To Appreciate Teachers [S1 E7]
This is a very unique episode of the Brave New Teaching Podcast this week. In (early) celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week coming up, we thought we’d turn the mic over to YOU, our listeners! We wanted to hear your best teaching stories: the ones that inspired you to become a teacher and the ones that have made your career. You guys will laugh, cry, and totally relate to these incredible teachers and their stories today. Let us take a moment to introduce everyone!
Melissa
“I scurried back to the bathroom to make sure everything was where it was supposed to be. She will never let me forget about that…”
Erin
“In her school journal, she drew a picture and labeled: Mr. Waters spanking Mrs. Waters”
Briana
“No matter how I was feeling or whether or not I was doing well, she was always there to support me…she’s one of the reasons I wanted to become a teacher.”
elizabeth
“I had so many students who were self-professed ‘non-readers’ come to school so excited to read that day telling me all about their books.”
Matthew
“After the test, she told me that she wasn’t nervous at all. She has thanked me ever since for helping her…At the end of the day, I want my students to see they can succeed no matter their circumstances.”
SOPHIE
“When a group of teenagers tell me that they look forward to coming to my class because they feel safe, challenged, and can try new things, all while having fun, to me that’s what it’s all about.”
We wish you a love-filled Teacher Appreciation week, everyone! You do the work, the hard work, of transforming big and little people into educated people :)
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