In episode 481, I chat with Joe Refinski, a history teacher.
Listen as he talks about:
- How he fell in love with the subject of history as a kid
- Why he chose to teach history vs. being a lawyer
- How he knew he was supposed to be a history teacher
- Where his passion comes from
- How he keeps his excitement for teaching when things can be challenging
- Why he chose to get involved in writing the standards
- How he engages his students and lets them have their voice be heard
- How he teaches each student how they learn best and gets them to think
- Why he feels reading and writing is important for kids to learn well
- His thoughts on the pandemic with his view on history and how it will be taught in the future
