Embrace the void. This week, Jay takes a look at why we fail, and why it is something to be both feared and embraced by students, teachers, and basically everyone.

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It's been two months. A lot has happened. This week, Jay gives an update and shares anecdotes about the status of remote learning in the Philippines.

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This week, Jay is trying something new. He gives out the lecture he's dreamed of doing, and turns it into a podcast episode. If it works, yay. If it doesn't, it was worth a shot. Either way, class is in session.

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There are times where we just feel that we're not cut out for things. That we're incompetent. That we're not meant for it. This week, Jay tells you more about impostor syndrome, why teachers feel it, and why you are (in spite of everything) actually good enough.

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Teachers are heroes, but they're not indestructible. They have flaws, faults, and struggles. This week, Jay shines a light on some of the struggles that teachers, both here and abroad, face. He also gives a bit of advice on how to better appreciate them.

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In this new episode, Jay invites his very good friend, productivity coach and "infopreneur" Celz Alejandro! She opens up about her background, including how she was as a student (3:25), and how she got into being an infopreneur (16:18). She then shares her thoughts about productivity in the age of this pandemic (33:52), and gives out tips for students on how they could still be productive for online/blended classes (41:48). She closes with a few stories about how she has helped her clients be a lot more productive than they ever thought would be (1:01:00).

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In this second-turned-fifth episode (we will explain!), Jay-Em interviews his (technically) first (but now fourth? much numbers) guest: chemistry lecturer and musician EJ Edralin. They talk about balancing a music career with teaching, share learning experiences, and the differences between teaching high school and college kids.

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In this week's episode, Jay chats with another one of his former professors, this time his Communications professor Jian Miranda. Jian discusses his experiences of teaching college kids, preschool toddlers, hardened inmates in a medium security prison, and everyone in between. They also discuss how teaching and education isn't necessarily linear.

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In this week's episode, Jay chats with his great friend and former science teacher Sir Ryan Noleal. Ryan discusses his experiences of taking up two Master's degrees (here and abroad), managing a technical-vocational school, and they both exchange thoughts and experiences about teaching science.

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In this episode, Jay has his first guest: his classmate and friend Bianca Insigne. She shares her experiences as a third-culture kid, and they chat about the differences between traditional and progressive education.

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