The Way We Get By: Teaching Middle School

About this episode

Hannah Wright, a middle school teacher, shares her experiences and challenges in the education system while reflecting on student debt and finding joy in nature.

The Way We Get By: Dispatches from the Debt Heads Universe A weekly-ish companion series to the Debt Heads podcast that asks friends and listeners one question: How are you getting by? This dispatch is from Hannah Wright, a middle school teacher and Debt Heads listener who sent us a dispatch from her home in Denver, CO. Hannah shares the challenges of being a teacher in America today, laments the bleak future of paying down student debt, and delights in admiring the optimistic warble of birdsong. Follow Debt Heads on Instagram , TikTok , Substack , Patreon and YouTube . Credits: Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster Theme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie Feldman, Rachel Webster

Guest: Hannah Wright

Topics covered

• education
• student debt
• middle school teaching
• personal stories
• challenges of teaching
• optimism

Keywords

• middle school
• teaching
• student debt
• Hannah Wright
• Debt Heads
• education challenges
• birds
• optimism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Debt Heads, The Defibulators

Books & works: Pay For That Money

Places: Denver, CO

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