Third Millennium Education

This week, we have Lord Victor Adebowale, Co-Founder & Chairman of Visionable and Chair of Social Enterprise UK. We are going to hear from his view on the current education system, and stress how personalised learning can benefit minority youngsters in many ways. 

“Firstly, we don't value teaching our teachers enough to give them the inspiration. Secondly, we should think about education, not exams. Lastly, we have to give our kids enough experiences so they can make credible choices about their life now.” 

“We ought to be just a bit more expansive. Our education is lazy, thinking that our children will come out of an education system with the ability to manage people or understand the world of work or be creative.” 

“If the school hasn't got the time and the resources, kids will act out in other ways. It's logical since children have been forced to go to a place where they feel terrible and their intelligence is not being acknowledged.” 

“A lot of the kids in pupil referral units were highly intelligent kids who worked out that the system didn't care about them, so they weren't going to care about the system.” 

“Education is important for society because it's the best inoculation against ignorance.”  

This week, we have Lord Victor Adebowale, Co-Founder & Chairman of Visionable and Chair of Social Enterprise UK. We are going to hear from his view on the current education system, and stress how personalised learning can benefit minority youngsters in many ways. 

“Firstly, we don't value teaching our teachers enough to give them the inspiration. Secondly, we should think about education, not exams. Lastly, we have to give our kids enough experiences so they can make credible choices about their life now.” 

“We ought to be just a bit more expansive. Our education is lazy, thinking that our children will come out of an education system with the ability to manage people or understand the world of work or be creative.” 

“If the school hasn't got the time and the resources, kids will act out in other ways. It's logical since children have been forced to go to a place where they feel terrible and their intelligence is not being acknowledged.” 

“A lot of the kids in pupil referral units were highly intelligent kids who worked out that the system didn't care about them, so they weren't going to care about the system.” 

“Education is important for society because it's the best inoculation against ignorance.”  

Kathleen Hamilton is Head of Product at GeniusU. She talks about her educational experience at Green School, Bali. GeniusU, is an edtech platform transforming education for life long learners.

“At Green School students are not segmented by age, but by what they want to learn and how competent they were at any given subjects.”

“Green School has this openness and this curiosity that didn’t exist in a lot of other schools. That is what turned me into very much believing in activism as a means of making change.”

“Ageism is just a cultural idea. Vertical learning totally got all of us together, there was never a question of, ‘I am more intelligent than this person because I am older’, instead we are open to learning a subject differently, at the same pace at the same time.”

“People that are different from us whether that is in background, nurture, nature or whatever, can teach us more than we can possibly imagine, because everyone has a different worldview.”

“When I tell how brilliant my high school was to other people, they would look at me like I was an alien. They do not think that you could enjoy High School. And that is what hit me first, there is definitely something wrong with the system, if there is a system where students feel like they would not do it again.”

“Learning should feel exciting and inspiring.”

“The more people can engage in active learning, the more people can understand how to think through difficult concepts and how to actually problem solve through a process.”

Kathleen Hamilton is Head of Product at GeniusU. She talks about her educational experience at Green School, Bali. GeniusU, is an edtech platform transforming education for life long learners.

“At Green School students are not segmented by age, but by what they want to learn and how competent they were at any given subjects.”

“Green School has this openness and this curiosity that didn’t exist in a lot of other schools. That is what turned me into very much believing in activism as a means of making change.”

“Ageism is just a cultural idea. Vertical learning totally got all of us together, there was never a question of, ‘I am more intelligent than this person because I am older’, instead we are open to learning a subject differently, at the same pace at the same time.”

“People that are different from us whether that is in background, nurture, nature or whatever, can teach us more than we can possibly imagine, because everyone has a different worldview.”

“When I tell how brilliant my high school was to other people, they would look at me like I was an alien. They do not think that you could enjoy High School. And that is what hit me first, there is definitely something wrong with the system, if there is a system where students feel like they would not do it again.”

“Learning should feel exciting and inspiring.”

“The more people can engage in active learning, the more people can understand how to think through difficult concepts and how to actually problem solve through a process.”

Matthew Gordon is the CEO and Founder of Spectra, the delivery partner for the Care Leavers Covenant.

“Wider society has a role to play in supporting our young people to thrive. That is the central premise of the covenant. That is not just the state’s responsibility but the wider society has a role in nurturing, fostering and enabling.”
"I had come into the social care space in earnest in 2014, and I was amazed at some of the lack of empathy that existed for our young people.

How our young people are nurtured at home is integral to their positive outcomes.

If we turn our attention to our young people who are in care? What is that home environment like? What is the ambition like? What is the vision for that young person? And do we have a vision? Can we honestly say that for some of those individuals coming from lower economic backgrounds? Do we have a vision that they couldn't be anything that they want to be in terms of their professional trajectory? And if we do have that vision, are we facilitating that ambition? And are we cheerleaders for those young people?

Young people in long term foster care are significantly better than those who are in residential care who have had multiple moves.

For 5 years, we refused to use agency staff because its about trust. Our young people need to feel safe and secure.

Peter Bazalgette’s book Empathy Instinct talks about how we do cognitively understand empathy and emotional empathy. It's that psychic transition that allows us to say, I will do that shift, even though I've worked 10 hours already or 12 hours already, I would rather work that shift than my young person being introduced to a complete stranger. And I think that's the psychic transition that is fundamental for improving outcomes.

And this person, young man was having a meltdown before my eyes. And that emotional empathy kicked in. And I said, Do you need a hug? And you know, with all of the snot and tears, he nodded his head and came in for the hug. And I'm glad that I did it.

Matthew Gordon is the CEO and Founder of Spectra, the delivery partner for the Care Leavers Covenant.

“Wider society has a role to play in supporting our young people to thrive. That is the central premise of the covenant. That is not just the state’s responsibility but the wider society has a role in nurturing, fostering and enabling.”
"I had come into the social care space in earnest in 2014, and I was amazed at some of the lack of empathy that existed for our young people.

How our young people are nurtured at home is integral to their positive outcomes.

If we turn our attention to our young people who are in care? What is that home environment like? What is the ambition like? What is the vision for that young person? And do we have a vision? Can we honestly say that for some of those individuals coming from lower economic backgrounds? Do we have a vision that they couldn't be anything that they want to be in terms of their professional trajectory? And if we do have that vision, are we facilitating that ambition? And are we cheerleaders for those young people?

Young people in long term foster care are significantly better than those who are in residential care who have had multiple moves.

For 5 years, we refused to use agency staff because its about trust. Our young people need to feel safe and secure.

Peter Bazalgette’s book Empathy Instinct talks about how we do cognitively understand empathy and emotional empathy. It's that psychic transition that allows us to say, I will do that shift, even though I've worked 10 hours already or 12 hours already, I would rather work that shift than my young person being introduced to a complete stranger. And I think that's the psychic transition that is fundamental for improving outcomes.

And this person, young man was having a meltdown before my eyes. And that emotional empathy kicked in. And I said, Do you need a hug? And you know, with all of the snot and tears, he nodded his head and came in for the hug. And I'm glad that I did it.

Callum James is a music and events entrepreneur, Founder of Zeal Movement and Event Connect. We are going to hear from his rollercoaster experience in both life and education and stressing how personalized learning can benefit disruptive youngsters in many ways.

“Teachers were not prepared; they do not have time. For them, it is way easier to just take the disrupted kids out from the classroom, rather than focusing on what

could be the actual problem and how to resolve them.”  

“Pupil referral units definitely provided much more support than mainstream schools, however, no one was learning anything.”  

“Doing practical things rather than just sitting there and regurgitating information

benefited me much more than the theory side of things.”  

“I got arrested for assault from age 13 and was sent to a young offenders

institute. Within that time where I actually benefited the most was from

counselling.”  

“The main downfall of mainstream education is insufficient facilities and funds to

focus on young people that have underlying issues.”  

“Mainstream education says that everyone learns differently, yet they teach everyone in the same way.”  

Callum James is a music and events entrepreneur, Founder of Zeal Movement and Event Connect. We are going to hear from his rollercoaster experience in both life and education and stressing how personalized learning can benefit disruptive youngsters in many ways.

“Teachers were not prepared; they do not have time. For them, it is way easier to just take the disrupted kids out from the classroom, rather than focusing on what

could be the actual problem and how to resolve them.”  

“Pupil referral units definitely provided much more support than mainstream schools, however, no one was learning anything.”  

“Doing practical things rather than just sitting there and regurgitating information

benefited me much more than the theory side of things.”  

“I got arrested for assault from age 13 and was sent to a young offenders

institute. Within that time where I actually benefited the most was from

counselling.”  

“The main downfall of mainstream education is insufficient facilities and funds to

focus on young people that have underlying issues.”  

“Mainstream education says that everyone learns differently, yet they teach everyone in the same way.”  

Shad Moarif is the Founder-Developer, Karismath and KarisEnglish.

"Returning the loan is a moral and spiritual need, the primary goal because regaining back their assets is like regaining something priceless.”

Time Stamp:

[1:30] Shad Moarif’s education journey

[2:45] Shad’s point of view on how different profession view mathematics

[5:23] Shad’s thoughts on well-structured education systems

[7:59] Challenges Shad met on his teaching journey in Pakistan

[9:26] Shad’s plan on teachers in Pakistan

[12:39] How did Shad armored teachers at rural areas in Pakistan with teaching skills

[17:49] How Shad utilised knowledge and understanding in teaching Maths teachers in Pakistan?

[19:26] How Shad used visualisation in teaching maths

[23:52] Creating separate components in maths learning

[27:35] How are teachers adapting visualisation method with other subjects

[31:08] Shad’s future educational plans in Pakistan

Links:To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com 

Shad Moarif is the Founder-Developer, Karismath and KarisEnglish.

"Returning the loan is a moral and spiritual need, the primary goal because regaining back their assets is like regaining something priceless.”

Time Stamp:

[1:30] Shad Moarif’s education journey

[2:45] Shad’s point of view on how different profession view mathematics

[5:23] Shad’s thoughts on well-structured education systems

[7:59] Challenges Shad met on his teaching journey in Pakistan

[9:26] Shad’s plan on teachers in Pakistan

[12:39] How did Shad armored teachers at rural areas in Pakistan with teaching skills

[17:49] How Shad utilised knowledge and understanding in teaching Maths teachers in Pakistan?

[19:26] How Shad used visualisation in teaching maths

[23:52] Creating separate components in maths learning

[27:35] How are teachers adapting visualisation method with other subjects

[31:08] Shad’s future educational plans in Pakistan

Links:To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com