Pupil - Professional : Fatema & Dr. Prakash Vel
It's celebration time, as 2 Pupils In A Pod turns one! Join the Pupils as they reminisce the past year, along with some hilarious bloopers.
Tune in to this exciting episode, where the duo, drawing inspiration from existing systems of education, have come up with a macro and micro approach each to design their ideal schools.
As the name suggests, this episode is about diversity in the world of education. To highlight this diversity, the duo spoke to students from over 14 countries. Tune in to find out how various aspects of schooling and education differ world over, and hear the first hand experiences of 11 of the respondents from different countries.
The duo is back with a debate on a topic that has been widely discussed among school students for years - should all subjects be kept compulsory or should students be given the liberty to choose their subjects after a certain grade? Listen to find out.
Join in the festivities as the duo open up to answer some very intriguing questions asked by the audience in this candid and jocund episode to wrap up what has been a truly eventful year.
In the first episode of the final series which focuses on reforms, the duo stresses on the need for a more dynamic curriculum that goes beyond textbook and theoretical knowledge. The idea is to change the idea of what students learn at school by adding more relevant and practical topics to the existing curriculum, thus arming students with skills to navigate life and prepare them to deal with the real world.
The duo, extremely passionate about the cause, decided to dedicate an episode on Mental Health among Students to mark World Mental Health Day, which is on 10th October. Join them to #SmashTheStigma and #StartTheConversation about #MentalHealth as they highlight the importance of mental health among students, the different problems among adolescents, its causes & repercussions, and emphasize the role of schools in all this.
Continuing their discussion about the Impact of COVID-19 on Education, in this episode of School of Thumb, the duo moves to address the various ways in which the stakeholders -students,teachers,parents- who are at the heart of education, have been affected at an individual level.
COVID-19 has largely affected every avenue in the world and the Education Sector is no exception. Listen to find out how every aspect of all the major institutions of the Education Empire were impacted as a result of this global pandemic, as the duo sit down for an engaging conversation about how this unprecedented crisis has the potential to transform the education system.
In Episode 2, The Biggest Conundrum, the duo debate on the most extensively discussed topic of recent times- Online VS Traditional Learning. The big question- 'Should Online Learning replace the Traditional Classrooms?' poses a real dilemma and has taken the education sector by storm. Keep listening to find out the intriguing outcome of this compelling debate!
Join a duo of passionate teenagers as they embark on a journey to explore every nook and cranny of education, along with the latest updates of this evergreen sector through a series of conversations, debates, discussions and a lot more.