In education, we have had to adapt how we teach to incorporate more technology. While the pandemic expedited the process, it was inevitable. Things get interesting when we look at how technology is integrated into teaching and learning.

In this episode, I talk through some thoughts on how the education system needs to reevaluate its expectations of students and teachers.

I'm looking forward to starting up season three and I'm excited to have you join me. Look for the first episode on March 29, 2022. 

As it was for many people, 2020 was a challenging year for me. The year put into focus many aspects of my life that I hadn’t previously paid much attention to. I was so used to the routine of my days that I neglected to consider the value of what was in my life until 2020 brought them into view. It was a year of losses and gains, some more significant than others.

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This week, I'm going unscripted. I've written down four questions that I'll ask myself and then answer. 2020 is a year that shan't soon be forgotten and I think that the most important thing we can do for ourselves is to learn from our experiences over this past year.

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If there was ever a year that I questioned my decision to become a teacher, this is the one. Within the first two months of this school year, I was thinking about an exit plan. I’ve been dreaming about a life that doesn’t involve waking up in the morning and going to work with a bunch of students. What would my life be like if I could make enough money some other way? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a less stressful job that didn’t require asking preteens to sit down and be quiet? Wouldn’t it be amazing to show up for a nine o’clock start, get two coffee breaks, an hour-long lunch, and then just leave at five o’clock? Oh, and if I needed to pee at any point during the day, I could.

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It seems to me that my students talk a lot. I don’t understand why. What have they got going on in their lives that is so interesting? How much can be happening in their lives that they need all of the time that they can get to discuss it? With all of the talking, when do they actually do anything worth talking about?

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This episode will consider the practice of teaching. That is, teaching is something that someone needs to continually repeat and analyze in an effort to improve. Teaching is not something that you can just show up for, you have to have prepared yourself. 

Malcolm Gladwell talking about the 10 000 hours rule.

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This week, I want to explore our personalities as teachers. I think that we are different people when we're standing in front of a class. We're different people in different situations. But, when you're trying to help students figure out who they are, is it okay to be who you are as a teacher?

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This week, I want to explore some of my thoughts on being creative in your teaching practice. It's important to try new things and step out of your comfort zone, but how far should you go and are there limits on the things you should try? Who benefits from you being creative?

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