Old School, New School deconstructs success stories through the lens of education. In this episode, we talk to Krista Parham about the importance of letting kids be themselves, de-emphasizing competition, and finding the “Joy in Being Awful.”. 
Krista Parham is a senior user researcher with a popular mobile gaming company called Kabam. In that role, Krista brings psychological principles and science to game development to build a bridge between the player experience and game design, helping to create experiences that millions of players worldwide enjoy. Enjoyment is something that Krista takes seriously - she is an avid appreciator of music, books, movies, and games, and amplifies the media she loves with her own writing, connections, and contagious enthusiasm. Krista’s command of history and data analysis, along with her growth mindset and nonstop curiosity make her the ultimate learner, with valuable insight on how to foster that spark and spread that joy in our students and ourselves. 
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Old School, New School deconstructs success stories through the lens of education. This podcast delves into pedagogy, leadership, and teaching best practices, as well as entrepreneurship, career development, and post-secondary education. Listeners will be interested to see how many different social, psychological, and environmental factors come into play when we analyze our school experiences. Whether you’re interested in teaching, education policy, parenting, or self-improvement, this podcast has a little of everything. 
Claren Academy’s leadership is constantly fielding questions about why they created a new school. We hope that this podcast will shine a light on factors that help us reexamine old schools and what it means to deliver a future-ready education.

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