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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2023 · 31 MIN

First Year Teacher Reflections (1/3) - Mel Merringer: Connections, Confidence & Confessions from the Gym

from Worth The Journey · host Worthington Schools

In the first part of our new teacher series, Colonial Hills Elementary wellness teacher Mel Merringer tells Jeff and Angie that while her job is hard work, it's never hard to come to work. The teacher in her second year in Worthington shares about the moment she knew she had made a connection with her students. Find out what it was like being adopted into a family with 10 siblings and how those relationships influenced her then and now. Mel, Jeff and Angie also talk about changes in physical education classes over the years, and they confess to the units that they failed in school. Mel gives incredible tips for new teachers, veteran teachers or anyone who works with kids. WARNING: Projectile vomiting conversation ahead!

In the first part of our new teacher series, Colonial Hills Elementary wellness teacher Mel Merringer tells Jeff and Angie that while her job is hard work, it's never hard to come to work. The teacher in her second year in Worthington shares about the moment she knew she had made a connection with her students. Find out what it was like being adopted into a family with 10 siblings and how those relationships influenced her then and now. Mel, Jeff and Angie also talk about changes in physical education classes over the years, and they confess to the units that they failed in school. Mel gives incredible tips for new teachers, veteran teachers or anyone who works with kids. WARNING: Projectile vomiting conversation ahead!

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