Teachers and educators are facing challenges like never before, including battling misinformation, burned-out kids, parents, and of course—COVID.

Join J.R. Jamison as he explores these challenges and shares the story of a man who stays in teaching despite external pressures; another from a woman who uses empathy to teach multicultural education; and one from a teacher who decided to make her own kind of change—at the Statehouse.

Stories included in this episode –

  • This Is Why I Teach

An anonymous story as told to Suzanne Clem from Facing Teaching * Mrs. Miller, You Set Us Up!

Barbara Miller’s story as told to Clarissa Cheslyn from Facing Teaching * Votes for My Students

Melanie Wright’s story as told to Susan Volbrecht from Facing Teaching

Music used in this episode –

  • "GREEN LEAVES" by Jason Shaw\ Released under an Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) license.\ From the Free Music Archive.