

➡️ Are today's students developing the necessary skills to succeed in the 21st-century?   

➡️ Research has shown that college grads lack BOTH hard and soft skills to be job-ready  

➡️ How can we redesign #education to help students acquire such important soft and hard skills to be future-ready?  

➡️ How can we get communities involved in empowering youth?   

➡️ What does the gig economy mean to today's students & how can they be prepared for it?  ----  

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How does it feel to learn beyond the walls? 

Check out my interview with a recent Classroom Without Walls graduate  

Rachel Roy joined my three-month Life Accelerator program  

I am SO impressed by Rachel and what she does as an aspirating creative creator.   

In this interview, we discussed how Rachel transformed through the program and how the live streaming show that I coached her to launch got her a Marketing Director position BEFORE she even graduated from college!  

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What is the ROI of education? Let's hear a recent college grad and startup founder's perspective on it   

Check out my interview with Dan Manning, who is the founder at ChatWave Media, where he and his build chatbots to generate more sales for clients 

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During our live interview, we discussed:  

➡️ How did his college education prepare and NOT prepare him to get to where he is today?  

➡️ What are the missing links?  

➡️ What are the essential skills and knowledge needed to become a successful startup founder?  

AND SO MUCH MORE 

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What has teaching in the classroom for 10+ years taught me about education & success? 

In this training, I discussed my journey from a college professor to an entrepreneur & education consultant  

I also shared key lessons I learned after teaching in the classroom for 10+ years   

LESSONS LEARNED  

➡️ Students are hard-wired to learn, but the way that we are teaching them is wrong 

➡️ The three brains that humans have and how amygdala hijack is affecting student learning 

➡️ How neuroplastic our brain is 👉  Success is actually an inside-out journey (Daniel Pink: Mastery, Autonomy, & Purpose) 

➡️ Lifelong learning + the best education happens outside the classroom  

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From rejection to Apple & Facebook endorsement: A stroke survivor's journey to success 

Check out my interview with Marisa Hamamoto, the founder of Infinite Flow which is an inclusive dance company   

Marisa is a stroke survivor 

She wanted to be a dancer BUT was being rejected OVER & OVER & OVER 

She was also raped by her own ballet teacher & mentor when she was only 19  

YET Marisa BOUNCED BACK  

AND BECAME EVEN STRONGER  

Marisa shared her journey of transformation and discuss the power of believing in oneself 

If you ever doubt yourself and your life, you have to check out this episode. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER. 

Marisa's work has been featured in Forbes, Apple, Facebook, NBC News, Entrepreneur, and numerous other places  

She has changed THOUSANDS of people's lives 

As NBC powerfully said, Marisa is   "Redefining disability, reinventing inclusion."  

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Marisa is also a digital mentor at Classroom Without Walls and just spoke to the students in my Life Accelerator program a few weeks ago  

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How to use social media as a career-building tool 

Learn how to transform your or your kids' destructive relationship with social media into a CAREER-BUILDING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT tool

Social Media changed my life & career in a positive way  

Without social media, I wouldn't be able to build an online brand or grow a global audience, without which I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today, quitting my job & growing a profitable alternative school that has changed many students' lives  

In this live training, I discussed 5 practical ways that you can use social media as a career-building tool  

 What is the biggest challenge facing today's students? 

In this training, I discussed the biggest challenge facing today's students, which is an absence of life skills + I backed it up with some groundbreaking studies   

IN ADDITION  

I  offered some project ideas to help your child (youth and young adults) develop crucial life skills to become future-ready 

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Let's talk about Mental Health: A global crisis among today's students  

Today's young people are MORE depressed than ever  

There is a steady INCREASE in the number of young people who commit suicide every year  

In fact, suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24.  

THESE NUMBERS ARE ALARMING  

WHAT CAN WE DO as parents, educators, and concerned citizens? 

Check out my interview with Matthew Martin-Hall  

➡️ Matthew dropped out of school twice 

➡️ He battled with mental health issues himself  But today, Matthew is a successful Creative and Marketing Director at the Freedom Writers Foundation 

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The truth about your children's social media "addiction" 

So many parents tell me that their kids, regardless of age (from middle school to college), are addicted to social media  

In this training, I will share a few facts with you regarding social media   

I will also share a powerful model with you that can TRANSFORM your children's "addiction" to social media into a career-building tool   

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR  

➡️ Parents, youth, young adults, and emerging professionals  

This training is the second of a six-part training that I am offering

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From NOT interested in going to school to falling in love with learning 

How my 8-year-old son rediscovered his passion for learning via homeschooling   

Just about a year ago, my 8 year old son, Aidan, started to complain about school.... and how bored he felt

Then, my husband and I decided to homeschool him and our 5 years old    

Fast forward to today, Aidan has been homeschooled for more than half a year and he is like a DIFFERENT person   

Oftentimes, my husband and I have to force him to take a learning break   

BECAUSE   

Learning is SO FUN   

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➡️ What did we do differently?  

➡️ How have I been applying the Classroom Without Walls approach to educate and facilitate his learning and transformation?  

➡️ How we overcome challenges?  

➡️ What are some projects that have been working well in our homeschooling experience? 

 AND SO MUCH MORE 

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The real danger of an exam-based education 

👉 GPA is inversely related to innovation 

👉 "GPAs are worthless hiring criteria" - SVP of People Operations at Google 

👉 High student disengagement 

👉 Stress and mental health issues 

👉 An exam-based education kills our children's intrinsic desire to learn 

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Check out my interview with an award-winning, Oprah- and Hollywood-featured teacher to share her story of making a difference in education  

Erin Gruwell has changed the lives of many "at-risk" students and helped them become published authors  

Erin is the founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation  

Erin is also an NYT bestselling author and TEDx speaker.   

Besides Oprah, her story has also been featured in Good Morning America and numerous other places.  

In our interview, Erin shared the secrets behind these students' transformation and how she facilitated these transformations 

As you listen to our interview, you will discover ways that you can apply some of these practices to your own parenting  

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How does it feel to be an introvert in an extroverted world? 

 Check out my interview with a trained actor and public speaking coach, Nick Diakanastasis, to share his experience of being an introvert in an extroverted society

QUESTIONS DISCUSSED  

➡️ Key characteristics that separate introverts from extroverts 

➡️ How to navigate social media as an introvert 

➡️ What do extroverts have to know about introverts to make collaboration effective and enjoyable? 

➡️ Tips and techniques to help you overcome your fear of public speaking  

AND SO MUCH MORE   

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