Jon’s guest this week is John “JB” Bouton, an English teacher at Proctor Academy—and Jon’s former colleague, mentor, and department chair at The Pennington School. John and JB discuss JB’s rich and dynamic journey through his adolescence and through his career as an educator, as well as JB’s belief in the inherent complexity of his student’s lives and how he tries to be mindful of that as he interacts with them in the classroom. Jon and JB also unpack the idea that educators should bring who they are to the classroom and allow that to inform their teaching.

Host & Producer: Jon Lemay | Associate Producer: Emily Moler | Artwork: Katie Cooper | Music: "You Need a Visa" by Really From

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