Sheldon Dahl is a Social Studies Teacher who is currently in his 20th year in the profession. On this episode, Dahl and I discuss mentoring young teachers, professional learning, the idea of teaching before entering vs. having skin in the game, the strangeness of teacher resource competition, the four types of students you will encounter, the value of the high school diploma, handling teacher busyness, teaching the “dog’s breakfast” of courses in your first year, the weight of toxic negativity, teaching politics, how the public is losing trust in teachers, teacher ‘indoctrination,’ why religion is not taught as a core, teaching students how to think vs. what to think, and, much more. Thanks for tuning in and I hope to see you next time, unless you’re scared.
Thoughts shared on the podcast are purely our own and do not represent the views of the Anglophone South School District or the relevant jurisdictions associated with my guests.
