I Have Some Concerns
The Terrible Truth About Teaching
Two (former) teachers delve into teaching culture and why it is the way it is today. The context is teaching in Ontario, Canada, but the universal truths apply well beyond the borders into provinces and states outside of Ontario. Come listen in as they reveal what it's really like to be a teacher in public schools now.
Episodes
5 episodes
The Very Worst Part of Teaching
In our fifth and final episode, Josie and Melanie try to determine what the worst part of teaching is. And there are a lot of options to choose from!References:
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:58
Violence and Silence
In our penultimate episode we highlight the increasing violence in schools against staff and student, and how teachers are silenced when they ask for help with it.CW: Violent incidents, including against students and adults, are discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:46
Parents, Politics, and the Pandemic
In this episode, Josie and Melanie take a trip down memory to the "unprecedented time" known as the pandemic lockdowns (*shudder*) and look what effect they had on teaching culture then and since.References:
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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25:18
Gossip, Rumours, and Lies, Oh My!
In this episode, Josie and Melanie discuss the very real repercussions that gossip and rumours can have on educators and the teaching culture.Content warning: this episode includes discussion of suicide.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:22
Teaching Is A Lot Like Mothering
Co-hosts Josie and Melanie introduce the new podcast "I Have Some Concerns: The Terrible Truth About Teaching" by highlighting what teaching and mothering have in common. And no, it isn't just that you're surrounded by children and exhausted.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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24:37