Career and Technical Education
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If you like what you hear today, sign up for my If you have a story worth sharing, I visited several schools in Finland in 2015 as part of a school trip. There were a few things that really struck me. One was the fact that becoming a teacher in Finland was as competitive as becoming a doctor. Another was that students were in control of which teachers they had—they literally got to choose their teachers. And finally, I was impressed with the equal value and prestige placed on both the academic and vocational tracks. Something like 40% of students choose a vocational route and there was no...
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Teachers, Turnover, and Tenants
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If you like what you hear today, sign up for my If you have a story worth sharing, A few years ago, we hired a teacher from Texas, who struggled for months to find housing in Camden or Rockport, Maine. Despite two house hunting trips she found nothing. With her Texas home sold, she temporarily moved to Minnesota to stay with her father, while continuing her search. In mid-July, she arrived in Maine with her family and all her belongings, but still didn’t have a home. By early August, she was still empty-handed and was on the verge of declining the position. At the 11th hour, we located a...
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Cracking The College Code
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If you like what you hear today, sign up for my If you have a story worth sharing, Today's guest is a woman in high demand this time of year. Clare Galloway is a college consultant who works with students mainly from the New England and New York area. She was an assistant dean of admissions at Colgate for two years, and then in the same position at Bates College for two more years, before becoming the Director of Overseas Admissions for the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, where she served for eight years. Eventually she went into private practice, where she has been for the past...
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School Through the Eyes of a Six-Year-Old
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My guest today is Camillo who is coming up on the end of first grade. I first met Camillo when I was visiting the elementary school last fall. He was friendly, outgoing, and dare I say dapper. A few months later he starred as the host in a video created for the school board to understand the elementary school schedule. Not long after that I was sitting at a high top in a local coffee shop one weekend when he came right up to me with a formal greeting. Again I had a great conversation with him. He is bright, charming and outgoing enough that I was convinced he would help us all see school...
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Jane's Sense of Self
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Today’s guest is Jane Self. She has worked as the assistant to a string of four different principals over the past twenty years at Camden Hills Regional High School. She is acutely attune to school operations and many consider her to be the de facto second principal. She had two children go through the school system and she rides her bike to work most days. She’s been a force of strength, stability and stamina, and this is her last season with the district as she retires at the end of this year.
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Moving On Up
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My guest today is Lucas who is currently an eighth grader in middle school. Most middle schoolers, at this point in the school year are ready to leave middle school behind and eager to start high school. That cycle happens all over again when they are seniors in high school and then again when they are seniors in college. Developmentally they are exactly where they should be, ready to move onto the next step in life. I don’t know Lucas, so I’m eager to find out what is important to him, what his hopes and fears for high school are and what he is most proud of.
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Let's Talk About Sex
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My guest today is Tanya Young, a woman who has been a school counselor for over twenty years and has been in our middle school for over fifteen years. In that time, she has seen and heard at all. From teaching sex education to making home visits to supporting anxious students on overnight field trips, Tanya has extended herself in ways that many people are never required to. Her expertise and experience, her nurturing nature, and her ardent advocacy for students are instrumental in the success of our student body.
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Show Up To Rise Up
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My guest today is Alison Babb-Brott. This is her second year teaching first grade in our school district though she’s been teaching for about a decade. Her family has a rich history in our town. Her great great grandfather was superintendent of the Knox Woolen Mill in downtown Camden from 1889 to 1956. He worked at the mill for total of 70 years. When I moved to Camden as a child in 1974, Ali’s grandfather was superintendent of the very same mill. I became good friends with Ali‘s mother and her aunt. Her father also grew up locally. Though Ali was born and raised in Massachusetts, it’s...
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Game Time, Screen Time and Insights from High School Boys
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On today’s episode I’m talking with two high school boys: Mac Pierce, a sophomore and Finlay Fitch, a junior. Both are on the soccer team and Mac is my cousin’s son. We’ve lived in the same community his whole life so he’s like a nephew to me. We are going to talk soccer, phones and get some insight into being a teenage boy in high school.
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Where My Heart Was
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Today’s guest, fifth grade teacher Heather Butler, is the epitome of teaching excellence. She is highly skilled instructionally and has a spark in her eye that makes her students feel valued and loved. She’s the kind of teacher that parents pray for their child to end up in her class. We are so fortunate that she applied for an opening that we had three years ago.
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I first met Will at his 8th grade promotion ceremony where he was a speaker. I was blown away by his maturity, insight, and intellect. I was so struck that I introduced myself to his parents and expressed my appreciation for his incredible speech. What I saw then played out fairly seamlessly during his four years in our high school. He is a senior this year and is graduating as valedictorian of his class, headed to Dartmouth College in the fall. I have had the opportunity to get to know Will more during his high school years. He was on a student advisory council I had and most recently participated on this year's strategic planning committee, offering valuable input and insight into where our district should be focused for the next four years.