Postcards from the edge with KB

About this episode

KB discusses work-life balance, the challenges of virtual learning, and the journey of becoming an international teacher.

Let's welcome KB, friend of the show, the last true romantic, and technically an adult. 00:50 "I'm gonna hug so many people!" 06:50 KB learning how to have a work-life balance as a teacher. "No matter how weird something is it can become normal very quickly." 13:45 "Middle year students, particularly in year seven and eight, have so many questions about themselves. They have multiple truths they are grappling with as well." 17:30 The unexpected racist undertones of Where the Wild Things Are ??! 22:49 Why virtual learning is so difficult for middle school learners. "You can't really do fuzzy goals online in the same way." 26:53 KB turns the tables on Gabrielle and grills her on her time in Australia. 33:03 Figuring out what becoming an international teacher will means. Spoiler alert: Balance, people, balance. 40:00 The juicy, juicy process and the failure along the way. #lovethemess

People in this episode

Guest: KB

Topics covered

• work-life balance
• education
• virtual learning
• international teaching
• middle school
• romanticism

Keywords

• work-life balance
• middle school
• virtual learning
• international teacher
• education challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Where the Wild Things Are

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