#9 Alex Beard (Natural Born Learners)

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How does education differ around the world? BBC Radio 4 presenter and author of Natural Born Learners - Alex Beard joins the TFTDL flight crew to talk about his adventures as an educational explorer. In 2016, the former teacher used an advance on a book to tour the planet and study cutting-edge schools, teaching styles and technology in an attempt to glimpse the future of education. 

From the world's hardest exam to robot teachers, tune into more classic Tales from the Departure Lounge including pit stops in California, South Korea, Finland and China. Is a fourth revolution in education possible and is our most valuable life lesson learning to fail? 

Final boarding call: Silicon Valley, California

This is episode is sponsored by The PIE Live - interactive, two day events that build knowledge and networks in international education - check out dates and venues at www.thepielive.com

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