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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

What Is School For Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang

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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

    A Language Disruptor's Journey to Disrupt Education

    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 

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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 

     ---  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

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    You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link.

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    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

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    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

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    🙏 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!


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    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Learning beyond the classroom: What schools do NOT teach you

    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   

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    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

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    You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link.

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    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!


    ---

    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 47 min
    The Tragic Cost of Academic Achievement

    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 

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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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    You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link.

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    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!


    ---

    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 1 hr 6 min
    How A High Schooler Is Leveraging Podcasting to Make A Global Impact

    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  

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    You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link.

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    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!


    ---

    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 1 hr 3 min
    "The Collapse of Parenting" With Dr. Leonard Sax

    "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  

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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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    You can watch our interview on my YouTube channel via this link.

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    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!


    ---

    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Pursuing a Career in Tech: What You Must Know

    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!


    ---

    Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatisschoolfor/message

    • 1 hr

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The Enthusiasm and Strategies to Change How We do School

The diversity of leaders, researches and practitioners that Ai interviews is outstanding. As a researcher and practitioner herself she brings an abundant amount of enthusiasm to tackle one an overwhelming challenge of how to change the way we do school. Her knowledge, strategies and stories are immediately applicable to anyone interested in this topic be they a parent, educator, student or business owner looking to make an impact in their community.

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