Telling Tales Out of School

Betsy and John Hoover talk with Jarrod Green about children with dramatic behaviors they've taught.

Preschool teacher Jarrod Green tells the story of the first time he had to help a child in the bathroom.

Kathy Cohen, a 7th grade English teacher, tells the story of how a former student helped when her family was dealing with an illness.

Katrina Bartow Jacobs, professor of education, discusses several points during her teaching career when she interacted with her identity as a white teacher.

Preschool teachers Martha Cooney and Jarrod Green swap stories and thoughts about teaching.

A kindergarten teacher tells about the surprises a particularly rambunctious class provided her.

College English Teacher Laury Fischer talks about his experiences teaching for two weeks in China.

A second grade teacher describes how changes happen while you're not paying attention.

Boise High School Latin teacher Rachel Preminger discusses her first year teaching, building relationships with students, and how her history training animals has influenced her teaching practice.

In a 1973 interview from Studs Terkel's book "Working," alternative school headmaster Pat Zimmerman talks about his work.

High school teacher Claire Darby tells about a challenging student who tried to do the right thing.

Preschool teacher Jarrod Green tells a story about working together with a child to solve a problem at nap time. (Related article at http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/make-a-plan)

A college professor tells two tales of the effects teachers can have on students' lives without even knowing.

English teacher Chris Angelini describes his first year teaching, and how having some assumptions questioned showed that he was doing something right.

English teacher Kathleen Melville tells a story about how she once changed slang at her high school.

Annie Huynh tells the story of when the fish died in her 3rd and 4th grade classroom, and how her students rose to the occasion.

Special educator Sara Dickey tells the story of a child she helped recover from tantrums.

A middle school teacher tells about a student who turned himself around with the help of people who cared.

Andrew Aghapour describes the travails of his first experience teaching college philosophy.

Jarrod Green tells a story of a child he taught who was having a very tough time.