A High School Teacher

from Open Wide · host Emily Petros

This week Emily talks to Tom Jackson, a high school teacher at an all-boys, Catholic school in Boyle Heights. They dive into how religion shapes the classroom, how he comes up with each semester’s curriculum, and how his students know not to fuck with him. Emily makes sure to infiltrate the system to find out how teachers always know about piping hot student tea. _____________Instagram: @openwidepod & @theemilypetrosTikTok: @openwidepod

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