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[Episode 20] Closing Out Season 1
Here we are at the end of Season 1. In this podcast episode, I quickly share why I have decided to close out Season 1 of this podcast, and what I am looking forward to...
[Episode 19] Reentering the Classroom (An Interview with Komal Shah)
Here's an interview of me (your host) by two fellow educators. In this podcast episode, I am honored to be interview by both Lauren Pinto and Seth Fleischauer, where t...
[Episode 18] Can Math Be Consciously Taught? With Navi Riar
What if ALL children are good at math? In this episode, I am joined by mom and founder of Ready Set Learn, Navi Riar, as we dive into how math can be problematic in s...
[Episode 17] Why I Love My New Teaching Job
What if the school you worked out was inherently conscious? In this podcast episode, I explore my first month of teaching at my new job, and all the ways in which it i...
[Episode 16] The Power of AI in Schools with Dr. Sabba Quidwai
What if AI is a powerful tool for schools?In this episode, I am joined by expert Dr. Sabba Quidwai, founder of Designing Schools and former education executive at Appl...
[Episode 15] Why I'm Going Back to Teaching (Five Years Later)
Life has a funny way of working out - and I'm telling you why. In this podcast episode, I explore my BIG decision of going back to become a teacher. I speak to the fiv...
[Episode 14] Choosing a School for Your Pre-K Child with Lauren Pinto
How do you choose the RIGHT school for your child? In this episode, I am joined by guest Lauren Pinto, a former teacher and a mother. We dive into the journey of choos...
[Episode 13] Rethinking How We Identify with Education
What if college license plates are the reason we aren't innovating education? 🎓In this podcast episode, I explore the idea that our identification with old ideals of s...
[Episode 12] The Cost of the K-12 Schooling System
How did our schooling affect us in adulthood? In this episode, I breakdown my own experience of the ways in which my K-12 schooling had negative consequences for me ...
[Episode 11] Planning Your Child's Summer Learning (And Not Make it a Vacation) with Matt Barnes
How do you support your child's dreams over the summer? In this episode, I am joined by guest Matt Barnes, a Parenting Education Coach and parent of three. We dive int...
[Episode 10] Supporting Your Child's Emotions in School with Mansi Parikh
How do you equip your child to navigate the emotions in school?In this episode, I am joined by guest Mansi Parikh, a Conscious Parenting Coach and parent of three. We ...
[Episode 9] Why I Failed Your Child as a Teacher
As a teacher, I always felt like I failed. In this episode, I share a personal anecdote that led me to believe that I failed as a teacher for every parent's child. Wit...
[Episode 8] Balancing Self-Love & Achievement with Neha Patel
How can self-love be integrated with achievement for your child? In this episode, I am joined by guest Neha Patel, parent of two and co-founder of Hatch Brighter. We d...
[Episode 7] How Schools Deny Self-Love
What is self-love and are schools denying this for your child? In this episode, I breakdown the word "self-love" and how the K-12 schooling system denied my own self-l...
[Episode 6] Communicating Grades With Your Child with Seth Fleischauer
How does a parent communicate grades with their child?In this episode, I have a brilliant conversation with guest Seth Fleischauer, both a parent of two and former edu...
[Episode 5] The Problem with Grades
What if grades are a big problem in our schooling system? In this episode, I break down my perspective on grades as a former teacher. Though I dive a little bit into m...
[Episode 4] Your Child is NOT Behind in School
What if your child was not behind? What if this word was created to just have every child be pitted against each other to survive? In this episode, I breakdown the wor...
[Episode 3] Why I Care So Much (I Was a Creative Child)
How was school for you growing up? Did it inform the way you see education for your child?In this episode, I become vulnerable and share about my own journey as a K-12...
[Episode 2] Unlearning Success for Your Child
"The highest form of learning is unlearning" - RumiIn this episode, we dive deep into one of the most critical step to nurturing your child's K-12 schooling, which is ...
[Episode 1] What is Conscious Education?
"Komal, what is conscious education?" This is a question I get so often by parents and educators alike so I wanted to take a step back and give you a Conscious Educati...
Welcome to The Parent Classroom!
Welcome to the Parent Classroom! This podcast is for every parent who believes that every child should have an educational experience that is filled with love, joy, an...