How Real Life Works

So you procrastinate too... here are 5 tips that will help you deal with it! We learned that procrastination is the most common struggle for online learning. From Nita and Damon's experience, high school students are pretty much left on their own to figure how to be accountable. In this bonus episode, you will hear Anny and Andrej’s tips that will help you stop procrastination. Find out how to make online learning a breeze and turn those assignments in on time!

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The pandemic has drastically changed our daily routine. For high school teachers, it changed more than their routine. It also forced them to reinvent how they have been teaching their whole career. Unlike students who are familiar with technology some of them even struggle to use computers and are forced to quickly adapt to online learning platforms.

We interviewed a high school teacher, Damon, to find out how teachers are dealing with this change. In this episode, you will hear about their transition to online learning. How they recreated the course structure to keep students motivated and engaged. You will find out the pros and cons of online learning and even get some tips for online teaching! Find out how high school teachers view online learning in this episode.

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In the spring of 2020, 1.5 billion students around the world faced the same struggle: transitioning to online learning. A year ago, it's hard to imagine online learning would become the norm of everyday learning. On the surface, it may seem nice. After all who doesn't want to lay in bed and learn at their own pace. However up close, it's not all advantages, there are also some disadvantages.

To fully understand what it is like in the world of online learning, we interviewed a high school student, Nita. In this 20-minute episode, you will hear about her struggle to keep herself motivated for online learning. You will also hear about how she dealt with procrastination when it comes to the assignments. As well as how she is coping with the fact that she cannot see her friends every day and eat lunch together! We also discuss the possibility of online learning replacing the traditional school system in the near future. Last but not least she also has some tips for all of you out there who are in the same boat. Find out how high school students really feel about online learning in this episode.

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Levana Luu works in the well-respected healthcare system as a physiotherapist. She helps patients manage pain and recover from injuries. This is a path she chose when she was young, but now that she's here, she has some doubts. 

Levana hopes to tap into her inner creativity and show the world about her culture. Feeling unsure about your future doesn't happen only when you are young, but... it’s never too late to figure it out! Find out how she works as a physiotherapist while figuring out her inner passion in this episode.

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Paul Bellezza was having a 2nd identity crisis when he decided to risk it all and go for what he loves - video games! First, he started working in a video game retail store. Then he moved onto testing games for game companies. Eventually, he became the first intern for Riot Games. That's right, he's one of the people that made League of Legends happen!

Paul now works as a Game Producer at Riot Games. He is also a Product Manager on the newly released VALORANT. Find out how game producers work and the ups and downs on the way to his dreams in this episode.

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Renée Chan is a culinary dietitian who figured out how to make a living out of what she loves. She wanted to become a dietitian but decided to give cooking a try. She began working in New York restaurants for no money, which she refers to as “learning cooking for free”.

With the knowledge she learned as a dietitian, she decided to open a food company in Vancouver. The company produces Asian sauces and hosts cooking classes. Find out how she did it in this episode!

PS: Anny’s microphone had some technical issues in this episode (fixed in other episodes).

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This is our bonus episode where we chat with a community member. In this episode, we help a grade 12 student pick the right university. We talk about how to avoid getting tricked by university marketing, as well as networking both in university and real life.

This is one of our very first community chats where we talk about education with one of you. Find out what we think is important to consider when choosing the right university in this episode.

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Business prodigy Cameron Johnson started his first business when he was 8. It wasn’t on purpose, it was just a fun hobby! He became a millionaire before he graduated from high school. By the age of 21, he had already started 12 businesses.

If you don’t like business, this episode will change your mind. Cameron breaks down business in a simple and fun way. Find out how the business world works and his secrets to success in this episode.

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Lillian Siu works as a structural engineer in Vancouver. One of her favorite projects is to help build a Disneyland ride. In this episode, you will find out how structural engineering works. You will also hear about her first internship experience.

We also talk about her childhood and how that affects her style of parenting. Does having high expectations from your parents help or hinder your growth? Find out in this episode!

PS: we've had some audio technical issues with Lillian's microphone (oops).

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Steven Richards dropped out of university after his first summer internship at Hootsuite. Despite the lack of a degree, he got invited to interviews with tech giants like Facebook and Google. Now he works for Amazon as a systems developer. Do you really need a degree to be successful?

This is a geeky episode, but what else would you expect?! We talked about the cloud, systems and APIs. But also about Steven's education journey and what's the best way to learn. Find out how systems developers work in this episode.

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