Ep. 27 - All the World Is a Classroom with Thabatta Mizrahi

About this episode

Thabatta Mizrahi discusses the importance of seeing a spectrum of abilities in education and the role of relationships in learning.

In this heart-centered episode of The Playbase Podcast , Frances sits down with Thabatta Mizrahi, educator, consultant, university lecturer, and strategic educational partnership builder. Thabatta shares how growing up as the oldest sibling in an immigrant family, with two siblings with different special needs, shaped the way she sees the world. Rather than seeing people through labels or limitations, she was raised to see a spectrum of abilities, strengths, and gifts. Frances and Thabatta explore what it means to educate all learners, why relationship is the foundation of learning, and how inclusion has evolved over time. They speak deeply about strength-based education, the responsibility teachers carry, and the beauty of seeing every child as a whole human being, not a problem to be fixed. This episode is a powerful reminder that education does not only happen inside a classroom. Every relationship is an opportunity to teach, learn, connect, and see one another more fully. Show Notes In this episode, Frances and Thabatta discuss: Thabatta’s work at the University of Miami Teaching future educators how to differentiate instruction What it means to meet the needs of all learners…

People in this episode

Host: Frances

Guest: Thabatta Mizrahi

Topics covered

• education
• inclusion
• relationship-based learning
• strength-based education
• immigrant experience
• special needs

Keywords

• education
• inclusion
• special needs
• strength-based education
• immigrant family
• teaching
• learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Miami

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