Chronicles of Mister

3 pieces of advice for a first year teacher / Episode 73 / Conversation with Kevin Holloway Harris PART 01 Hey there everyone, In this episode of the pod, I am so excited to have Kevin Holloway Harris back again.  Kevin is a former colleague of mine who’s been working the last 3.5 years as a full-time sub and has now transitioned as a full time teacher.  He comes from a family of teacher...

Hey there everyone, Please welcome the one, the only, Ms. Kaya Arnoux back to the pod!! Kaya is a former colleague of mine who has transitioned from teaching middle school kiddos to highschool kiddos. Like others in her situation she explains how this transition isn’t better or worse, just different. In this convo we get into the nitty gritty of the age-old debate: Is the current education system...

Hey there everyone, Please welcome the one, the only, Ms. Kaya Arnoux back to the pod!! Kaya is a former colleague of mine who has transitioned from teaching middle school kiddos to highschool kiddos. Like others in her situation she explains how this transition isn’t better or worse, just different. In this convo we get into the nitty gritty of the age-old debate: Is the current education system...

Hey there everyone, Please welcome the one, the only, Ms. Kaya Arnoux back to the pod!! Kaya is a former colleague of mine who has transitioned from teaching middle school kiddos to highschool kiddos. Like others in her situation she explains how this transition isn’t better or worse, just different. In this convo we get into the nitty gritty of the age-old debate: Is the current education system...

Hey There Everyone This is part three of my conversation with Akeem Oguande. Find the time and make the time to take care of your self. Also have you been able to  learn from someone who you don't care for too much? Let me ask you the question a little bit differently. Could you have learned more if it was someone who took an interest in you and made the content they were teaching come alive...

Hey There Everyone This is part two of my conversation with Akeem Oguande. Find the time and make the time to take care of your self. Also have you been able to  learn from someone who you don't care for too much? Let me ask you the question a little bit differently. Could you have learned more if it was someone who took an interest in you and made the content they were teaching come alive an...

Hey There Everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with an amazing educator, Akeem Oguande. Akeem and I worked at a middle school where we both taught math. He was with the 8th grade kiddos and myself with the 6th graders. Akeem is the second Black male educator I have had the honor of working with and in the conversation we touch on WHY and HOW to take care of one's SELF. We talk alot about...

Hey There Everyone, I wanted to drop a PSA your way as we come to a close of this month of October; or as I now come to refer to it: SHOCKTOBER. I first heard the word "Shocktober" when I was a new teacher. I remember that in September, I loved teaching, my students, and my school. I couldn't believe that I was coming to school every day and have the most amazing interactions and experiences worki...

Hey There Everyone, In this week's episode I get to chat with Meekerley Sanon.  Meekerley is an experienced charter school leader, passionate educator and charismatic leader. She is first-generation Haitian-American with roots, growing up in Lawrence, MA. Meekerley has led several local charter public schools, including Excel Academy East Boston, where she was the Head of School. Before that...

Hey there everyone, I hope that as October rolls in you are doing well. It's usually at this time of the academic year that kiddos start to experience ShockTober (or maybe it's you who is experiencing it) its that feeling of the  summer malaise being definitely all the way gone now and kiddos are showing all of their wonderful facets of themselves and you, well you are already thinking about...

Hey there everyone, I was able to have a great conversation with a great History teacher, Kayla Buch who is now teaching High school kiddos after spending some time teaching middle school. One thing she stated that resonated deeply with me was that "it's not about you". As teachers we will have a lot directed towards us and much of the time it's not about you.  But what do you think? Let me know y...

Hey there everyone , In this week's episode of the pod I chop it up with Sue Andres-Brown about how she got into education and being a principal.  She touches on how as a leader it's vital to trust your teachers. Are you at a school were it feels like a game of gotcha! Are you being constantly evaluated rather than being coached? Sue touches on some mistakes she made as a leader and how to do...

Hey there everyone ,  In this week's episode of the pod I chop it up with Sue Andres-Brown about how she got into education and being a principal.  She touches on how as a leader it's vital to trust your teachers. Are you at a school were it feels like a game of gotcha! Are you being constantly evaluated rather than being coached? Sue touches on some mistakes she made as a leader and how...

Hey there everyone,  What's it like teaching on each coast? From Cali to NYC and then back to Cali again.  What's it like starting your teaching career and then having a pandemic strike? For Jai Williams these were question she didn't just hypothesized about but lived through. And as a dance teacher at a charter school there's one thing she will never do again.  I'm grateful for bei...

Hey there everyone, At this time of the year it can feel like there's never enough time.  It can feel like there's so much to get done.  Do you struggle with the feeling of needing to know it all? If so this episode is for you. In this episode I chop it up with Kuiana Blackwell has some wonderful words regarding not knowing it all and how that is OKAY.

Hey there everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with Meg Cawley an ELA/Writing teacher who is entering year 12 of teaching. What's it like being considered the rookie when you have 12 years under your belt? What apprehensions are there to joining a new team? What do you do about not getting everything done that you would like to? All of this and more is touched on in this episode. Feedback...

Hey there everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with Meg Cawley an ELA/Writing teacher who is entering year 12 of teaching.   What's it like being considered the rookie when you have 12 years under your belt?  What apprehensions are there to joining a new team? What do you do about not getting everything done that you would like to? All of this and more is touched on in this epis...

Hey there Everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with Ms. Kaya Arnoux. Kaya is an amazing artist who I get to serve alongside serving kiddos here in Los Angeles. In this conversation Mr. Thomas and I are just blown away at Kaya's journey and her insight. This was a great conversation. Appreciate you Kaya and appreciate all of the listeners out there. This is part 3 of the conversation. Here...

Hey there Everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with Ms. Kaya Arnoux. Kaya is an amazing artist who I get to serve alongside serving kiddos here in Los Angeles. In this conversation Mr. Thomas and I are just blown away at Kaya's journey and her insight. This was a great conversation. Appreciate you Kaya and appreciate all of the listeners out there. This is part 2 of a 3 part conversation....

Hey there Everyone, In this episode I get to chop it up with Ms. Kaya Arnoux. Kaya is an amazing artist who I get to serve alongside serving kiddos here in Los Angeles. In this conversation Mr. Thomas and I are just blown away at Kaya's journey and her insight. This was a great conversation. Appreciate you Kaya and appreciate all of the listeners out there. This is part 1 of a 3 part conversation....

Hi there everyone, today’s episode is with Principal Sanon. In this episode we talk about compensation, salary and how to negotiate. This is a dope conversation that frankly I wish I had heard when I first started teaching. Knowing your worth is one thing but knowing HOW to advocate for yourself is another. I normally would break this conversation into at least 2 parts however I’ve received feedba...

Hey there everyone and welcome to another episode of the chronicles of mister. In this episode I chop it up once again with Principal Niki Reid. I love Niki's energy and it’s always a joy. In this episode we talk about several things but the idea and belief that “every child is 1 positive adult away” from being on a path towards their greatest potential is one that resonated deeply with me. I’d ve...

Hey there everyone and welcome to another episode of the chronicles of mister. In this episode I chop it up once again with Principal Niki Reid. I love Niki's energy and it’s always a joy. In this episode we talk about several things but the idea and belief that “every child is 1 positive adult away” from being on a path towards their greatest potential is one that resonated deeply with me. I’d ve...

Hey there everyone and welcome to another episode of the chronicles of mister. In this episode I chop it up once again with Principal Niki Reid. I love Niki's energy and it’s always a joy. In this episode we talk about several things but the idea and belief that “every child is 1 positive adult away” from being on a path towards their greatest potential is one that resonated deeply with me. I’d ve...

Hi everyone and welcome to the Chronicles of Mister. Today’s podcast is with Jonah Craggett. I had the honor of working with Jonah at a charter school in New Haven Connecticut where we were the only Black male teachers in the middle school. We were hired due to a cohort of kiddos who were labeled as “too much” for the other middle school teachers. However, what myself and Mr. Craggett came to see...