Episode 4 | “A Market for Credits” or Real Skills: Where Does the Thread Break in Bulgarian Education? An episode about personal responsibility, why each of us should act as a corrective force within the system, and how we can stop being merely passive observers. Our guest is Adi Konedareva, founder of “Teacher’s Café” ” and a certified learning design specialist with more than 10 years of experience. We openly discuss the issues that often remain “behind the scenes” – why teacher qualification frequently turns into a formal collection of points, how bureaucracy consumes valuable teaching time, and whether a school principal can truly be a leader rather than just an administrator.

Highlights:

✨ Leadership Under Question: Is five years of experience enough to manage a school team, and what is the real role of the principal?

✨ Bureaucracy vs. Inspiration: How does administrative overload “kill” young teachers at the very beginning of their careers, and is there a way out?

✨ Personal Competencies: Why is professional growth impossible without developing human qualities and soft skills?

✨ Business as an Investor: How can we convince managers that investing in today’s teachers will benefit their companies 10 years from now?

✨ The State’s Gaps: Can communities “patch” the holes left by the official teacher qualification system?

✨ Community: Why does the future of education belong to informal groups and communities?