In this special season finale, I speak with Charles Fournier, creator of the award-winning podcast Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore. Charles is a teacher — a really good, creative, passionate teacher, from what I can tell! — whose insights about what drives teachers out of the profession and what keeps them in are interesting and often surprising.

We talk about

* the multi-dimensional, culturally sanctioned disrespect for teachers

* the pitfalls of quantifying learning

* teaching content vs emphasizing relationships

* my ideal teaching and learning “space”

* a surprising characteristic of many teachers who stay in the profession

For my non-teachers out there: See where you stand on your assumptions about teachers and teaching — and maybe consider how to support the diehard teachers students need!

External Links

Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore

Teaching Texas

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Credits

Founder and Host: Betsy BurrisProducer: Jullian AndrokaeAudience Development: Andreea CoscaiMusic: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout

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