Michael Funder has been a teacher at the School of Total Education for over 30 years. For 20 of those years, Michael worked under the guidance of the school’s founder, Vijayadev Yogendra. Michael has a wealth of experience both as a teacher, and as a parent — with two children of his own who attended and graduated from the school. In this interview, which was recorded in February 2010, Michael talks about the following topics:

- The reasons SOTE was originally established.

- Innateness.

- The deeper purpose of education.

- The role of parents in the educational process.

- Nurturing the spirit or soul in education.

- Benefits of teachers working collaboratively.