Teacher Tales #46 - The “perfect” teacher, erosion of trust, building a community: Ebony, Spanish teacher in Georgia

Teacher Tales

Mar 01 2024 | 00:30:59

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Show Notes

In this episode, we meet Ebony, a Spanish teacher of color who gets real with us about what it is like to be a teacher post-pandemic and in a large metropolitan city in Georgia. Ebony reminds all teachers that we are only ONE person with limited time, and that we are only ONE brick in a foundation of lifelong learning. WOW! Teachers cannot expect to be perfect, should set boundaries and have healthy outlets to prevent burnout. Ebony says that perfection is the enemy of good and that students don’t need a perfect teacher, but rather one who cares and…

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