In this interview with Andre Daughty, we discuss how an educator in Andre’s life sparked a passion that led to a career in education, representation in education, thoughts on what’s holding back the field of education, setting boundaries when communicating with people who are being disrespectful, taking care of yourself to prevent burnout, the Mamba mentality, Andre’s intentionality with improving as a public speaker, the importance of play in learning, growing a podcast audience, and so much more.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

01:07 Andre introducing himself

03:22 Representation among teachers

06:01 Why school didn't work well for Andre

09:06 How Andre's experiences in education informed his own teaching

11:25 Addressing underrepresentation among teachers in elementary schools

14:52 Teacher pay

19:20 What's holding back educators and what can we do about it?

23:52 Politics in education

26:43 Problematic laws around education

31:44 How Andre prevents burnout

38:38 What led to Andre's interest in public speaking?

44:00 How the Mamba Mentality informed Andre's approach to teaching

48:48 How Andre iterates on his abilties

55:28 What Andre wishes there was more research on

58:22 Pomodoro method and education

01:01:21 Having an off season

01:03:13 How I'm growing my podcast

01:08:29 How to connect with Andre

01:09:58 Outro