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Kevin and David are back after some health issues interupted production. This week they discuss how absoluelty useless most professional development really is for teachers and school staff. They offer a few suggestions for improving the system ans also dive into a few stories about PD disasters.
Thank you for hanging in there with us while we were gone. We are back with all new episodes for seaon two of Breaking the Fouth Wall of Public Education, where we continue to provide firsthand evidence of the Teacher Retention problem that seems permentantly embeded into the national public education system. This ever-growing teacher retention issue has been discussed and disguised as a teacher shortage in the media and in other public forums.

In episode two, hosts Kevin and David continue their discussion about the teacher shortage myth, which is actually a systemic teacher retention problem. They make direct connections to how a poor work life balance and increasing unrealistic expectations have only served to push more teachers away from the classroom and into other related professions. From the guilt and stress of taking a sick day to how today's definition of a teacher has expanded to include unrealistic responsibilities we are often not trained to complete, Kevin and David continue to Break the Fourth Wall of Public Education. Welcome and thank you for listening.

GLP Founder Dr. Jane Vella joins us to read a passage from a book that has stuck with her through the years: The Art of Changing the Brain by James Zull. We’ve talked a lot about the principle of “Safety” this season and its importance to learning. In this episode we reflect with Jane on the biology behind this core principle as she reads a section on “The Amygdala and the Teacher."

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Theme music: 'Pretty Face' by Una Walkenhorst. You can hear more of Una's music at her website!

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