Confessions of a School Teacher

On this episode I welcome Michelle, a teacher going into her 10th year of teaching family consumer science to grades 7-12 in the Midwest. We discuss the following: 

• Things we wish parents would understand
• The problem with being a “lawnmower parent”
• The importance of sleep in school-age kids 
• The importance of communication with children’s teachers about concerns
• How being a pediatrician is similar to being a teacher 
• Systemic problems with education and healthcare 

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