Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 481, I chat with Joe Refinski, a history teacher. Listen as he talks about: How he fell in love with the subject of history as a kid Why he chose to teach history vs. being a lawyer How he knew he was supposed to be a history teacher Where his passion comes from How he keeps his excitement for teaching when things can be challenging  Why he chose to get involved in writing the standards  How he engages his students and lets them have their voice be heard How he teaches each student how they learn best and gets them to think Why he feels reading and writing is important for kids to learn well His thoughts on the pandemic with his view on history and how it will be taught in the future