Thousands of hours in school, and what you actually learned sits somewhere close to zero!
Why do Pakistan's schools produce the performance of education instead of the real thing? From grades-obsessed parents and lost mother tongues to character building that costs nothing, this is a hard look at what schooling actually delivers.
We discussed:
◼ Why years of schooling can return close to nothing
◼ How an unguarded money box survived four years at Akhuwat University
◼ The 15-minute lesson schools skip that you'd use for life
◼ Why praising your child's grades is the wrong game entirely
◼ How one month of withheld fees could rewrite the syllabus
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:28 What Was Childhood With Faiz Like?
00:07:14 Was the Dinner Table the Real Classroom?
00:12:07 Are We Just Performing Education?
00:15:27 The Canteen With No Cashier
00:18:10 Why Are Parents Playing the Wrong Game?
00:22:27 What Happens When Kids Lose Their Language?
00:28:31 Is AI Forcing an Education Reset?
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About Guest: Adeel Hashmi
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: adeel-hashmi-481a841b5
Website: https://www.adeelhashmi.net/
About Host: Dr. Mariam Chughtai
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: mariamchughtai
Website: https://www.mariamchughtai.com/
Chughtai International School: https://chughtai-intl-school.com/
Chughtai Institute of Leadership and Learning: https://cill.pk/
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Thousands of hours in school, and what you actually learned sits somewhere close to zero!
Why do Pakistan's schools produce the performance of education instead of the real thing? From grades-obsessed parents and lost mother tongues to character building that costs nothing, this is a hard look at what schooling actually delivers.
We discussed:
◼ Why years of schooling can return close to nothing
◼ How an unguarded money box survived four years at Akhuwat University
◼ The 15-minute lesson schools skip that you'd use for life
◼ Why praising your child's grades is the wrong game entirely
◼ How one month of withheld fees could rewrite the syllabus
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:28 What Was Childhood With Faiz Like?
00:07:14 Was the Dinner Table the Real Classroom?
00:12:07 Are We Just Performing Education?
00:15:27 The Canteen With No Cashier
00:18:10 Why Are Parents Playing the Wrong Game?
00:22:27 What Happens When Kids Lose Their Language?
00:28:31 Is AI Forcing an Education Reset?
—
🎧 Find us:
YouTube: @mariam.chughtai
Spotify: Coming soon
Apple Podcasts: Coming soon
About Guest: Adeel Hashmi
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: adeel-hashmi-481a841b5
Website: https://www.adeelhashmi.net/
About Host: Dr. Mariam Chughtai
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: mariamchughtai
Website: https://www.mariamchughtai.com/
Chughtai International School: https://chughtai-intl-school.com/
Chughtai Institute of Leadership and Learning: https://cill.pk/
👉 Subscribe wherever you listen
👉 If this conversation landed, share it with one peer who'd benefit.