Teachers Like Us

The secret is out! Teachers have favourite students. On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre discuss the criteria of a typical favourite student. Do you pass the test? Would you have been considered your teacher's favourite student? Tune in to find out.

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Have you ever witnessed a situation at school where you were sure one of the students involved would be suspended; only for that student to be back at school the next day? On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre address some of the reasons why that student was allowed to be at school the next day and why building community with boundaries is necessary for student growth.

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Can you name at least one teacher that showed they cared about you? The Premiere, the Minister of Education and the media make it seem as if good teachers do not exist in the profession or that teachers are only in the profession for the money. On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre combat some of the negative perspectives constructed about teachers.

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Ford wants to lower the education requirements for police officers? How is our community going to be impacted by this? What is the plan for the shortages in other public sectors like education and nursing?  Join Alyssa and Andre on this week's episode of Teachers Like Us as they try to decipher the initiatives being presented by the government in Ontario. 

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"Minister Lech" is back again with more paperwork and zero clarity. On this week's episode of Teacher Like Us, Alyssa and Andre highlight some interesting takeaways from Bill 98, The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act. Is this going to take education a step in the right direction or is this an attempt to have more control over the education system?

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Are the actions classless or are they a regular day in the life of the Queen of Trash Talk? Join Alyssa and Andre as they discuss the media turmoil that took place during the NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball Final and how it is related to the stigmas Black students face in the classroom.

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"Differentiate for every child" but "have the same expectations for all" but "adjust your expectations to the child".  How do you look for the same results while having every student do something different? On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre discuss the tug of war that all teachers wrestle with on a day-to-day basis; balance.

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The kids are not alright and no one seems to have a solution to the problems we are seeing in classrooms around the world. Tune into this week's episode of Teachers Like Us as Andre and Alyssa try to unpack the madness and look for ways teachers and parents can work to help our kids.

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On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre discuss equity work and how we have floated so high in creating and unpacking theory that it may not be serving the actual people it was meant to serve; the bunnies.

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Teachers are burnt out, students don't like school and the system doesn't have the answers to fix things. On this week's episode of Teachers Like Us, Alyssa and Andre try to pull back the curtain to explore the root causes of the issues happening in Education today. Is it the kids, the teachers or the government? 

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