Etsuko Tsukagoshi (塚越悦子）

Courage To Create

Education EN ↓ 34 episodes

"Courage to Create" offers a glimpse into the life of a high school student who attends a charter school in California. This unique school follows design principles of equity, personalization, authentic work, and collaborative design. Drawing insights from attending 10+ schools in the US and Japan, Isamu shares his weekly experiences of project-based learning and discusses his bold visions for the future of education. Whether you are a current student or an educator eager to understand the student's point of view, this podcast is here to challenge your thinking and inspire creative living.

Author

Etsuko Tsukagoshi (塚越悦子）

Episodes

Final Episode: What's Next? 01.09.2025 12:49

What's Next? Follow along Isamu's journey at his website isamuthung.com

S1E32: Week 38 End of the Junior Year 25.06.2024 34:21

How was his month-long internship in the Bay Area?

S1E31: Week 33 The Last Exhibition (of the Junior Year) 24.05.2024 23:03

How did the last exhibition turn out?

S1E30: Week 32 Life After High School 08.05.2024 33:24

What is Isamu's vision for the life after high school? Resources: CAASPP testing

S1E29: Week 31 "What" and "Why" 29.04.2024 25:09

What kind of product would Isamu like to create? Resources: Ladder of Influence . Isamu's Gofundme for internship

S1E28: Week 30 Mini Project "Youth Gives Back Fundraising" 24.04.2024 22:24

What is the new mini project about? Resources: Isamu's Gofundme for Internship in the bay area

S1E27: Week 28 Spring Break 23.03.2024 27:25

What will Isamu do during the spring break?

S1E26: Week 27 Educational Zines 19.03.2024 24:37

How did the peer review for the zines work?

S1E25: Week 26 CA Senate Bill 125 09.03.2024 34:09

What is CA Senate Bill 125? Resources: California Senate Bill 125

S1E24: Week 25 Deeper Learning Conference 2024 05.03.2024 32:40

What is Systems Mapping? Resources: Systems Mapping

S1E23: Week 24 Generative Social Field 28.02.2024 34:16

What is Generative Social Field? Resources: Generative Social Fields Initiative

S1E22: Week 23 u-school 21.02.2024 33:19

What is u-school? Resources: u-school for transformation

S1E21: Week 22 Master Practitioner Training 11.02.2024 34:43

What did he do in New York? Resources: Compassionate Systems Framework . Isamu's LinkedIn Profile

S1E20: Week 20 Field Trip 28.01.2024 30:14

What's in the Salton Sea? Resources: Lithium and Environmental Justice in the Imperial Valley, February 15

S1E19: Week 19 Youth Truth Survey 20.01.2024 29:36

What is the Youth Truth Survey? Resource: https://youthtruthsurvey.org/

S1E18: Week 18 New Semester 17.01.2024 34:36

What is the next big project?

S1E17: Week 17 End of the Semester 27.12.2023 32:04

Why does he want to be an educator?

S1E16: Week 16 Project Tuning 16.12.2023 31:24

What are some of the pitfalls of PBL?

S1E15: Week 15 The U.S. Judicial System 10.12.2023 30:18

What does it take to innovate? Resources: Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/ Alebrije (what he is making right now) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alebrije

S1E14: Week 14 Internship Program 04.12.2023 39:09

How best do we teach political spectrum?

S1E13: Week 13 Exhibition "Project Runway 2023" 22.11.2023 26:49

How did the 12 week long fashion project turn out?

S1E12: Week 12 Project-Based Learning(PBL) 12.11.2023 34:51

How do you design a "good" project?

S1E11: Week 11 Conversation with the (interim) CEO 05.11.2023 47:42

What is a "teacher's identity"? Resources: Zone of Proximal Development

S1E10: Week 10 Compassionate Systems 29.10.2023 37:42

What is Compassionate Systems? Resources: Center for Compassionate Systems and New Educational Institution

S1E9: Week 9 Student Ambassador 21.10.2023 33:16

How do we improve teachers' well-being? Resources: Khan Adcademy , an online education platform with the mission to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere.