I Have Some Concerns

In our fifth and final episode, Josie and Melanie try to determine what the worst part of teaching is. And there are a lot of options to choose from!References:https://www.oct.ca/becoming-a-teacher/transition-to-teaching/previous-reports/2021-surveyhttps://www.nationalcopa.com/post/burnout-disengagement-and-dropouthttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/31-year-old-former-teacher-now-works

In our penultimate episode we highlight the increasing violence in schools against staff and student, and how teachers are silenced when they ask for help with it.CW: Violent incidents, including against students and adults, are discussed.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-school-board-tomken-1.6853872https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/peel-school-board-investigating-after-a

In this episode, Josie and Melanie take a trip down memory to the "unprecedented time" known as the pandemic lockdowns (*shudder*) and look what effect they had on teaching culture then and since.References:https://haldimandpress.com/knife-found-on-jlm-student/#:~:text=CAYUGA%E2%80%94The%20parent%20of%20a,about%20his%20intent%20to%20stabhttps://www.thespec.com/news/cayugas-j-l-mitc

In this episode, Josie and Melanie discuss the very real repercussions that gossip and rumours can have on educators and the teaching culture.Content warning: this episode includes discussion of suicide.https://www.thefp.com/p/a-racist-smear-a-tarnished-career-suicidehttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/richard-bilkszto-tdsb-audio-kojo-deihttps://nationalpost.com/opinion/richard-bi

Co-hosts Josie and Melanie introduce the new podcast "I Have Some Concerns: The Terrible Truth About Teaching" by highlighting what teaching and mothering have in common. And no, it isn't just that you're surrounded by children and exhausted.References:The Education Act, 1990 https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90e02#BK1“Policy Trends in Education 1990-2006” Anderson & Jaaf