Community Engagement and the Realities of Teaching with Nick Little

On today’s episode, I sat down with Nick Little. Nick is a public school teacher in Oswego, New York, the town where I grew up. In our conversation we go through the exciting alternative solutions Nick uses in his classes to engage students, the dire state of the current educational system, and how he is working to get even more deeply involved in his community by running for city council. 

 

Donate to Nick’s Donor’s Choose campaign: https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/nicklittle

Follow Nick on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-little-525b48175/

 

Episode Transcript

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I'm your host, David Newson.
And welcome to Coded in Gold.
This podcast exploresthe fractured, beautiful pieces
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On today's episode of Coated in Gold,I sat down with Nick.
Little Nick is a public schoolteacher in Oswego, New York.
The town where I grew up.
We first connected through the siteDonors Choose, which is a platform
that allows individualsto donate directly to classrooms.
In our conversation,
we go through the excitingalternative solutions Nick uses in classes

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to engage studentsthe dire state of the current
educational system,and how he is working to get even more
deeply involved in his communityby running for City Council.
This is a really important discussion,
and I honestly had no ideawhat things were really like
for public school teachers.

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So without further ado, let's jump rightinto my conversation with Nick little.

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