Crayons and Pencils

Crayons and Pencils

What is it like being a new teacher in the 21st century? This podcast was created to showcase the different perspectives of elementary and high school classrooms. Austin, is a pre-service elementary major, while Angelica is a new high school English teacher. Follow our journey as we tackle different topics, from our struggles with classroom management to our perspectives on current topics in education and our hilarious stories in the classroom.

Episodes

April 4, 2023 36 mins

As teachers, nothing can truly prepare you when there is a food fight or students' random remarks. We learn to deal with each problem in our way. Listen to our hilarious, crazy, and sweet stories from the classroom as new teachers. You might want to lower your volume on this episode.

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We all have ideas of the kind of teacher that we aspire to be. Are we the strict teacher? The fun teacher? Artistic teacher? Well, we took two online quizzes to see what type of teachers we might be.

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March 7, 2023 53 mins

What is it really like to be a teacher or a student-teacher? Listen to the joys and also the downsides that are currently affecting our classrooms and our lives. 

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February 28, 2023 35 mins

Sometimes as a new teacher we are seen more as the student than an educator. What are the positives and negatives of being a new teacher? 

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Teachers have their reasons why they choose the grade that they teach. However, why did we choose high school or elementary education? 

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February 7, 2023 29 mins

How is the transition from high school to college to the world of adulting? Sometimes we have to laugh to keep ourselves from crying. 

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January 31, 2023 26 mins

As young people, it is not always easy to set personal boundaries between school, jobs, and even family. 

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January 24, 2023 25 mins

Sometimes trying to be a perfectionist makes us overanalyze every detail in our lives. 

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January 17, 2023 12 mins
Welcome to our first podcast! So, who are the voices behind Crayons and Pencils? Why did we choose education specifically? 
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Welcome to our very first podcast! 

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