#011 Challenges in Modern Education w/ John Petrey

There are many challenges in modern education in helping students develop to their full potential. In this podcast episode, I chat with the highly experienced principal John Petrey about the current problems educators, parents, and students face such as tech trends, parenting on technology, success in education, and educational leadership. John has a wealth of experience from teaching and being an administrator at K-12 schools domestically and internationally working at affluent private schools to inner-city schools.   Video version available on YouTube channel “Dr. Jon Tam” 0:00 - Introducing John Petrey 2:00 - Problems and tech trends John encounters in education 6:30 - Social media in schools 10:30 - Comparing childhood in the past with now and how to deal with it as parents and educators 16:00 - How to parent children on technology 19:00 - The biggest problems parents face is with themselves 24:00 - What are the biggest success factors in education nowadays 30:00 - How educational leadership can change everything 36:30 - The benefit of private schools 39:30 - How John has tackled educational problems in the past Sign up for the free training "Stop Feeling Stuck in Your Career: Find Your Dream Career" Take a FREE and accurate career personality test Download PDF on How to find your dream career If you enjoyed the episode, please give us a positive review and let us know what else you want to hear about. Don't forget to subscribe if you enjoyed our content. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join my group Career Change Advice on Facebook to receive regular updates and connect with others going through a career change here. Let's connect on social media: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube