Mrs. Natalie Poirier is a math teacher and IB MYP coordinator. She is one of the most passionate teachers I know.

We talk about the qualities of her middle school teachers that made them amazing teachers and how her math teacher changed her mindset on math; from thinking of math as a set of stuff to memorize to seeing it as a fascinating and interesting world to open up and discover.

We also touch upon ATL (Approaches to Learning) skills, which became a discussion about the rise of cancel culture, and how it’s led us to being entrenched in our own ideologies and how itcloses the door to reconciliation and moving forward.

Shoutout to Mr. R.S. and Mrs. D.T!

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Timestamps:

1:09 – Our favourite hikes we’ve been on this summer.

10:11 - Shoutout to Mr. R.S. teacher and the qualities that are make an awesome middle school teacher.

16:29 - Shoutout to Mrs. D.T. and how it led to Natalie becoming a math teacher. Rethinking the way we think about math from a set of rules to memorize to a fascinating and interesting world to open up and discover.

30:00 – Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills and why they are important

39:45 – Importance of ATL skill ‘managing state of mind’ including: resilience, ‘failing well,’ dealing with dissapointments and unmet expectations

47:05 – A discussion about ATL communication skills which became a discussion about the rise of cancel culture and how it closes the door to reconciliation and moving forward, and how we’ve become entrenched in our ideologies.

Recorded: July 20, 2020

Released: July 30, 2020