Today at 3:01 pm PST, After The Bell Episode 17. Despite warming days and more time in the garden, somehow Martin gets on his soapbox again and starts ranting about recycling. Roy takes the bait and, using family members as sacrificial lambs, agrees that everyone is political, even if they don’t know it. To take this theme further, they visit Clint Johnston, President of the BC Teachers’ Association. The BCTF represents over 51 000 public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Clint is finishing off his term as president before moving to Ottawa in July to start a new chapter as President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. The Stunt Brothers go on a fieldtrip to sit down with Clint in his Vancouver office. The conversation is deep and revealing and provides insight into leadership, unionism, activism, social justice, and family. Sit down and listen and maybe make yourself a cocktail.
Author: BC Educator
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Episode 17: Everyone Is Political
Today at 3:01 pm PST, After The Bell Episode 17. Despite warming days and more time in the garden, somehow Martin gets on his soapbox again and starts ranting about recycling. Roy takes the bait and, using family members as sacrificial lambs, agrees that everyone is political, even if they don’t know it. To take…
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Episode 16: The Final Countdown
The final countdown. Six weeks to go before the end of the school year and teachers are weary. As Roy and Martin know, at this time of the year life in the classroom is winding up and not down, despite what non teachers sometimes think. Now Martin does make the mistake of saying he feels…
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Episode 15: Building A Class Culture
Get ready for episode 15 that drops on Monday, May 12 at 3:01 pm PST. Roy is pleased that this is Episode 15 and not Episode 2000 and hopes Martin keeps his dirty garden hands away. As it looks like the episode may slip into the world of the mundane and go for quantity over…
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Episode 14: Going Forward With Courage
Dr. Brad Baker, a proud member of the Squamish Nation and the Superintendent of Indigenous Education for the province of British Columbia in Canada, is our special guest for Episode 14, which drops on Monday, May 5. Brad’s two core guiding principles are “Truth Before Reconciliation” and “Go Forward with Courage”. Our conversation explores how…
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Episode 13: Freak Out (Don’t!)
Roy starts the episode by filing for bankruptcy and Martin freaks out! The Stunt Brothers soon get their financial house in order but show their age as they stumble over current social media lingo. Change is inevitable, they realize, but you don’t need to jump on the bandwagon and throw everything you do out the window.…
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Diversity and Inclusion with Trustee Cyndi Gerlach
Monday, April 21 at 3:01 pm brings another deep dive topic to After The Bell. The Stunt Brothers bring the listeners an exploration of diversity and inclusion in the classroom with a special guest, school trustee Cyndi Gerlach. This episode will be sure to evoke discussion among all the partner groups who strive to make diversity and…
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Severance
On Monday, April 14, Roy and Martin try something different by recording an episode in Martin’s kitchen on a sunny but crisp North Vancouver morning. Snowball fights in Texas, Martin’s crow friends and Roy’s rockstar-like return to the school from which he retired are all fodder for this episode. Martin drops a line from Severance which…
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Incivility in the Classroom
On March 31 and April 7, we are excited to announce a special two part episode on incivility or rudeness in the classroom. Whether it is an angry shopper waiting in the checkout line at your local supermarket, being yelled out by some impatient driver, or online rudeness, incivility is on the rise. Many teachers…
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A Little Bonus for Spring Break
Happy Monday, podcast listeners everywhere. We now have listeners as far away as South Africa, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, England, and New York. Yesterday we celebrated our 1000th download so things are going very well indeed. Please keep sharing our podcast with those who might be interested. We truly believe they will soon be fans. As many places will be heading into…
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Episode 9: Christmas in March
A celebration is coming soon. In two days when Episode 9: Celebration drops. In a week or two, many teachers around the world will be heading off for a well deserved spring break so Roy and Martin proclaim that the time has come to celebrate. Episode 9 brings a little Christmas cheer to the month of…
