Being a Teacher in the Inner City of Baltimore (Part One) - feat. Jared Perry

In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with my Husband, Jared Perry, about some of his journey as a middle school teacher/band director in Baltimore City. As a wife of a teacher, I've heard many stories over the years, some which made me laugh, and others which made me a bit sad and pushed me to prayer and intercession. Jared has been a teacher for 10 years and it has certainly been an interesting journey to say the least! However, we both know that God has him right where he's supposed to be! With that being said, have you ever wanted to hear what it's like in the classroom from a teacher's perspective? More specifically, a teacher who works in the inner city? Or, even a male teacher's perspective? In Part 1 of this episode, you will hear about: the moment he decided that teaching music would be his career of choice, his experience taking the praxis 2 exam the morning of our wedding day, what his first day of teaching was like, the difficulties he experienced during his 2nd year of teaching and temptations with wanting to quit, things he learned quickly early on with teaching, the breakthrough he experienced in his 4th year of teaching, how he develops relationships with his students, the importance of his faith and how he shares it in the classroom without force onto his students, his experience with seeing some of his students involved in the Freddie Grey riots on the news, what it was like seeing a student's mugshot on the news being accused of murder, what takes place when his school is on lockdown due to danger inside/outside of the building, disparities between the schools he attended growing up in Tulsa, OK compared to some schools in Baltimore City, and more!