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The Parent Classroom

Are you a parent struggling with grades, homework, standards, and all things school with your child? If so, you're in the right place! The Parent Classroom is a podcast for parents who believe that every child should have an educational experience that is filled with love, joy, and compassion. Hosted by Komal Shah, you will learn from a former teacher alongside guest parents on how to navigate the K-12 schooling system consciously in order to nurture their child's education. 

How To Kids & Family K-12 Parenting Education
Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
24 minutes
Episodes
21
Years Active
2023 - 2024
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[Episode 20] Closing Out Season 1

[Episode 20] Closing Out Season 1

Here we are at the end of Season 1. 

In this podcast episode, I quickly share why I have decided to close out Season 1 of this podcast, and what I am looking forward to moving forward. By the end of t…

00:10:23  |   Fri 02 Feb 2024
[Episode 19] Reentering the Classroom (An Interview with Komal Shah)

[Episode 19] Reentering the Classroom (An Interview with Komal Shah)

Here's an interview of me (your host) by two fellow educators. 

In this podcast episode, I am honored to be interview by both Lauren Pinto and Seth Fleischauer, where they get the opportunity to pick …

00:35:00  |   Tue 02 Jan 2024
[Episode 18] Can Math Be Consciously Taught? With Navi Riar

[Episode 18] Can Math Be Consciously Taught? With Navi Riar

What if ALL children are good at math? 

In this episode, I am joined by mom and founder of Ready Set Learn, Navi Riar, as we dive into how math can be problematic in schools, but how we can shift it …

00:31:26  |   Wed 25 Oct 2023
[Episode 17] Why I Love My New Teaching Job

[Episode 17] Why I Love My New Teaching Job

What if the school you worked out was inherently conscious?

In this podcast episode, I explore my first month of teaching at my new job, and all the ways in which it is conscious. I explore the cultu…

00:17:14  |   Tue 26 Sep 2023
[Episode 16] The Power of AI in Schools with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

[Episode 16] The Power of AI in Schools with Dr. Sabba Quidwai

What if AI is a powerful tool for schools?

In this episode, I am joined by expert Dr. Sabba Quidwai, founder of Designing Schools and former education executive at Apple . We dive into the fears that …

00:50:02  |   Wed 30 Aug 2023
[Episode 15] Why I'm Going Back to Teaching (Five Years Later)

[Episode 15] Why I'm Going Back to Teaching (Five Years Later)

Life has a funny way of working out - and I'm telling you why. 

In this podcast episode, I explore my BIG decision of going back to become a teacher. I speak to the five years that I took off, why I l…

00:23:25  |   Fri 18 Aug 2023
[Episode 14] Choosing a School for Your Pre-K Child with Lauren Pinto

[Episode 14] Choosing a School for Your Pre-K Child with Lauren Pinto

How do you choose the RIGHT school for your child?

In this episode, I am joined by guest Lauren Pinto, a former teacher and a mother. We dive into the journey of choosing a school for your child, and…

00:28:06  |   Wed 02 Aug 2023
[Episode 13] Rethinking How We Identify with Education

[Episode 13] Rethinking How We Identify with Education

What if college license plates are the reason we aren't innovating education? 🎓

In this podcast episode, I explore the idea that our identification with old ideals of success as parents are holding ou…

00:15:16  |   Wed 19 Jul 2023
[Episode 12] The Cost of the K-12 Schooling System

[Episode 12] The Cost of the K-12 Schooling System

How did our schooling affect us in adulthood? 

In this episode, I breakdown my own experience of the ways in which my  K-12 schooling  had negative consequences for me when I got to my 20s and 30s. I …

00:21:05  |   Wed 28 Jun 2023
[Episode 11] Planning Your Child's Summer Learning (And Not Make it a Vacation) with Matt Barnes

[Episode 11] Planning Your Child's Summer Learning (And Not Make it a Vacation) with Matt Barnes

How do you support your child's dreams over the summer?

In this episode, I am joined by guest Matt Barnes, a Parenting Education Coach and parent of three. We dive into the term summer "vacation", an…

00:51:06  |   Wed 07 Jun 2023
[Episode 10] Supporting Your Child's Emotions in School with Mansi Parikh

[Episode 10] Supporting Your Child's Emotions in School with Mansi Parikh

How do you equip your child to navigate the emotions in school?

In this episode, I am joined by guest Mansi Parikh, a Conscious Parenting Coach and parent of three. We dive into the emotional cost of …

00:48:34  |   Wed 24 May 2023
[Episode 9] Why I Failed Your Child as a Teacher

[Episode 9] Why I Failed Your Child as a Teacher

As a teacher, I always felt like I failed.

In this episode, I share a personal anecdote that led me to believe that I failed as a teacher for every parent's child. With a system that is built on urge…

00:16:14  |   Tue 16 May 2023
[Episode 8] Balancing Self-Love & Achievement with Neha Patel

[Episode 8] Balancing Self-Love & Achievement with Neha Patel

How can self-love be integrated with achievement for your child?

In this episode, I am joined by guest Neha Patel, parent of two and co-founder of Hatch Brighter. We dive into the nature of external …

00:39:13  |   Wed 10 May 2023
[Episode 7] How Schools Deny Self-Love

[Episode 7] How Schools Deny Self-Love

What is self-love and are schools denying this for your child? 

In this episode, I breakdown the word "self-love" and how the K-12 schooling system denied my own self-love growing up, and so many of m…

00:21:57  |   Fri 05 May 2023
[Episode 6] Communicating Grades With Your Child with Seth Fleischauer

[Episode 6] Communicating Grades With Your Child with Seth Fleischauer

How does a parent communicate grades with their child?

In this episode, I have a brilliant conversation with guest Seth Fleischauer, both a parent of two and former educator on all things grades. We d…

00:33:24  |   Wed 26 Apr 2023
[Episode 5] The Problem with Grades

[Episode 5] The Problem with Grades

What if grades are a big problem in our schooling system? 

In this episode, I break down my perspective on grades as a former teacher. Though I dive a little bit into my own childhood experience with …

00:17:03  |   Wed 19 Apr 2023
[Episode 4] Your Child is NOT Behind in School

[Episode 4] Your Child is NOT Behind in School

What if your child was not behind? What if this word was created to just have every child be pitted against each other to survive? 

In this episode, I breakdown the word "behind" and how the K-12 scho…

00:18:41  |   Wed 12 Apr 2023
[Episode 3] Why I Care So Much (I Was a Creative Child)

[Episode 3] Why I Care So Much (I Was a Creative Child)

How was school for you growing up? Did it inform the way you see education for your child?

In this episode, I become vulnerable and share about my own journey as a K-12 student. As someone who was a s…

00:10:34  |   Mon 03 Apr 2023
[Episode 2] Unlearning Success for Your Child

[Episode 2] Unlearning Success for Your Child

"The highest form of learning is unlearning" - Rumi

In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most critical step to nurturing your child's K-12 schooling, which is unlearning. Though this topic co…

00:11:05  |   Mon 03 Apr 2023
[Episode 1] What is Conscious Education?

[Episode 1] What is Conscious Education?

"Komal, what is conscious education?" 

This is a question I get so often by parents and educators alike so I wanted to take a step back and give you a Conscious Education 101 crash-course. 

In this epi…

00:11:55  |   Mon 03 Apr 2023
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