Teacher Avenue

Teacher Avenue

By Tuan Hophan, Reza MirEducation
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Teacher Avenue episodes

  • Episode 24: We Made a Mistake & Got Called Out!

    Hophan and Mir address a listener email regarding the last episode and send out an apology along with our take on this past week’s current events.

    Clip Recs: Mariam Barghouti's CNN Interview about the Ceasefire

    https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/05/21/amanour-ceasefire-israel-hamas-mariam-barghouti.cnn

    Baroness Sayeeda Warsi speech on Youtube about Palestine- https://youtu.be/QiojwXC26-g

    Book Rec: Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Dr. Angela Davis 

    Documentary Rec: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019) by Abby Martin

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    32 min
  • Episode 23: How Do Teachers Address Difficult Subjects? Continuing the Conversation, Palestine

    The situation in Palestine has only gotten worse and there is still no ceasefire at the time of this recording May 20th 2021. Hophan and Mir give some advice for how to go about teaching students regarding subjects like this.

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Movie Rec: Munich (2005)

    Articles/Resources: 

    Donate to these groups: Islamic Relief, The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Al-Haw, Addemeer, Medical Aid for Palestine

    TEXT “SIGN PIDTLG” to 50409 to send a pre-written letter to your senators in Congress to demand an end to the occupation of Palestine & monetary aid to Israel.

    AOC Proposed Resolution- https://ampalestine.salsalabs.org/SandersAOCResolutiontoStopWeaponSales/index.html

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBnvizhOsA/?utm_medium=copy_link

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57148580

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVAl_BWa2kU&feature=youtu.be -MC Abdul opening clip rapping

    40 min
  • Episode 22: We're Back! Teacher Talk & Current Events May 16th

    Hophan and Mir are finally back for the start of season 2 to bring you this week’s world news.

    Book Recs: Re-recommending A Simple Path to Wealth- JL Collins

    TV Rec - Underground railroad

    Podcast Rec- Hidden Brain

    Articles/Resources- https://www.instagram.com/p/COqn-nVJp-M/?fbclid=IwAR0wVRk4sfC7R3H_qfYuiLWKW2WxXKumEm8bTEb8PcHRnJmHKrXyNXDiML4

    https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/14/997010917/what-the-new-mask-guidance-means-for-unvaccinated-kids-and-their-parents

    https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996323371/colonial-pipeline-restarts-theres-no-need-to-panic-buy-gas-and-never-was

    41 min
  • Episode 21: End of First “Season” + Current Happenings

    Hophan and Mir discuss their weekly happenings and news along with Tuan’s reaction to watching Minari.

    Book Recs: A Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, Dao De Jing by Laozi (+ bonus recs in the episode)

    Movie Rec: The Mitchells vs. The Machines

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Articles/Resources- https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-posts-record-daily-rise-covid-19-cases-401993-2021-05-01/

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CON0prdh7VW/

    31 min
  • Episode 20: We Love College, Part 2 (Experience)

    Hophan and Mir talk about why we loved college and how we benefited from the whole experience. 

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Movie/TV Rec: CNN's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Waffles + Mochi

    Articles/Resources: https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/most-popular-college-majors/


    48 min
  • Episode 19: What’s Going On (with the world)?

    Hophan and Mir discuss some of the top headlines in the news from this week of April 25th.

    Book Recs: James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl), The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)

    Movie Rec: School of Rock (2003)

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    30 min
  • Episode 18: We Love College, Part 1 (Applications)

    Hophan and Mir go into what their college applications process was like and how it compares to nowadays (especially with the pandemic).

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Movie Rec: Mare of Eastown

    Articles/Resources:

    https://bensanoff.typeform.com/to/RafASCvL#

    https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

    https://www.cappex.com/colleges

    https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/your-best-fit-colleges/

    https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/csu-uc-a-g-comparison-matrix.pdf

    https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/international-applicants/applying-for-admission/

    35 min
  • Episode 17: Teacher Talk News

    Hophan and Mir discuss this week’s current events in the world. 

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Book Recs to check out: 1984 by George Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Brave New World Aldous Huxley, Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

    Tv/Movie Rec: Demon Slayer

    39 min
  • Episode 16: Essential Classes & Our Favorites

    Hophan and Mir reflect on their favorite classes going through school and what they think students should be able to take that will be useful in the future.

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    Movie/Tv Rec: The Great Debaters (2007)

    Articles/Resources- 

    https://www.skillsyouneed.com/rhubarb/skills-from-school.html

    https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/subjects-taught-school?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7

    https://mountainheightsacademy.org/10-courses-every-high-school-should-offer

    36 min
  • Episode 15: World Happenings with Teachers

    Hophan & Mir run through this week’s happenings in the world of April 2021.

    Book Rec: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

    Movie/Tv Rec: Made for Love on HBO Max

    Let us know what topics you want us to cover you can email us @ [email protected], you can also follow us on Instagram @teacheravenuepod

    26 min

About Teacher Avenue

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An ever winding road to becoming and growing as educators, a fresh podcast from two teachers of color in Los Angeles. Follow our journey as we talk about every topic imaginable through the teaching perspective. If you want to contact us, feel free to send any listener mail to [email protected]