homeroom

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Jae—an educator, journalist, project manager, and dad—about his education journey spanning multiple countries including the United States, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. We talk about his earliest memories...

Inspired by the 18th-century Prussian schooling reform, many education systems today continue to subscribe to its key features: a prescriptive national curriculum that necessitates standardized testing, compulsory attendance for students who are grouped into those of similar ages, and teachers who are trained to prepare students to meet specific economic needs. However, the sociopolitical conditio...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Michiko—a mom, wife, and cultural chameleon—about her education journey spanning multiple countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, and the United States. We talk about her earliest me...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Stella—a fashion and film enthusiast who is currently in grad school studying cognitive psychology—about her winding journey across varying interests and industries. We talk about her early experiences of le...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Antonio—a former teacher, self-directed learning center founder, and current dad—about his experience moving through the education system as someone who’s considered intelligent. We talk about the evolution...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.  In this episode, I speak with Jenna—a writer, world traveler, mom, and former mayor—about the lasting impacts of imposter’s syndrome, perfectionism, and the difficulty of divorcing our self worth from the value we provide for others. We...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Miche—an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, investor, and mentor—about her journey navigating 7 majors in undergrad, and 7 careers post grad across multiple industries. We talk about the importance of encouraging a...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Maryn—a writer, artist, and entrepreneur—about the long-lasting impact of the elementary school we both attended, and how more mainstream schools could benefit by adopting some of its core principles and pra...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Christine, a storytelling consultant, educator, and thus unsurprisingly, a voracious reader—about her journey from attending a Swiss boarding school, attending university in the United States, and raising he...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Marwa, a professor and doctor of implant dentistry, and fellow English teacher about the impact that teachers have on their students, and how the best ones change lives. We talk about the personas we’ve deve...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Joyce, a Trauma Recovery Coach, and Somatic Healing Practitioner about her journey from being the quiet and obedient good girl to reclaiming her inner power. We talk about the importance of self awareness, h...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Máire, a Universal Tao Instructor who has studied Occupational Therapy, Bereavement & Loss, as well as Trauma & Polyvagal Theory. We talk about the patriarchal framework that traditional sex educatio...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Lizette, a former private school teacher, librarian, author, and now founder of a microschool based in Los Angeles, California about the importance of teaching children from a trauma-informed perspective. We...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Kirsten, an award winning filmmaker and college professor for more than 20 years about the importance of connecting with your creative voice. We talk about time and history, and the birth place of the patria...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Gift, an author, and brand marketing storytelling specialist about her education experience growing up in Nigeria. We talked about what she was like as a child, our thoughts on the difference between how soc...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with George, an architectural designer and certified project manager based in New York, pursuing his architecture license. We talk about our early life experiments with creativity, how dreams and divine intervent...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Ana, an engineer, copywriter, and mom based in Brazil—about her early memories of being an enthusiastic learner and lover of storytelling. We talk about the challenges of living in patriarchal societies, sha...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Sukyun, an educator with 20+ years of experience in teaching, curriculum development, professional training, and program administration in higher education institutions, based in New Jersey, USA—about her im...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Justin, an independent documentary filmmaker based in Michigan, USA—about the importance of balancing both structured and unstructured pockets of learning and expression. We talk about the importance of cura...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Tess, an art advisor and activist, grafitti artist, and professional mom based in New Jersey, USA—about the mental and emotional dexterity required to navigate career, family, and side projects. We talk hone...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Leah, a mom, entrepreneur, and personality coach based in Singapore about her experience traveling from Malaysia to Singapore every day to attend school, and how the fear and punishment based education syste...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Steven, the Executive Director of Media Justice, a national racial justice organization that advances the media and technology rights of people of color. I wanted to know how his leadership experiences in hi...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Sabreen, a writer, podcast producer, and therapist for autistic children—about how her early interests in how human brains worked, along with her family’s high expectations of her while growing up in Sudan i...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Samantha, a fellow film producer based in Baltimore—about her experience being a gifted and talented student, and my experience not being a gifted and talented student. We talked about the role her family ha...

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations on topics impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Rafael, an English teacher in Brazil—about how he combines his two passions, English and Pop Culture into a single career. We talked about the sad reality of our misguided education systems and the...