TPP 302: Online Learning & the Future of Education with Outschool Founder Amir Nathoo

TILT Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 983 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation with Outschool co-founder and CEO Amir Nathoo, we discuss alternative education models and why they’re so critical in preparing all kids for the future, as well as get an inside look into the mission and vision for Outschool, learn more about they successfully create community through virtual classes, ways in which classes are designed to support students with different learning styles and much more. If this conversation sparks you to explore and enroll in classs at Outschool classes, be sure to use the code TILT to get a $20 credit towards your first class. Amir Nathoo is CEO of Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes for K-12 learners. Amir worked at Square, leading the development of Square Payroll. Previously, he served as CEO and co-founder of Trigger.io, a development platform for creating native mobile apps. He holds an MEng in Electrical and Information Sciences from The University of Cambridge. Amir lives in San Francisco with his wife Kirsty and their two children. Things you'll learn from this episode How Outschool grew through COVID and how online learning has changed in the past 2 years How alternative ways of learning are helping prepare our kids for the future The crucial part that community plays into Outschool’s platform and what they offer to families How Outschool supports different types of learners and why it has attracted neurodivergent learners from the start How Outschool finds and onboards teachers and how they develop their classes Amir’s tips for parents on vetting online learning programs to determine if they are right for your child/ren Resources mentioned for Outschool and Online Learning Outschool Dr. Joseph Lee Talks About the Importance of SEL / Social and Emotional Learning (podcast episode) Dr. Joseph Lee How to Prepare Differently Wired Kids for an Uncharted Future Matt Barnes on Embracing a New 21st Century Learning Model Nurturing Creativity to Help Children Thrive, with Terry Roberts The G Word documentary For more info, visit: https://www.tiltparenting.com/session302 Support the showConnect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.
0:07.0	Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and
0:14.8	others?
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0:54.0	Yeah, we also have this realization, you know, some businesses might think, oh, well, that's niche.
1:01.0	How many of neurodibodant kids are there really? But that's, well,
1:05.0	A, you know, it's easy to underestimate just how many, there's also like categorical
1:08.6	thinking. Like it's not just people who are kind of categorized as neurodiversion who are different.
1:14.0	Everyone is different.
1:17.0	The idea that there's like one dominant way of thinking is just wrong.
1:22.0	And so you start to realize that by intentionally seeking to serve
1:27.8	communities who are underserved and you have unique needs you're actually developing the capability to serve everyone better.
1:37.0	Welcome to Tilled Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing,
1:45.6	and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
1:48.3	I'm your host Debbie Reaver.
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