MODERN ATHENAS Episode 26: Educating Esme / Navigating Life as a First Year Teacher
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Esme Raji Codell's book, Educating Esme, is about her first year teaching fifth grade in a rough and tumble area of Chicago. Esme takes the reader along during the summer...
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0:00 Intro and Background of the Book
1:54 Why Did They Hire Me?
6:32 The Fairy Tale Festival Proposal
10:54 The Late Night Calls
18:37 Reframing and Finding Creative Solutions
33:13 Inventors
37:12 Greek Gods
39:50 Cajun Christmas
42:36 Read Aloud Time
45:03 We Aren’t Here to be Liked
48:43 Teacher’s Meetings
52:46 When the Team Doesn’t Perform
56:02 Storytelling Festival
1:01:31 How Do I Know I Am Doing It Right?
1:03:06 Outro and Next Episode
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