068 | Are We Over-Engineering Education? | April 22, 2026

About this episode

Pam Brett explores the challenges and realities of digital learning and over-engineering education.

In this episode, Pam Brett explores the challenges and realities of digital learning, student motivation, and over-engineering education. She emphasizes the importance of curiosity, meaningful engagement, and simple, effective teaching strategies to foster genuine learning and connection.Connect with Pam:insta: @BlueGlassesMathbluesky: @pambrett.bsky.sociallinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-brett-23b56675/website: https://www.blueglassesmath.org/Subscribe to Pam's newsletter! https://shorturl.at/OTTwo

People in this episode

Host: Pam Brett

Topics covered

• digital learning
• student motivation
• over-engineering education
• curiosity
• engagement
• teaching strategies

Keywords

• education
• digital learning
• student motivation
• teaching strategies
• curiosity

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Organizations: Blue Glasses Math, LinkedIn, BlueSky

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