TT57 - Identity, deep culture and deeper connections in learning: Edgar, Mexican, elementary educator and founder of The Bilingual Spark.

Teacher Tales

Oct 24 2026 | 00:33:28

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Show Notes

In this episode, we have the pleasure of hearing from Edgar, a native-born Mexican who has spent the past 35 years in this country educating young children and even adults to the concept that Mexico is more than Frida Kahlo, Cinco de mayo and Día de los muertos. Edgar says that teaching deep culture and making deeper human connections have to be the driving force for teaching a language. Teaching is not about a checklist, not about a unit, not about a month, not about a recipe card or flag or bulletin board. It is about a lived experience, personal meaning…

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