EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 45 MIN
Everyday heroes: The Heart of Teaching with Kelly DeGrazia
from Love Local Chicagoland · host Jason Stallard
Kelly DeGrazia has spent 29 years teaching kids, lifting them up, and helping them grow, and on this week’s Love Local Chicagoland podcast, she sits down with Jason for a heartfelt conversation about what really matters in education today.Kelly shares how she builds kindness, confidence, and community in her classroom, and why emotional learning is just as important as academics. They talk about setting healthy screen-time boundaries, supporting kids in a post-COVID world, and the powerful role teachers play in shaping values that last a lifetime.It is an honest, hopeful look at how small daily interactions can help kids become resilient, compassionate humans. If you care about the future of education or simply enjoy hearing from people who make a difference, you will want to give this one a listen.
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Kelly DeGrazia has spent 29 years teaching kids, lifting them up, and helping them grow, and on this week’s Love Local Chicagoland podcast, she sits down with Jason for a heartfelt conversation about what really matters in education today.Kelly shares how she builds kindness, confidence, and community in her classroom, and why emotional learning is just as important as academics. They talk about setting healthy screen-time boundaries, supporting kids in a post-COVID world, and the powerful role teachers play in shaping values that last a lifetime.It is an honest, hopeful look at how small daily interactions can help kids become resilient, compassionate humans. If you care about the future of education or simply enjoy hearing from people who make a difference, you will want to give this one a listen.
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