Episode 1- "A Journey from Pupil to Peer "

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What happens when a seasoned teacher meets a former student, now a fellow educator? Discover the heartwarming journey of Mr. Ken Newton and Miss Juliette Gunn as they reunite to co-host a podcast filled with nostalgia, wisdom, and a shared love for teaching. With 28 years under his belt, Mr. Newton fondly recalls the days when he taught a young Juliette, who is now inspiring students of her own. Their story is a testament to the transformative power of education and the unbreakable bond it can create.

Join us for a lively discussion about the multifaceted world of teaching, where educators wear countless hats—teachers, counselors, and parental figures, all rolled into one. Mr. Newton shares insights on how education has evolved over the years, while Miss Gunn gives us a peek into her experience teaching mild/moderate special education across multiple grades. Together, they paint a vivid picture of the highs and lows of the profession, setting the stage for future episodes that promise to explore the rewarding, albeit chaotic, life of educators.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Hello everybody.
This is Mr Ken Newton and I'mwith Miss Juliette Gunn.
I am so excited to revamp theexisting podcast that I had, and
now I revamped it and I'm soexcited that we're going to do a
podcast together with MissJuliette Gunn.
You want to say hi, Juliette,Hi guys, it's Miss Juliette, I

(00:36):
love it and it is class act.
We like to think we're a littlespecial as teachers Lord knows
what we do as a living, butwe're so excited to have this
podcast, the first segment.
We want to introduce ourselvesand we have a pretty cool story,
kind of a backstory, that Ithink you'll get a kick out of.
So, again, my name is Mr KenNewton.

(00:58):
I've taught for 28 years,taught various grades,
everything except fourth grade,Go figure, Feels like I've
taught them all.
And this year I'm teachingfifth grade and again, like I
said, my 28th year of teachingCrazy to believe.
And I have Miss Juliette hereand she's going to introduce
herself.
And then we have the backstoryof how we know each other and

(01:21):
how we've grown up together.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
Hey guys, it's Miss Juliette Gunn here, not as
experienced as Mr Newton here,but it is my third year of
teaching.
I have been teaching fourth,fifth and sixth grade, so kind
of in the upper grade range, butso far so good.
I mean we'll get into that alittle bit more though I love it

(01:43):
.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
Hey, and guess what friends?
Did you know what our backstoryis?
Our backstory is a thousandyears ago.
When Mr Newton was teachingsixth grade, miss Juliet was my
student.
Yes, oh my gosh, but I'm cheapand it makes me feel old, it
makes me feel like I other hand,in all seriousness, just be

(02:05):
thrilled and happy and justbeyond ecstatic how Juliet has
grown into be just an amazing,amazing teacher.
I cannot do what she does,she's just an amazing teacher.
So that's a little bit about us, a little bit about who we are
and we're excited to share aboutour crazy job.
Yes, friends, we love what wedo, but yes, it's a little about

(02:27):
who we are and we're excited toshare about our crazy job.
Yes, friends, we love what wedo, but yes, it's a little crazy
.
And after the next segmentwe'll kind of get into what
we're going to talk about inthis podcast and what you have
to look forward to, so thanksfor listening and we'll catch

(02:49):
you on the next segment.
All right, friends.
Hey, we are back.
Mr Newton here and Juliet and Iwant to tell you a little bit
about what we do every day.
Yes, I teach fifth grade, butyes, I'm a teacher, and I think
Juliet would agree.
We are teacher, counselor,father, uncle, everything under

(03:12):
that plate.
Obviously, juliet wouldn't bethe father, she'd be the mother
and the aunt, et cetera, etcetera.
But I'll let her share that.
But, needless to say, we lovewhat we do, friends.
But education has changed.
Education has changed.
My joke is when Juliet was in myclass I don't remember friends,
the first segment, she was inmy class a hundred years ago.
But those were the good olddays, juliet.

(03:34):
Ah, they were a little socialFriends.
It's changed a lot.
Education has changed a lot andwe wear many, many, many, many
let me keep going many, manyhats.
So we teach.
I teach fifth grade and I'mgoing to let Juliet share what
she does on every day.
And did I say in the firstsegment, she's pretty amazing
and I want her to share aboutwhat she does on a daily basis

(03:57):
so I, like you said, I wear somany hats.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
I think I'm a parent, I'm.
I think I'm a parent, I'm amother, I'm a school nurse, I am
a teacher.
This year I teach actually mildmod fourth, fifth and sixth
grade.
Yes, that's three grade levelsin one classroom and I just
special education.
I mean, I don't know where toeven begin with that, it's just

(04:21):
an array of different studentsand abilities and things like
that.
But so far, yeah.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
Hey friends, did you know that?
I did.
I tell you that Juliet wearslike her superhero costume
underneath her clothes, becauseshe again performs miracles
every day.
She's amazing.
Hey, I have a crazy question,juliet is if you weren't
teaching, what would you do?
I'll tell you what I would do.
If you weren't teaching, whatwould be your career?
That is an easy one, and I knowyou do.
I'll tell you what I would doIf you weren't teaching.
What would be your career?

Speaker 2 (04:52):
That is an easy one.
Oh really, I would actually bein the FBI right now.

Speaker 1 (04:59):
Awesome.
She'd be a super cool FBI agent.
I love it.
I love it.
I love it.
She's a much.
She'd be a much better FBIagent than those people on TV.
I'm just kidding.
I know they're fake, but weboth have had the honor of
meeting real FBI agents andasking them questions, and I

(05:20):
agree, Juliet would be theperfect FBI agent.
So, hey, we gave you a littletaste of what we do every day.
The 47 things yes, I'm justkidding Like 46, actually Things
that we do every day.
The 47 things yes, I'm justkidding like 46 actually things
that we do every single day.
Yes, we teach, but we do alittle more.
In the last segment, we want tokind of tease you on what we're
going to talk about in thisawesome podcast.

(05:41):
Tell your friends, we're goingto give you the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.
There's your legalese on whathappens in education, not only
elementary, junior, high andhigh school.
We're going to tell you whatkids are talking about.
We're going to tell you what wesee every day and we see a lot,
friends.
We think we've seen it all, butit's like daily.

(06:02):
Hey, I've never seen thatbefore.
We're going to tell you.
So we're super excited to behere, and the last segment will
give you a little preview onwhat we're going to tell you.

Speaker 2 (06:11):
So we're super excited to be here and the last
segment, we'll give you a littlepreview on what we're going to
talk about.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
Hey, we are back, friends, mr Newton here, mr Ken
Newton here and Miss Juliette,miss Juliette Gunn.
And the last segment.
We want to kind of give you alittle tease of what we're going
to talk about in the future.
We're going to talk about theeducation system.
Oh, where do we begin About theeducation system?
We're going to talk about appsthat your kids are on, that you

(06:46):
don't know about, and oh, wheredo we begin?
We want to give you some tipsand suggestions.
We want you to laugh, we wantyou to cry with us.
Yes, we cry on occasion.
Yes, practically every day.
Good point, miss Juliet.
But we want to give you alittle taste of what's going to
happen in the future.
And, again, we are so excitedto share what we encounter every

(07:09):
single day on our job, becausethere's a lot of misnomers.
Yes, friends, teachers work inthe summertime.
Yes, we get our summers off,but boy, we work.
I don't know.
What do you think, miss Julia?
Where do we begin?

Speaker 2 (07:22):
We're going to talk about what happens in this
classroom, what the educationsystem is looking like, what
they're demanding of us andwhat's going on with the
children.
But yeah, every day we areworking.

Speaker 1 (07:33):
See, and that was the bell, that was our like 15
minute break.
Yes, friends, we not enoughtime to like five.
Yes, enough time to go pee andand and maybe eat something.
So, and on that happy, silly,goofy note, we are super excited
to be with you and I lookforward to episode numero two.
So, all right, friends, see ya,see ya.