1.16 Ask a Teacher Part 1

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast for tweens, Son gets into the minds of middle school teachers to get their perspective on teaching middle school students. This is a family affair as middle school educators, Mom, Aunt and Cousin, join us on the show! Mom has been a middle school teacher for 26 years while Aunt has been teaching middle school for 27 years. Cousin is new to education and has been teaching for one year. We ask the teachers about: What made the teachers pursue a career in education? What’s it like to teach middle schoolers? What are memorable moments when teaching preteens, tweens and teens? How do teachers maintain a great classroom environment? What teaching style works for you? Is there a connection between how much homework you give and how much the students like the teachers? We talk about how expectations have changed from elementary school to middle school We play a Word Association game! See how our middle school teachers react to: Summer school Bullies Dress codes Grading papers Common Core We loved making this episode because we got honest feedback from our family members who are also long-time teachers! Educators are dedicated to the students they teach and love to have fun and see them grow. Thank you to our guests and to all the teachers who spend their time teaching kids! We will have our educators back on another episode because we had more questions Please leave us a positive review and like and follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast. We also want to hear from you, our listeners! What kind of topics do you want to hear more about? You can reach The Middle School Mind on our About Us page, Facebook page or Twitter (@TMSM_Podcast). Thanks for listening!