Description

Tristin is an Air Force spouse, a mom of two, and is from the Midwest. She comes from a family of nine kids, where she is the second oldest. Tristin married her high school sweetheart, and they've been together for 20 years. She's a dear friend currently stationed in Florida, and we were able to do this interview in person!

Be sure to tune in to this episode as Tristin shares with us what it was like to return to the workforce after eight years of being a stay-at-home mom. We'll also dive into some critical issues our education system faces, and the challenges teachers face.

In today's episode, Tristin shares

• Tristin's military life adventure (2:08)
• Teaching English to high school students (3:06)
• From feeling obligated to work to follow her passion (7:21)
• Teaching life at an inner-city school (9:05)
• Education vs. cultural expectation (10:58)
• Education as a ticket to somewhere else or a finish line (12:21)
• Learning and not teaching the way Tristin was taught (14:20)
• Trials of having a baby and military life (17:53)
• Baby blues (22:37)
• The guilt of not playing with your children (26:49)
• Medical issues and going back to school (28:29)
• Every classroom and generation is different (31:53)
• Going back to work after being at home (33:00)
• Being emotionally invested in the students you teach (35:38)
• Having a strong leader in your child's education (37:56)
• Stay at home mom to work transition (39:36)
• Learning and teaching herself dramatically changed from pre to post kids (40:49)
• Measurable progress (44:23)
• How different life is now vs. her upbringing (47:28)
• Learning to parent all over again (51:04)
• Advice for military spouses (52:32)
• You might be the person someone else needs (55:58)
• Rapid-fire section (57:06)

I hope you enjoyed today's episode with Tristin learning what it was like to return to the workforce after eight years of being a stay-at-home mom and about some critical issues our education system faces and the challenges teachers face.

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