{"podcast":{"title":"The OpenEd Podcast","slug":"the-opened-podcast-7044530","podcast_index_feed_id":7044530,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9dda578/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-opened-podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41820526/41820526-1723667271589-b8b38f23d9e84.jpg","author":"OpenEd","episode_count":106,"summary":"The world has changed, and education is catching up. Join Isaac Morehouse and the OpenEd team as we explore the future of personalized learning. We're breaking down barriers between traditional schools, microschooling, homeschooling, and alternative education. Each episode features innovative educational approaches, real family stories, expert insights, and practical tips for navigating educational choices. Make education unique for your child. Subscribe now and visit OpenEd.co for our daily newsletter on personalized learning. Be part of the education revolution.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:17:41.687201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530"},"episode":{"title":"Former Teacher Reveals Why School is Failing 91% of Kids","slug":"former-teacher-reveals-why-school-is-failing-91-of-kids","published_at":"2026-03-26T14:36:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530/former-teacher-reveals-why-school-is-failing-91-of-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-opened-podcast/episodes/Former-Teacher-Reveals-Why-School-is-Failing-91-of-Kids-e3gve2v","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9dda578/podcast/play/117470751/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-25%2F420758272-44100-2-45a584ffbc36b.mp3","summary":"Lydia Hampton spent five years as a public school teacher before she built something most educators never consider. Research shows direct instruction works for about 9% of kids. The other 91% need something different - and Lydia decided to build a place for all of them. The Learning Lab is a 16,000 sq ft space in Wichita, Kansas where seven completely different education models operate under one roof. In this conversation with host Ela Bass, Lydia breaks down how Khan Lab School, a public school microschool, a homeschool co-op, a wrestling academy, and four other programs coexist in the same building. Read the full blog post: https://opened.co/blog/personalized-learning-in-action-7-education-models About Lydia Hampton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiahampton/ The Learning Lab: https://www.golearninglab.org/","meta_description":"Lydia Hampton spent five years as a public school teacher before she built something most educators never consider. Research shows direct instruction work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3288,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-opened-podcast-7044530/episodes/former-teacher-reveals-why-school-is-failing-91-of-kids/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530/former-teacher-reveals-why-school-is-failing-91-of-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}