October 28, 2022

17 - Rob Buller Taylor - Season Finale

1 hour 29 minutes

Season Finale feat. Rob Buller-Taylor who is a high school PE teacher and coach.

Topics Covered: The Power of Story, Sports, Coaching

This is the season finale of SOTMT. It was recorded about a month ago, but due to the busyness of the start of the school year, it’s just now being released. This episode features Rob Buller-Taylor who was an influential teacher for yours truly, and it was a blessing to get to spend time and have a conversation with him.

In this episode we talked about a wide range of things how he ended up becoming a teacher, meeting Terry Fox, becoming a Christian, the subjects we taught, the difficulty of teaching online, the evolution of sports and coaching, how we connect with students, and many other random things along the way.

BT was an influential teacher for me and for many others as well, and I hope there’s something encouraging for anyone listening this episode.

Shoutout to all the teachers who have influenced over the years.

If you liked these series, let me know! Follow on Social Media. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Maybe I’ll pick this show up in the future but till then enjoy this episode!

Timestamps

1:50 – How we know each other.

6:20 – Shout out to BT’s grade 5 teacher, Ms. M and the power of story, odd jobs, meeting Terry Fox and how BT ending up in education.

19:50 – Mark Twain: the day you were born, and the day you discover why you were born

26:17 – the subjects we’ve taught, shoutout to various teachers and random catchphrases we’ve said

33:48 – the lost art of conversation and becoming better listeners; difficulty of teaching and learning online; seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

40:10 – PE class: what that looks like during COVID, and memories from high school PE

46:55 – Sports: evolution of different sports over the decades; respect and love for the game

52:40 – Coaching and Conflict Resolution what BT stresses as a coach, how he has approached coaching and conflict resolution through the years

1:00:02 – Trends seen in education over the years and random things Anthony has learned over these past few years in connecting with students

1:11:10 – BT’s story of coming to Christ and shoutout to mentor John.

1:18:52 – Other random questions, what keeps BT going and words of encouragement for alumni.

Recorded: August 19

Released: October 2

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By Anthony Bigornia