In this episode I talk with my friend Dan McConnell about what predisposed him to become a teacher, what he finds rewarding in teaching, his improvisational, collaborative approach to fostering curious minds, the return to the classroom after Covid, enrichment, role playing games, measuring student success, whether kids today are fundamentally different, and the overlaps between parenting and teaching. We take detours into stories about a wandering constable, World War II, spoiled mayonnaise, how the world used to shut down at night, wrestling babies, shadow puppets, redirection, natural consequences, and an apocryphal tale about George Washington.

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