This week we sit down with Primary school teacher and experienced baseball coach, Matt Hardie.

Matt is currently teaching a Year 6 class, but has had a range of experiences teaching a number of different year levels throughout his 7 year teaching career.

Throughout our chat today, we hear about how Matt found university to be a great opportunity for growth and development as not only a teacher, but also as a person.

We also dive into how he started his teaching journey within a state school, but then made the switch into a private school a few years down the track and explore the differences that each of the different education systems offer students.

Matt also mentions a Play Is The Way PD that he experienced and the impact that it had on him. Both Steve and I have also been fortunate enough to attend this PD, run by Wilson McCaskill, and recommend anyone that hasn’t heard of the Play is the Way program to check it out. A quick google search will send you straight to the page, but we’ll also pop a link in the show notes.

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