Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing
The Varkey Foundation
73 episodes
9 months ago
From the Varkey Foundation, Old-School: The Skills That Made Us And How They’re Changing is the podcast that talks to people who are reinventing the skills that power our global society. From farming to fixing cars, hear how hard skills are changing as they’re passed from one generation to the next – and how the modern world is reshaping the traditional skills and knowledge that once defined whole communities. Hosted by Nicholas Piachaud, Head of Advocacy at the Varkey Foundation.
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From the Varkey Foundation, Old-School: The Skills That Made Us And How They’re Changing is the podcast that talks to people who are reinventing the skills that power our global society. From farming to fixing cars, hear how hard skills are changing as they’re passed from one generation to the next – and how the modern world is reshaping the traditional skills and knowledge that once defined whole communities. Hosted by Nicholas Piachaud, Head of Advocacy at the Varkey Foundation.
Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing
45 minutes 13 seconds
6 years ago
A World That Gets Enough Sleep?
We spend roughly a third of our lives sound asleep, and for good reason. Sleep is central to nearly every brain and bodily function we can identify, including our ability to learn.
In practice, however, school-aged children and adolescents routinely experience insufficient sleep. In order to prepare the next generation of students to succeed, we must first appreciate the power of sleep to aid daytime function.
In this Research Briefing you will hear the latest research into why sleep is critical for learning.
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Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing
From the Varkey Foundation, Old-School: The Skills That Made Us And How They’re Changing is the podcast that talks to people who are reinventing the skills that power our global society. From farming to fixing cars, hear how hard skills are changing as they’re passed from one generation to the next – and how the modern world is reshaping the traditional skills and knowledge that once defined whole communities. Hosted by Nicholas Piachaud, Head of Advocacy at the Varkey Foundation.
