P.R. Frank and Mary McKnight
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P.R. Frank and Mary McKnight

Recorded September 20, 2025 49:08 minutes
P.R. Frank and Mary McKnight
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Description

One Small Step conversation partners P.R. Frank (54) and Mary McKnight (64) discuss teaching in different school systems, the changing role of teachers, and how personal experience have influenced their political, religious, and personal beliefs

Subject Log / Time Code

12:30
Mary McKnight (MM) talks about conflict within family politics.
15:00
P.R. Frank (PF) talks about a childhood "World camp" opening his perspective, his experience cultivating his faith.
21:00
MM talks about religious experiences and views.
23:49
PF talks about not fitting in with some church groups because of his views.
32:00
PF and MM talk about teaching in public and career tech schools and seeing disparity.
36:30
PF talks about growing role as a teacher, prevalence of suicidal ideation in students.
35:50
MM talks about gendered differences in the way students view themselves.
39:20
MM talks about role of education, how she decided to become a teacher.
41:42
PF talks about his hopes as teacher.
43:00
MM talks about taking cross country trips and how it impacted her view of other political beliefs.
45:00
PF talks about taking pride in daughters and in his past students.
37:20
MM talks about pride in step-daughter.

Participants

  • P.R. Frank
  • Mary McKnight

Recording Locations

Dayton Metro Library, Huber Heights Branch

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

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