What Is School For

Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang

Welcome to the What Is School For podcast On this podcast, I interview leading education professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, parents and students to DISCUSS, DEBATE, AND DISRUPT education Past guests include Seth Godin, Esther Wojcicki, Duncan Wardle, etc. In fact, this podcast is inspired by my interview with Seth Godin This podcast is also a weekly live streaming show Every Friday, at 9am PST or Noon EST or 5pm BST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch. Join us live on LinkedIn and ask your questions! www.linkedin.com/in/aiaddysonzhang

  1. 09/15/2021

    A Language Disruptor's Journey to Disrupt Education

    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  ---   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   ---  QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS    ➡️ 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 --- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    A Language Disruptor's Journey to Disrupt Education

  2. 07/12/2021

    Learning beyond the classroom: What schools do NOT teach you

    Learning beyond the classroom: What schools do NOT teach you  Here is my interview with a group of high school interns from WorkWonder   This summer, I have the great honor to work with a group of hardworking high school interns and coach them on LinkedIn, Social Media, and Entrepreneurship  A project that we are working on right now is to help each intern launch a live streaming show   The goal of this project is to help these interns  📌 Develop essential life skills such as communication, listening, interviewing, and public speaking  📌 Learn the ins and outs of live streaming so that they can fully embrace the Creator Economy  📌 Grow their professional network through digital networking and interviewing professionals in their career field    The results have been amazing    ----   QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS   📌 How do today's young people use and perceive social media?  📌 What most teachers do NOT know about social media?  📌 How do today's young people perceive the value of school-based learning? What do they like and don't like about it?  📌 What are the missing links in today's education?  📌 Why is it no longer an option but a necessity to learn OUTSIDE the classroom?   And much more ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    Learning beyond the classroom: What schools do NOT teach you

  3. 07/12/2021

    The Tragic Cost of Academic Achievement

    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   --   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   --   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  ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    The Tragic Cost of Academic Achievement

  4. 05/13/2021

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

    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   ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

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

  5. 05/13/2021

    "The Collapse of Parenting" With Dr. Leonard Sax

    "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   ----   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?  ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to delivery valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    "The Collapse of Parenting" With Dr. Leonard Sax

  6. 05/03/2021

    Pursuing a Career in Tech: What You Must Know

    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 👍 Phil is a senior software engineer and technical mentor  ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to delivery valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    Pursuing a Career in Tech: What You Must Know

  7. 04/26/2021

    Schooling VS Education: The Power of Child-Directed Learning

    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  ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    Schooling VS Education: The Power of Child-Directed Learning

  8. 04/19/2021

    A College Dropout's Journey to Becoming An Entrepreneur

    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   --  J oin me + Zach for an interview to discuss    ➡️ Zach's journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur  ➡️Challenges he had to overcome  ➡️Lessons learned  ---- You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link. ---- Give this episode a listen and give your biggest takeaway by sharing this on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Make sure to tag me  @AiAddysonZhang and use my hashtag, #ClassroomWithoutWalls --- Do you know that this podcast is also a weekly live streaming show? Every Friday, at 9am PST | noon EST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch to deliver valuable content to you. I highly encourage you to join us live and ask your questions. You will get immediate answers! You can follow my other social media channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook --- 🙏 Classroom Without Walls' weekly live streaming shows are proudly sponsored by StreamYard, my favorite tool to go live on multiple social media platforms Use my discount link here to check them out!

    A College Dropout's Journey to Becoming An Entrepreneur
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Welcome to the What Is School For podcast On this podcast, I interview leading education professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, parents and students to DISCUSS, DEBATE, AND DISRUPT education Past guests include Seth Godin, Esther Wojcicki, Duncan Wardle, etc. In fact, this podcast is inspired by my interview with Seth Godin This podcast is also a weekly live streaming show Every Friday, at 9am PST or Noon EST or 5pm BST, my guest and I go live on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch. Join us live on LinkedIn and ask your questions! www.linkedin.com/in/aiaddysonzhang

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  • Creator
    Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang
  • Show Website
    What Is School For