75: What Your Kid's Teacher Wishes You Knew (with Team Simplified’s Taylor)

There’s no other way to say it: teachers are heroes. They’re courageous and kind, selfless and brave and wise. Can you think of a teacher who spent time with you after school so you could understand how to multiply fractions? Or listened when you had a problem with a friend and didn’t know how to respond to it? Or wrote letters of recommendation when you applied for colleges? It seems like teachers can make magic out of thin air. But as we’ll hear today, it’s not magic—it’s years of training, hard work, and a lot of creativity. Emily’s talking with her sister-in-law Taylor, Team Simplified's Administrator extraordinaire who’s super good at juggling, thanks the to seven years she spent as a teacher! Taylor and Emily talk about why Taylor decided to be a teacher (spoiler alert: someone very close to both Emily *and* Taylor was the inspiration!), some of the lows and highs of the job, and what she wishes all parents understood about teaching. Taylor also reveals the very doable thing any parent could do to help a teacher (we’ll never think about teacher gifts the same way again!), and the most helpful way parents could get involved with their kids’ education.   Thanks to our episode sponsor!   BETTERHELP | Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/simplified    APRILAIRE | AprilAire is healthy air. Learn more at http://aprilaire.com/simplified    ATHLETIC GREENS | Get a FREE one-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase at https://athleticgreens.com/SIMPLIFIED    * * * GET AD-FREE LISTENING + EARLY ACCESS TO NEW EPISODES https://apple.co/3ICMUmk  * * * SHOW NOTES emilyley.com/podcast * * * GET EMILY’S NEW KIDS BOOK! You’re Always Enough: And More Than I Hoped For * * * SUBSCRIBE Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube * * * LET’S BE FRIENDS! Simplified: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest Emily Ley: Instagram | Facebook