103 - Alli Martin

For anyone wondering about the day-to-day experiences of a public school teacher and administrator, this is the episode for you.  Dr. Alli Martin, vice-president at a middle school in Utah, speaks to some of the challenges facing teachers today that are not present in training.



She recently finished a dissertation on the balance of inclusion of LGBTQ students (to prevent episodes of depression, anxiety, and suicide) with others who claim such actions are directly offensive to them, due to their own religious beliefs or preferences.  Alli is also Casey's older sister.



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0:00  Intro and hello

3:20  Brandon Arvay: It appears as though student success is now outsourced completely to teachers. With parents putting the responsibility on teachers to teach student behavior management and problem solving and students mandating that teachers prove the educational value of school subjects, what skills do modern educators need to handle this paradigm shift?

Relating culturally, importance of diversity, cultural competency

8:15  "S.T.E.M." and "S.T.E.A.M." Can we just study music for music's sake?

13:10  Casey - Headline: "Teacher Resigns from student abuse...". ACES and Trauma Informed Instructional Practices, "cement shoes",

20:20  Fostering Resilient Learners (book). "Cement Shoes"

27:00  Hiring teachers that are capable of dealing with tough classroom settings.

29:30  Laurel: Article - "A Lesson in Unconventional Love", meditation/self-care in school curricula

46:10  Adam Hopper: Thoughts on standardized testing?

49:06  Alan Lang: Anything you could change to make a school run better? LGBTQ inclusion

50:45  Addressing opposition to LGBTQ inclusion

55:20  Addressing the notion that support of LGBTQ is a religious "oppression"

59:15  Micah Detweiler: I've seen many teachers get frustrated by administrators for various reason (lack of attention to their needs, seeming to prioritize other depts. etc...) What don't teachers understand about the job administrators have to do? What influenced you to become an administrator?

1:03:50  How should the School Board respond to Ms. Westcott's address and resignation?