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Make It Mindful: Insights for Global Learning

The dreaded question - Why do we need to learn this? In this episode, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Lauren Pinto, and Komal Shah dive into the ever-growing relevance gap in schools, and how to navigate curriculum that is seems woefully irrelevant for this day and age. We speak to the rapidly changing world, and how we have become more disconnected from basic skills such as paying our taxes, fixing a car, and even cooking a meal. If we were to change what is taught in school, what are the topics we would include? Financial literacy? Architecture? Mental Health? We ask ourselves a key question: how do we make what is taught in schools not only relevant, but needed for our kids' futures? This episode is for every teacher who doesn't want to answer: "Because I said so." In this episode, we will cover:- How to combat irrelevant curriculum - Topic areas that should be included in schools - Next steps to give teachers more agency for relevancy Articles mentioned:1. What's Worth Learning in School? by Lori Hough at Harvard Ed. Magazine2. 7 subjects that should be taught in U.S. schools by Kevin Dickinson at Big Think3. 51 things they should teach in school, but don’t by Paul Brian at Hack SpiritCo-Host Links:Seth FleischauerFounder and President of Banyan Global LearningLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fleischauer/Website: https://banyangloballearning.com/Lauren PintoCofounder of Ambitious Ed, Educational Technology SpecialistLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-s-pinto/Website: https://www.ambitioused.com/Komal ShahSpeaker, Author, & EntrepreneurLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/consultkomalWebsite: https://thekomalshah.comBook: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Hand-Consciousness-Education-ebook/dp/B09FNT6B45/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Show Notes

The dreaded question - Why do we need to learn this? 
In this episode, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Lauren Pinto, and Komal Shah dive into the ever-growing relevance gap in schools, and how to navigate curriculum that is seems woefully irrelevant for this day and age. We speak to the rapidly changing world, and how we have become more disconnected from basic skills such as paying our taxes, fixing a car, and even cooking a meal. If we were to change what is taught in school, what are the topics we would include? Financial literacy? Architecture? Mental Health? We ask ourselves a key question: how do we make what is taught in schools not only relevant, but needed for our kids' futures? This episode is for every teacher who doesn't want to answer: "Because I said so." 

In this episode, we will cover:
- How to combat irrelevant curriculum 
- Topic areas that should be included in schools 
- Next steps to give teachers more agency for relevancy

Articles mentioned:
1. What's Worth Learning in School? by Lori Hough at Harvard Ed. Magazine
2. 7 subjects that should be taught in U.S. schools by Kevin Dickinson at Big Think
3. 51 things they should teach in school, but don’t by Paul Brian at Hack Spirit

Co-Host Links:
Seth Fleischauer
Founder and President of Banyan Global Learning
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fleischauer/
Website: https://banyangloballearning.com/

Lauren Pinto
Cofounder of Ambitious Ed, Educational Technology Specialist
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-s-pinto/
Website: https://www.ambitioused.com/

Komal Shah
Speaker, Author, & Entrepreneur
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/consultkomal
Website: https://thekomalshah.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Hand-Consciousness-Education-ebook/dp/B09FNT6B45/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=


Creators and Guests

LP
Host
Lauren Pinto
SF
Host
Seth Fleischauer
KS
Guest
Komal Shah

What is Make It Mindful: Insights for Global Learning?

Make It Mindful: Insights for Global Learning is a podcast for globally minded educators who want deep, long-form conversations about how teaching and learning are changing — and what to do about it.

Hosted by former classroom teacher and Banyan Global Learning founder Seth Fleischauer, the show explores how people, cultures, technologies, cognitive processes, and school systems shape what happens in classrooms around the world. Each long-form episode looks closely at the conditions that help students and educators thrive — from executive functioning and identity development to virtual learning, multilingual education, global competence, and the rise of AI.

Seth talks with teachers, researchers, psychologists, and school leaders who look closely at how students understand themselves, build relationships, and develop the capacities that underlie deep learning — skills like perspective-taking, communication, and global competence that are essential for navigating an interconnected world. These conversations surface the kinds of cross-cultural experiences and hard-to-measure abilities that shape real achievement. Together, they consider how to integrate new technologies in ways that strengthen—not replace—the human center of learning.

The result is a set of ideas, stories, and practical strategies educators can apply to help students succeed in a complex and fast-changing world.