Mr. Clarke After Dark
Welcome to the “Mr. Clarke After Dark” podcast with host Lucas Clarke, an educator determined to move away from recycled professional development and engage in more nuanced, personable, and relevant conversations for learning.
Each week, Mr. Clarke unpacks the inner workings of the classroom and learns out loud with educators, politicians, comedians, and other field experts of all shapes, sizes, and burnout levels. Whether they have been in the trenches of their profession for five months or fifty years, we are here to share everything from classroom hacks, our worst mistakes, and the occasional profound musing (from the guests). From conversations about race with Daryl Davis, education reform with Jennifer Gonzalez, global educational development with professors from the World Bank, to stories about students farting in class, there will always be something you can take away from the show, for better or worse.
So, come on over and join the dark side ... unless you’re scared.
Mr. Clarke After Dark
#057 - Jessica Hawk | Retirement, Cat Cuddling, and Setting Boundaries
Jessica Hawk (@myteacherface) has been in the profession for more than thirty years and has recently retired this past WEEK! On this episode, Jessica and I discuss her future as a cat cuddler, choosing to not have children, how the nightmares from her first year of teaching still haunt her, how teachers guilt one another, cutting down the mental load on her students, setting boundaries with her school, GoGuardian, how to retain teachers, and, much more.
Thoughts shared on the podcast are purely our own and do not represent the views of the Anglophone South School District or the relevant jurisdictions associated with my guests.
