Talking Classrooms | Educational Communication and Reflection
Talking Classrooms is a podcast dedicated to exploring the heart of education — the challenges, the opportunities, and the stories that shape learning inside and beyond the classroom. Hosted by Bulelani Marwanqana, the show dives into conversations with educators, learners, thought leaders, and community voices, reflecting on how teaching and learning can inspire growth, resilience, and transformation.
Each episode offers authentic discussions on topics like student wellbeing, emotional intelligence, academic struggles, faith in education, and innovative approaches to teaching. With honesty and reflection at its core, Talking Classrooms invites you to think deeply about the role of education in shaping both individuals and society.
Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, or lifelong learner, this podcast will give you insights, encouragement, and a renewed vision of what it means to learn and lead.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2025
Unpaid and Underqualified
In this eye-opening episode, host Bulelani Marwanqana explores the often-overlooked reality of unpaid and underqualified teachers who are holding classrooms together across South Africa.
From rural to…
Crossing The Line
In this powerful and necessary solo episode of Talking Classrooms, host Bulelani Marwanqana addresses one of the most sensitive yet urgent issues in education today: teachers engaging in inappropriat…
Why We Should Restore Biblical Studies in Schools
In this deeply reflective solo episode, host Bulelani Marwanqana explores why Biblical Studies deserve a place in today’s educational system—and why the Ten Commandments still matter in the modern cl…
What's Actually Effective?
In this eye-opening solo episode, host Bulelani Marwanqana explores the complex landscape of school discipline—what works, what doesn’t, and why it matters more than ever in today’s classrooms.
From o…
Holding The Door Behind You
In this reflective solo episode, Bulelani Marwanqana explores the powerful idea of “Holding The Door Behind You”—a metaphor for leadership, responsibility, and access in education.
With his experience…
The Hidden Curriculum
In this thought-provoking solo episode, Bulelani Marwanqana unpacks one of the most overlooked but powerful forces in education: the hidden curriculum.
While the formal curriculum focuses on subjects …
Why Education Still Gives Me Hope
In this heartfelt and reflective episode of Talking Classrooms, host Bulelani Marwanqana shares a deeply personal message about why, despite the challenges, education still gives him hope.
From overcr…