TPP 302: Online Learning & the Future of Education with Outschool Founder Amir Nathoo
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What inspired Amir Nathoo to create Outschool and how did his early experiences shape the platform?
Yeah, we also have this realization, you know, some businesses might think, oh, well, that's niche. You know, how many of neurodivergent kids are there really? But that's well A, you know, it's easy to underestimate just how many. There's also like categorical thinking. Like it's not just people who are kind of categorized as neurodivergent who are different. Everyone is different. The idea that there's like one dominant way of thinking is just rock. And so you start to realise that by intentionally seeking to serve communities who are underserved and who have you know unique needs, you're actually developing the capability to serve everyone better.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber. If you've been listening to this season of the podcast, you know that the online learning platform Outschool has been the sole sponsor. I was really excited to work with Outschool because I truly believe in its mission and the learning opportunities it provides for differently wired kids. So I really enjoyed getting to have this conversation with Outschool co-founder and CEO Amir Nathu about alternative education models and why they're so critical. in preparing all kids for the future, as well as to get an inside look into the mission and vision for Oudschool, learn more about how they successfully create community through their virtual classes, and ways in which their classes are designed to support students with different learning styles.
Before founding Outschool, my guest Amir Nathu worked at Square, leading the development of Square payroll, and previously he served as CEO and co-founder of Trigger.io, a development platform for creating native mobile apps. Amir holds a master in engineering in electrical and information sciences from the University of Cambridge. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Kirsty and their two children. And if this conversation sparks you to explore and enroll in classes at Out School, be sure to use the code TILT to get a $20 credit toward your first class. Thanks so much, and now here is my conversation with Out School founder and CEO Amir Natu.
Hey Amir, welcome to the podcast.
It's fantastic to be here. Good to be talking to you.
Yeah, this is a different kind of a conversation than we usually have on this show, but I really think it the timing's perfect with Just what we've seen in education in the past couple of years, I feel like The world is changing so fast and what Outschool offers and how it supports students of all kinds, I think is really exciting. So I wanna get into that. But before we do that, would you tell us a little bit about yourself? I would really like to hear a little bit of your story and how you came to co-found Outschool.
Yeah, absolutely. You know, there were many influences on me in founding Out School. A key one was my own experiences when I was young of learning outside of school. I went to some fantastic schools. I grew up in England. I went to a selective uh state school and I studied at the University of Cambridge. But some of the most meaningful and impactful learning experiences for me happened outside of school. school and I'm really grateful for my parents for that because I was very lucky in having both parents as being teachers. And they supported me a lot both in my core school work but also in other learning experiences. And a specific key learning experience for me was when my dad bought me an early computer to play computer games on when I was somewhere between five and seven years old.
And he saw my interest over time to actually start programming my own computer games and he helped me find resources to nurture my interest in computers. Not because he thought it was gonna turn into like a career or an important thing, there was no clue of that back then, but just because he and my mum both believed in helping me to pursue interests. And you know, that was an absolute key influence because you know Out School is all about enabling kids to pursue their interests outside of regular school.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Amir Nathoo to create Outschool and how did his early experiences shape the platform?
0:00–4:28
2
How did Outschool grow during COVID and what changes did the pandemic bring to online learning?
4:28–8:37
3
Why does Outschool focus on neurodivergent learners and how does it support their unique needs?
8:37–13:19
4
How does Outschool build community and social connection for virtual classes?
13:19–17:58
5
What is Outschool’s process for vetting, onboarding, and supporting teachers?
17:58–22:03
6
How are new classes imagined and developed – from teacher passion to student demand?
22:03–25:35
7
What tips does Amir give parents for vetting online learning programs and finding the right class for their child?
25:35–29:55
8
What’s next for Outschool – how is the platform evolving to give learners more autonomy and credit?
29:55–32:39
Speakers
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