S2E17: Disrupting Education With Peter Hostrawser

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In this episode, we’re traveling to Chicago, Illinois to talk with business teacher, father and podcast host Peter Hostrawser about how and why he’s on a mission to disrupt education.

👉  Peter shares with Nicki

• About his learning journey, and his most memorable moments in school and out
• The importance of confidence and making connections
• His experience that led him on this path of disrupting education
• How he coped in a system that wasn’t going to change immediately
• The best advice he received in helping him connect with students from a different background
• Where he is currently working and what made him choose this school
• About the exciting changes he is seeing in education in the States
• About the funding disparities and inequity in the American school system
• What he is seeing in the Outdoor Learning space

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Creative Schools - Sir Ken Robinson
Indistractable - Nir Eyal

👉 Guest Details

Peter Hostrawser has been a business educator in the Chicago area for over 20 years and founded the OPRF School of Business at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois. He is an entrepreneur and change agent for traditional educational systems as well as a business coach. Peter has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs start and continue their paths to success. Peter is the host of the Disrupt Education Podcast where creative and non-traditional learners share their stories and thoughts on how to change education. He currently teaches business at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Illinois, USA and is an eLearning Curriculum Developer for HallPass Education.

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