Teaching: The World’s Most Undervalued Profession | Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar

Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar is an education expert, former cancer researcher, and CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, one of the largest education-focused philanthropic organizations in the Arab world. She walked away from a career in research and stepped into education, driven by a single belief that everyone deserves the opportunity and the resources to learn. In this episode we discuss why teaching is one of the most underappreciated professions in the world, we talk about whether the education system needs reform or a full revolution, how AI is going to disrupt schools faster than anyone is ready for, and what it really means to scale impact without losing the community at the center of it.Key Learnings:The skills you were never taught in school?What makes someone a real teacher?How do you scale without losing people?Is education ready for AI?Follow Sonia:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-ben-jaafar-70aba012/Website: https://www.alghurairfoundation.org/dr-sonia-ben-jaafar/Stay Tuned For More Inspiring Conversations:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audpodcastofficial/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@audpodcastchannelYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@AUDubai