002 - High School Teacher - Javier Arredondo

Deep-dive conversations with people who have interesting jobs or life experiences. We talk to folks about their origin stories, what they love or hate about their experience, and any advice they may have for the rest of us.

This episode is about what it really be like to be a high school teacher. Javier Arredondo is teacher in San Diego, California. He is an thoughtful and charismatic guy with some interesting insight in the world of education. His students love him, and after listening to this episode, I'm sure you will too.

You can find Javy on Instagram @javarredondo

Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:00 - Javy's life before teaching 0:07:10 - Javy the counselor 0:12:54 - The move from counselor to teacher 0:20:29 - The interview process (cut short due to tech error) 0:23:41 - Why Javy chose to teach at high school 0:29:52 - The day-to-day details 0:37:10 - Why do people hate math? 0:44:44 - Back to the day-to-day 0:53:35 - The creativity in teaching 0:57:07 - The importance of a good teacher 0:59:43 - Interacting with parents 1:02:21 - The importance of feedback 1:04:19 - Again: Teachers are important 1:08:02 - How has teaching changed you as a person? 1:14:32 - The downsides of teaching 1:16:52 - What qualities make a good teacher? 1:26:49 - Advice for those considering the job 1:29:39 - Story time

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