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The most significant aspect of our learning is what we do with it. Speaking intelligently with real people about global conflicts and issues that affect them has substantial educational value for students. This production consists of authentic student work - mistakes and all. Innovation Diploma is an innovative educational program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Georgia. Students learn through self-directed investigation and analysis while solving real problems. Students engage and serve their community while working with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and non-profit partners.  If you would like to partner with Innovation Diploma students to solve a real problem, learn more here https://mountvernonschool.org/learning-and-life/innovation-diploma/

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The most significant aspect of our learning is what we do with it. Speaking intelligently with real people about global conflicts and issues that affect them has substantial educational value for students. This production consists of authentic student work - mistakes and all. Innovation Diploma is an innovative educational program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Georgia. Students learn through self-directed investigation and analysis while solving real problems. Students engage and serve their community while working with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and non-profit partners.  If you would like to partner with Innovation Diploma students to solve a real problem, learn more here https://mountvernonschool.org/learning-and-life/innovation-diploma/

    Season 5 Episode 24 | The Anti-Bitcoin Protests in El Salvador

    Season 5 Episode 24 | The Anti-Bitcoin Protests in El Salvador

    Episode #24 - The Anti-Bitcoin Protests in El Salvador
    El Salvador made BitCoin a legal tender in 2021, and the citizens were unhappy about it. They believed that it would corrupt their economy and ruin their businesses. This anger caused El Salvador to break out in protests that would continue over the course of several months. This podcast digs deeper into the information behind why citizens were upset and if the protests were successful or not.

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    BBC article  
    Youtube video  
    Bitcoin chart
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    • 9 min
    Season 5 Episode 23 | Slipper Protest in Belarus

    Season 5 Episode 23 | Slipper Protest in Belarus

    Episode #23 - Slipper Protest in Belarus
    Hundreds of protestors came wielding slippers, protesting against President Lukashenko and his decision to run for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. Protestors came to "squish" the man they nicknamed "the cockroach." This episode digs deeper into what went on during the Slipper Uprising in Belarus. 


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    • 12 min
    Season 5 Episode 22 | Nigerian Police Brutality Protest

    Season 5 Episode 22 | Nigerian Police Brutality Protest

    Episode #22 - Nigerian Police Brutality Protest
    Nigeria has been the victim of police brutality for many years now. The #EndSars Protest came about in 2020 and technically ended in 2020, but the movement is alive and active. 
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    • 7 min
    Season 5 Episode 21 | Hungarian Teacher Protest - Update (part 2)

    Season 5 Episode 21 | Hungarian Teacher Protest - Update (part 2)

    Episode #21 - Hungary Teacher Protest - Part 2
    The teachers in Hungary have been protesting since the beginning of 2022 to get better wages and working conditions. The team focuses on the teachers' perspective and the revenge law in part two of The Getting Into Good Trouble podcast. 
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    -Euro News Updates 
    -Hungarian Protest 
    -Revenge Bill Article
    -Teachers Protesting for Better Wages


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    • 11 min
    Season 5 Episode 20 | Brexit Protests - Update (Part 2)

    Season 5 Episode 20 | Brexit Protests - Update (Part 2)

    Episode #20 - Brexit Protest - Part 2
    The United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020. In this episode, we discuss the background and effects of Brexit, post-Brexit laws and agreements, and how public opinion has changed since part 1 of the podcast aired in Season 1(Episode 4).
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    • 13 min
    Season 5 Episode 19 | South Korean Crowd Crush Protest

    Season 5 Episode 19 | South Korean Crowd Crush Protest

    Episode #19 - South Korean Crowd Crush Protest
    A little over a year has passed since the tragic Halloween Crush in Seoul, South Korea, and we still have people protesting for the answers to questions that, if acted on beforehand, could’ve prevented the tragedy greatly.
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    • 22 min

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