🔥 How has the teaching profession changed over the last five years?

🔥 What would you say to a rookie teacher struggling with imposter syndrome?

🔥 As federal elections approach, what is the role of the Social Studies teacher?

Join me for this conversation with New Brunswick resource teacher and podcaster LUCAS CLARKE as he shares his insights on these and other critical questions.

About This Guest: Lucas is an academic support teacher in Saint John, New Brunswick, and the host of the Mr. Clarke After Dark podcast.

Connect with Lucas

on Linkedin,

on Instagram and TikTok @mrclarke.afterdark, 

on his podcast Mr. Clarke After Dark, and

on his YouTube channel @MrClarkeAfterDark.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00 am Pacific and 11:00 am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:30 - Who is Lucas Clarke?

1:33 - Two stories of adversity

11:55 - Why Lucas moved from Alberta to Saint John, New Brunswick

16:59 - Lucas's current position as Academic Support Teacher (Resource Teacher)

20:06 - Resource teacher strategy: Pull students out or push in?

24:39 - Advice for new teachers struggling with Imposter Syndrome

28:54 - How has education changed over the last five years?

32:40 - What is the role of the Social Studies teacher as federal elections loom?

38:14 - The Mr. Clarke After Dark Podcast

43:25 - A productivity hack: grade fewer assignments

45:41 - An edtech app pick: Epic

47:18 - A book recommendation: The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog

48:56 - An educator to follow online: George Couros

50:17 - Where to connect with Lucas online

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Song Track Credit

Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

GO! by Neffex

*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.