About this episode
Current Time.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 Liat Show is rebuilding our world through storytelling, powered by readers. To receive new posts first and support my work, join as a free or paid subscriber and stay ahead of the next chapter before the door closes.The Compulsory Education System of the FutureThe 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 w
