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Hi I’m Jo Yang, a high school educator and on Ready to Redo we’re dissecting the juicy topic of educational re-doing. Here we question the traditional education system, is it REALLY doing what’s best for our students and their future? Stay tuned for interviews with other educators, organisations defying the educational norm and everyone in between - you’ll be surprised just how many are part of this quest for a redo.
Episodes

Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
19. How to Learn Anything!
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Yep, that's right! We're learning how to learn, and unpacking how learning is only the 1st step in the whole learning process.
Resources:
Youtube version of this podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com
This ep's inspired by The Futur's youtube vid 'How to Learn Anything! For creatives and self learners'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxvy5NjeRQ&t=108s&ab_channel=TheFutur
Music: lukrembo cloud

Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
18. Powerful lessons from 'Educated': A Tara Westover Memoir
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Strap in your socks cus there's heaps to unpack in this episode! Tara Westover's Memoir 'Educated' is hella intense, insightful and provokes questions like 'what does it mean to truly be educated'? Is school different from an education?
What lessons can we learn from her story?
Also i'm finishing off an ebook which will be out start of Nov! Exciting! Will be posting snippets at my socials here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsjoyang
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.joyang/
Resources:
Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com
Music: lukrembo cloud
Owen Wilson 'WOW'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlLMlJ2tDkg&ab_channel=Owenergy

Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
17. Frustrations as a High School Tutor
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Let's rant about the other side! I've mentioned my struggles as a student, but never got around to my frustrations as a high school tutor.
Tbh, there's a lot going wrong, I've noticed so much and finally laid it all out here.
Enjoy lil' beans!
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YOUTUBE video version:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA
Connect via my socials!
Email: itsjjyang@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsjoyang
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.joyang/
VIDS USED:
Best teacher award is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzwtCWFphY&ab_channel=GlobalEducation%26SkillsForum
Sal Khan Ted talk - Let's teach for mastery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTRxRO5SRA&t=353s&ab_channel=TED
Music: Cloud lukrembo

Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
16. Why Dead Poet’s Society is SO Damn Good
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
What. A. Movie. There’s life lessons too good to miss out on in this podcast. So here we go, key education ideas, themes and analysis of Dead Poet’s Society! As always, Ready To Redo includes mediocre humour.
YOUTUBE video version:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA
Connect via my socials!
Email: itsjjyang@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsjoyang
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.joyang/
Blog:
Dead poet society videos included:
Walking scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqY_1BH7TNQ&ab_channel=TheBestMovies
Neil Perry and Todd Anderson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syMqVXS4Zo4&ab_channel=trobedwarrior
What will your verse be?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OE6bDfM2M&ab_channel=AcademiaLiteraria
Excrement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpeLSMKNFO4&ab_channel=clearredial
Latin agricola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX_KGqCqhXs&ab_channel=ncali1
Table scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtYRC00IoUs&ab_channel=AniMbrica
Don’t let your poems be ordinary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrvMrf-Pjhw&ab_channel=MohammadAlnabhan
Music: cloud lukrembo

Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
15. Why Punishment in School Does NOT Work
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Love me some blue slips, detention and public shame :) Join me in ripping into why punishment in classrooms just doesn't work, and what effective alternatives we have. Also i've got plenty of mediocre humour + stories to share, enjoy!
Also please share your feedback, anecdotes, queries etc here! → itsjjyang@gmail.com
Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Music: lukrembo
Vids included
- Brookyln 99 season 2 ep 22 (the chopper)
- Obama mic drop

Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
14. The Art of Self-directed Learning & Alternative Ed w/ Blake Boles
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Today we're diving into the spectrum of alternative schooling with Blake Boles! Plenty to discuss, much to pick apart - and as always, mediocre humour is here to make you question listening to my podcast.
Enjoy!
Find blake here:
Resources:
Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com
Music: cloud lukrembo
Resources mentioned:
- econ talk
- red paper clip

Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
13. Marva Collins and her badassery
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Today we're celebrating an absolute educational badass - Marva Collins. We unpack her unique teaching style, using the clip 'Success! The Marva Collins' Approach'.
May she rest in peace.
Resources:
- Success! The Marva Collins' Approach video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXIDVjDlXpc
- Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
- Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com
- Music: cloud - lukrembo

Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
12. The Future of Education: Adaptive E-learning w/Gene Frizzell
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
How is artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionising education?
Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
11. TLDR; you deserve some highlights!
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Well well, it's been a hectic/wholesome ride so far! Here's the key education takeaways from interviews with the lovely Rick, Moeko, Kelly and Danica.
We discuss the 3 major themes for reforming education:
1. Student collaboration/co-creation
2. Self-directed learning
3. Practical learning + work experience
Resources:
Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com

Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
10. Stories from an Ex-Alternative Schooler w/Danica V Meredith (Part 2)
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Danica explains the crazy shenanigans she'd get up to at Horizon Alternative Senior School. We also discuss:
- why students need to be accountable for their learning
- A typical day in an alternative school
- Being in charge of booking hotels for her school camp
+ Much more!
Video version of podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber
Feedback, queries, anecdotes - send them on through! → itsjjyang@gmail.com