“Don’t Sweat the Technique:” CALM Convo w/Andre Maglalang about Teaching, Parenting and Envisioning Globally

Thank you for leaning in and listening to episode 6 of CALM Conversations about Learning!This conversation with my colleague and friend Andre Maglalang was so rich with insights about  what it means to teach and parent children as they navigate global citizenry and life-- that I had to drop my FIRST unedited episode--which, by the way, doesn’t include our pre-conversation about music! (But I did manage to infuse a little Hip Hop and Funk into the conversation.) Check below, where I summarize and synthesize to internalize!Conversation Points: Economics isn’t merely about money; it’s about what motivates us humans… and that is, “what’s in it for me?” Teaching and parenting during the Pandemic was all about connection and logistics...and it wasn’t all that bad.ZOOM can humanize the parent-teacher relationship-- if you’re paying attention. It is important to shake things up, and teaching a summer class has been restoring his sense of joy and  satisfying his need for collaboration as an educator.History does matter, not just so that students can “learn from the past” but so that they can learn how to break repeating patterns that have occurred throughout history. He wants his students to appreciate this Pandemic and “leverage it” to make the world better...but he is not completely hopeful.It is COOL to be a teacher (no autographs, please!).Advice for new teachers: Have a sense of humor. Never hold a grudge.Plus…What Herbie Hancock, Jazz and Funk musician, taught him about the power of innovationSynthesizing and Internalizing: There is wisdom, not only in the art of teaching (AND parenting) but in understanding our place in history as we learn from this Pandemic. And a great part of this wisdom exists in our willingness to connect and innovate in meaningful ways. So, as we re-envision our children’s education, how will we model for them and encourage them to connect and innovate for humanity? P.S. Come join me on the Instagram, LIVE for a quick Visionary Check-in, next Wednesday, August  4th @ 11am! We won’t be in a Circle but we can still share and connect @zenani116!Do the Podcast-Listener Thing:  Follow. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Proof: Episode Title, “Don’t Sweat the Technique,” taken from song by Eric B. & Rakim, 1992