How to get fired up about teaching (even if the system has crushed your spirit) w/ Chase Orton

About this episode

Vanessa Vakharia interviews Chase Orton about reigniting passion for teaching amidst systemic challenges.

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Vanessa recently took one step closer to her dream of hosting a Netflix show, recording the first ever live Math Therapy interview! For her session last week at Leander ISD's annual Math Joy Conference in Texas, she interviewed self-proclaimed "chaos-driven non-compliant educator" Chase Orton - and you can now hear their extremely unfiltered conversation in front of a room full of teachers whose gasps are VERY audible throughout! Chase and Van...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Vakharia

Guest: Chase Orton

Topics covered

• teaching
• education
• motivation
• interview
• math

Keywords

• teaching
• education
• motivation
• interview
• math therapy
• Chase Orton
• Vanessa Vakharia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leander ISD

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