Simone was a teacher for 28 years, teaching in 3 Canadian provinces in urban and rural settings. She taught a variety of curricula from grades 5 to 12 and her subject expertise was at the high school level in English and in History. Simone has a deeply spiritual connection to teaching, as she has the ability to see into the soul of every single student that she has ever taught in her career. This ability has enabled her to create safe, and loving connections with her students. When her students felt safe, seen, heard and understood, no matter where they were at, their brains were able to engage in real, messy learning.

Resource:

https://www.structural-learning.com/post/how-to-use-dialogic-pedagogy-the-key-to-powerful-teaching

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Episode Warning: This episode mentions suicide which could potentially be triggering.

Bobo has just graduated from high school and, at the time of recording, received her HKDSE results last week. Incredibly, she achieved 5** in English Language, which put her in the top 1% of all candidates in Hong Kong! I never taught Bobo, but I knew about her because of her various leadership positions at the school, particularly in the Choir. I also poached her for the English Debating Team. I’m excited to hear from Bobo as she’s about to embark on her post secondary journey.

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Christy is a full-time secondary school English language and literature teacher in Hong Kong. As a fresh graduate teacher, she has faced a number of challenges both inside and outside the classroom and has learnt to overcome them over time. Christy is one of very few students to have been taught by both me and my wife!

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