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Some are born of chance. Others, of destiny. But me? I was born of a star and miracles. The greatest, radiant, untamed star, and rare and unstoppable miracles. Together, they forged me. I am the daughter of light and wonder.
For a long time, I walked the earth thinking I was ordinary. But my destiny was written in the sky and whispered in the winds. I was made for more. Ordinary was never an option. Extraordinary is.
This is my journey to infinity.
The Compulsory Education System of the Future
The discussion in this podcast focuses on the recent episodes written with my father, Nissim Portal, where we examined the housing shortages during the early days of the State of Israel. We discussed the immediate solutions available and established temporary housing to bridge the gap until permanent homes were constructed.
Going through this challenging period from my current perspective in life reveals the difficulties and sheds light on the decisions the leadership had to make. Many have criticized those decisions to this day. However, leaders are human. They make mistakes. The founding leadership was navigating uncharted territory and building a country for the first time. Most had no prior experience, only a powerful ideology and determination to create a homeland for the Jewish nation.
Looking back at this time from various angles, including housing and basic survival needs like food, clothing, and employment, made me see things differently than when I learned about it in high school, from my parents' and grandparents' stories, documentaries, and TV news items.
This time, I brought with me life experience. I acquired higher education, which includes economic knowledge as part of my engineering bachelor's degree and MBA. So, when revisiting this history, I evaluate it not only through the personal stories of my family but also through an entrepreneurial lens, management perspective, decision-making under uncertainty, financial constraints, human capital, and the social mosaic that shaped Israeli society. All of this unfolded in a country facing war on average every decade.
In my conversations with my father, the entrepreneurial spirit emerges, and the dream of building a new structure for the education system rises again.
The fear of “what people will say” is always there, especially when people aren’t trained to imagine new possibilities and struggle to evaluate innovative ideas in their early stages.
Our conversation blends this challenge with explaining a new form of education while imagining how lessons would look in this future school. Some parts of this new system resemble what we know today, making it easier for people to relate. But other parts are entirely different, relying on technologies that aren’t fully utilized yet or still in development, making it harder for people to grasp how it would work.
This is a call for everyone reading these words who cares about education to join me in this journey and subscribe to my show.
Now more than ever, we need to redesign the education system to meet the reality of our time. Children born in the past decade have grown up in front of screens from infancy. We need to equip them with the knowledge they’ll need in this rapidly changing world and, most importantly, adjust the education system to support the development of the human brain.
Technology now allows me to transform every written story or dialogue with my father into a podcast, and in the future, I’ll be able to do the same with video.
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We’ve set out on our journey. Bon voyage!
To read the stories Mark and Samantha talk about in this podcast, click the links:
How the Industrial Revolution Transformed Housing and Shaped Modern Cities.
From Transit Camps to Triumph: The Refugees Who Built a New Future
Israel's Bold Gamble: Welcoming a Million Immigrants Amidst Uncertainty
Plans on Paper, Pain in Real Life: The Cost of Rushed Nation-Building
Building the Future: Lessons from Israel's Early Housing Challenges
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In this journey, I weave together episodes from my life with the rich tapestry of Israeli culture through music, food, arts, entrepreneurship, fiction, and more. I write over the weekends and evenings and publish these episodes as they unfold, almost like a live performance.
Each episode is part of a set focused on a specific topic, though sometimes I release standalone episodes. A set is released over several days to make it easier for you to read during your busy workday. If one episode catches your attention, make sure to read the entire set to get the whole picture. Although these episodes are released in sets, you can read the entire newsletter from the beginning, as it flows smoothly, like music to your ears - or, in this case, your eyes.
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