In this special episode, I’m joined by none other than my girlfriend Viktoria Rockelmann! Now I’m obviously very biased, but Vikki is straight-up an amazing person. She is a kindergarten teacher of a couple years now and a fellow New Jersey native. In this episode we discuss her unique upbringing, her experience as a kindergarten teacher so far, the education system at large and much more! Will Trett be able to handle the hard hitting details about our relationship? Will a fight break out mid-interview? Tune in to find out! Episode Outline: (1:30) - Beginning of episode (3:01) - The misconception about podcasting, “what is it about?” (5:21) - Keeping people’s attention, how do the most successful podcasts do it?  (10:23) - Sully and Vikki, how opposites attract, getting to know someone when you first start dating (12:39) - “Being yourself” when you meet someone new, judging others and being judged yourself (17:35) - How little kids judge, Vikki opens up about her Kindergarten teaching experience so far (21:59) - How home life plays a huge role in school, parent involvement in their child’s education (25:11) - Kids grow up differently nowadays, how teachers discipline students then vs. now (30:32) - Raising and educating a child is a collaborative process between parents and the school (34:32) - Teachers used to get a lot more credit, most people get talked out of becoming a teacher (37:38) - Parents who “push” their children into things, how other people influence us in general (45:58) - Mindset in education, motivating students to exceed their expectations (49:45) - Do 5 year olds have genuine opinions? Kids are sponges (53:18) - What is the worst age group to teach? Sully shares a time he got in trouble at school (57:35) - Vikki talks about a difficult situation she heard about from another teacher (1:03:07) - The infamous Joe Rogan litter box meme, should we use litter boxes in school? (1:07:50) - Vikki’s background and upbringing, her journey to America (1:17:12) - “If you had a 9-to-5 job, what would it be?”, having a good job/personality fit (1:19:22) - Couples therapy, dealing and managing other people’s perception of you (1:22:43) - Being in a relationship where one partner has sporadic hours and the other has a more traditional 9-to-5 setup, you want to have a partner who is different from you (1:30:18) - Some final thoughts on education, still being an individual and not just a career, or what you do (1:34:30) - “Do you still want to be a teacher?”, “Could you envision yourself doing something different?” (1:39:38) - Vikki’s thoughts on her first podcast Connect with Sully: Podcast Links -https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVQ0dEJWbTVSenZKTDRWTWtLbC1GRjBsSzFsUXxBQ3Jtc0trUUczQkNiUW0wOHZ5cnM1TXJWWUhUMEZ3N25YUVh2QXF4RS1lYmRRRHBjQ05YSDRLeDdhQU5BVXFUUWJ5M0FvcVhPd2ZiZ1ltVHUtLW5hV3FnOGtQeF8yaHBCcFB3a0locnlhV3JBN2lWVVBSOWRxQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fsullybop&v=j2LSduolYug ( https://linktr.ee/sullybop) LinkedIn:https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFlMUnhoTDg1Q09aU01ad2JCSWVLc1JZaGNPd3xBQ3Jtc0tuWG4xMGFnTlhySTgybjUwN2haampQMnQ2LUQyMzR1YUVHSVlGS1BjcU10N1JKMVhWWmZodWpwbVFmUVRpZXl0VHN0RG5UcW1QQ0duakpWYVpPektDYkNvcVEwOFBHTjlwSm05V2FlWklLd20xSDBvRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsullybop%2Frecent-activity%2F&v=j2LSduolYug ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/sullybop/...) Instagram:https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktDbUFZWkNCU0ZIWS02ZFhPaVp2TVRQQ1BBUXxBQ3Jtc0ttSDJubmZaMXQ4YWpfQ0hFenJHbGd5NkU3Rk5tSkVtb29yVVVVTlJXcWloNkN4Ynl4T2xnbUxTOFBLWlBMOE1wbzExLTRSMzNPa0hvTkJqUW9oSVdVTGdqZnJXTnh6RXRpSmx5S1pfS3N5cUV6a0xQYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsullybop%2F&v=j2LSduolYug ( https://www.instagram.com/sullybop/)...