Our Story-How a special education teacher and a student with dyslexia developed an unexpected friendship that led to the creation of a podcast.
In this Introductory Episode, Jeremiah discusses the shame and confusion he felt as a student receiving special education services in a public school. Using humor to highlight the marginalization he experienced, he recalls being instructed in an out of order boys locker room, the cafeteria, the hallways and the school’s library. He explains how he was able to become “outplaced” at a therapeutic day program after his parents hired a child advocate who helped his planning and placement team understand how his educational needs were not being met.
Andrea recalls how she was hired to start a pilot program for a student with autism at the same therapeutic day program where Jeremiah was outplaced. Two years later, by a twist of fate, Andrea was transferred to the school’s middle school where she and Jeremiah met. Longing to express their creativity, the two self-described “misfits” created a media club which, in the words of another teacher, “wasn’t going to go anywhere.”
Following graduation, Jeremiah earned a certificate in video production from Public Access Television. The COVID pandemic brought his creative plans to a screeching halt. Not one to be deterred, he and Andrea created and launched a podcast with the goal of entertaining, informing and empowering others.
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