Lacey Andersen and Kendall O'Connor-Tappan
Recorded
June 10, 2023
Archived
June 10, 2023
39:58 minutes
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Id:
atl004799
Description
Lacey Andersen (40) talks with her friend and colleague Kendall O'Connor-Tappan (34) about their experiences as educators and mothers.Subject Log / Time Code
Kendall talks about giving birth to her first child right before COVID-19 lockdowns occurred.
Kendall compares motherhood and teaching.
Kendall explains how being a mother makes her a better educator and how being an educator makes her a better mother.
Lacey talks about being a mom, educator, and friend and being okay with prioritizing happiness.
Lacey talks about the importance of focusing on where you are in the present and slowing down.
Lacey talks about maintaining a boundary between her work at school and her child at the same school.
Kendall talks about the time pressures teachers face and striking a balance.
Lacey talks about the close relationship that teachers form with each other and their students.
Kendall discusses the overlap of creating a safety net for her own children and her students.
Kendall talks about the isolation she has felt as a mother and as a teacher.
Lacey discusses how social media portrays motherhood and teaching.
Kendall remembers when teachers were praised at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the relationships with parents now seem adversarial.
Kendall talks about when her child first started daycare and developed social bonds with his caretakers.
Lacey talks about seeing children through the lens of an educator and the lens of a parent.
30:30 Kendall talks about navigating divisions amongst those raising children.
Lacey discusses the importance of seeing children as individuals and changing expectations of them.
Lacey and Kendall discuss the pressure of getting to benchmarks and milestones with their students and children.
Kendall compares motherhood and educating to cooking a meal and prioritizing.
Kendall details the pressures of needing to have all the answers as a mother and a teacher.
Participants
- Lacey Andersen
- Kendall O'Connor-Tappan