Support Changes Everything—Teacher Guard Podcast
Knowles Senior Program Officer, Teacher Development, Josh Thurbee joins Senior Fellow Adam Ramirez on Adam’s Teacher Guard Podcast.
In this conversation they delve into the challenges faced by beginning teachers and the unsustainability of teaching, highlighting the need for support and community. They also explores reflections on time, energy, and the journey of learning and growth, concluding with insights on teaching concepts and mastery. The conversation delves into the importance of exposure and repetition in mastering concepts, the significance of ego management and emotional regulation for new teachers, the loneliness of leadership and the need for community, the challenges of teacher sustainability, systemic support for teachers, and the value of community and alignment with values in the teaching profession.