What is a teacher's *real* job? (Part 2/2 w/ Lisa Livingston-Brown) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 20

In Part 2, teacher Lisa Livingston-Brown and Amy the Copywriter untangle: 1. What can parents to do help teachers (and support their child). 2. How the systems work vs how children learn. And 3. Are we letting teachers do their real job?If you missed part 1, listen or watch: 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dtt6hNq09Y2fgh4Lyn6RJ?si=rl3_4jCDRoS79JE60bELJg🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/DijfvGRoBoEGuest: Lisa Livingston-Brown ✨ adventures in life, the universe, and everything: The Archaeology Department🔖 Substack: https://substack.com/@lisalivingstonbrown📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thearchaeologydepartment/🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheArchaeologyDepartmentLisa Herself🟥 YouTube for Foodies: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoOldOtakuIn this episode we chat about:How grade levels and expectations have changed. How growth and grades are at odds. And how so many fish are being asked to climb trees.🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected] 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected] along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩0:00 Welcome Back Lisa Livingston-Brown00:33 Intro02:25 Teaching: Keep, Change, or Trash02:57 Standardized Testing: The Problems05:41 Technology in the Classroom07:27 How Parents Experience School09:54 Testing Earlier & Anxiety11:29 Montessori & Finland12:50 Test Scores, Funding & Teacher Evals20:05 District Staffing & Enrollment24:18 The Purpose of School26:28 Minutiae Comfort vs Systemic Change27:48 Parents: The Good, Bad & Absent32:59 The Perfect Parent36:11 Sponsor: Subtitles37:31 Growth vs Grades39:40 Grade Level: 6th is now 4th43:56 Classrooms & Class Sizes46:04 Attendance46:39 Curriculum, Lesson Plans & Phonics55:18 The Big Picture, Problem & Fix58:41 What's Working: Context, Commitment & Cosplay01:04:35 To Learn More About Teaching01:07:37 No Judgement01:10:02 For More Lisa (Links)01:10:46 Stolen Outro: Emeril Lagasse🎬 Credits 🎬Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the CopywriterMusic by DELOSound💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needsMontessori Education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_educationIndividualized Education Program (IEP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_ProgramHorrible Histories: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1400819/Schwa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_(letter)