#20 Campcast - Paul Newson

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Campcast with Mike Brennan

Michael Brennan

28 episodes

1 week ago

Campcast is the official podcast of the Campfire speaking club. We discuss language, exam prep, life, philosophy and who knows what else! Visit our page on VK: https://vk.com/public195014952

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Campcast is the official podcast of the Campfire speaking club. We discuss language, exam prep, life, philosophy and who knows what else! Visit our page on VK: https://vk.com/public195014952

Language Learning

Education

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#20 Campcast - Paul Newson

Campcast with Mike Brennan

1 hour 14 minutes 34 seconds

4 years ago

#20 Campcast - Paul Newson

On this episode of #Campcast, I speak with well known ESL professional, Paul Newson. You can check out all of Paul's content, upcoming courses and conferences on his school's VK page - https://vk.com/newsonsplace

Visit the Campfire VK page here - https://vk.com/public195014952

Interested in joining the Campfire speaking club? Use promocode "CAMPCAST21" to get a free lesson when you buy your first packet.

02:12 - Paul tells us about his life. I eat a banana. 0-6:31 - Staff wellbeing and Paul's thoughts on the English education system 12:29 - Why are more teachers going freelance? 21:00 - Emotional intelligence 24:01 - Parental pressure 26:04 - The pros and cons of the Soviet education system 32:23 - Curriculum management 38:39 - Certificates vs real experience 40:11 - Why Paul got banned from YouTube, political correctness, etc 52:32 - Russian, European and American understandings of "conservatism" 01:02:38 - Brexit