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One Small Step Conversation partners Louann Talbert (69) and James "Jim" Dierke (75) talk about their shared experiences in education and find common ground in their view of the current political climate.

My name is Heather Carey and I am a student at the University of Akron studying Math Education. Today, I am interviewing my sister Ivy Carey who is a childhood/special ed teacher at the elementary level.

Stephen "Steve" Petrie (28) interviews his coworker, Dawn Scher Thomae (58) about her career path as an anthropology curator at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

I interviewed my aunt Jen. She is 42 years old and has been teaching for 20 years. We talked about her career experiences.

Me. Thornton and I talked about his teaching career and highlights amongst it

Thomas Wagner, NASA's Program Scientist for the cryosphere, discusses how his life has developed to study the Arctic and Antarctic. Even though as a student he initially found himself bored by studying glaciology, he soon discovered a passion for polar...

interview with Alyssa Lamboy

Mark Bauerschmidt and Judy Somershoe: interview about teaching and education in the 1960s.

Tarie Barbour interview

Golda Siegel-Doyle(83) talks with reporter Brian Scott-Smith about a reunion she's having with three 3rd grade students she taught back in 1965 In New York. Those students are Susan Dunaisky, Meryl Jacobs and Felice Perry, all from New York State.

Starting with a discussion of my mom’s childhood, we discussed her path to a career in education and the experiences she’s had along the way. The title derives from the idea that my experiences in school and through watching my...

We talked about growing up, school, tennage jobs, teenage years, how life is different now than it was back in the 80s/90s, jobs, and money. Overall I think my mom gives some really good advice/statements throughout the interview.

Veronica B. Salcedo (40) talks with her friend Alex Thomas (34) about growing up in and moving away from her Filipino American hometown.

From playing pretend as a teacher when she was a little kid to years later becoming a real-life teacher, this interview discusses the life of Ms. Puccini, an English teacher at WCHS. Ms. Puccini talks about her childhood memories from...

Mother sharing wisdom with her son..

In the interview I focused mainly on early life and her best years and tried to focus on the positive throughout the interview.

A mother informs her daughter about the path she took to pursue her career.

We talked about Santanu’s life pre marriage and kids and his journey from India to the US.

A high school teacher reflects on how parenting and teaching are similar and how one prepares you for the other, the best memories from her life, and her hopes for the future of her family.

How we got into education

mr mossa

during this interview i asked my avid teacher, Mr. Nick Garcia, five questions about what it takes to become a teacher.

Elizabeth Schultz interviews her mom Danielle Schultz, who taught high school social studies and is now politically active in education.

Today I interviewed a teacher from my high school, Miss Maggie O'Keefe. We discussed her transition into a teaching career and what her job has been like.

In this interview my mom, Lisa Burger, is going to talk about her highschool life, college life, and choosing her career path