JoAnn McCarty and Amy Mack

JM asks AM about her garden science program. AM says that a huge part of her program was cooking with the produce they grew themselves.

AM asks JM about her loss of love for teaching. AM shares a similar sentiment that she started to loose her passion due to COVID complications. JM references how testing culture has skewed the curriculum. She wants to teach for passion, not for test scores.

AM shares that she is a registered Democrat and her political values lie in helping people for the greater good. JM shares she is a registered Republican but votes outside of her party.

JM shares that the most influential person in her life has been her children's school principal saw her potential to be a teacher and supported her through that.

JM and AM share their experiences working in culturally immersive schools. AM worked at a Chinese-American immersion school, and JM works at a predominantly Hispanic, dual-language school.