In this episode, we jump on the school bus with educator and full-time mother of two busy teenagers, Barbara Isip-Rivera. Along the ride, we discuss the importance of early education, being transparent with teenagers, and a mother's role in reinforcing self-worth to her daughter.
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Episode Transcript
At your age, I wasn't thinking about boys, which is
not true.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Seventh grade, right.
That's pretty much all wethought about.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
I don't remember thinking about boys at that age.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
You said you were thinking about tetherball.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
Thanks for stopping by the.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Stuber podcast.
Speaker 4 (00:23):
I'm your host, slash driver, stu Briggs.
Today we are hopping on theschool bus because our guest is
an educator and a mother of twoteenagers, yikes.
So buckle up, hop in.
Buckle up, hop in.
Let's go for a ride.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
We are so happy today because our good friend, mrs
what, Issa Rivera.
That's what the students callher, mrs Barb, but we call her
Barb.
This is my wife's good friend.
I definitely wanted to have aconversation with her because
she brings a lot to the table interms of being an educator, yes
(01:08):
or no?
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Name and claim it.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
What grade level?
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Kindergarten for 20 plus years.
That's a lot Amazing, what.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Are you kidding me right?
Speaker 1 (01:21):
now no that's a little.
I think it's 23rd.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
So your oldest student is what Probably?
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Oh, I have one that goes to school in New York
college that's studying to be apodiatrist.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
In my second class.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
But do you remember him, her or her?
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Yes, we're friends on Facebook, nice.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Yeah, you don't look it 20 years educating, that's
amazing.
They keep me young.
I hope yeah.
So how's it looking these daysin the world of kindergarten?
I was looking at a TED talkabout why it's important to get
kids ready for kindergarten.
What do you think about that?
Is it super important to havesome things lined up prior to
(02:02):
kids coming to kindergarten sothat makes your job more easier?
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Yes, definitely Preschool, tk and now there's a
lot of funding now for TK.
If they can come in to writetheir name, hold a pen, hold a
scissor, hold a crayon, I'mhappy and let me do the rest.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Right, because you want to get to the real stuff,
but you still have to teachthese.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
This, and social, social skills too.
What's?
Speaker 2 (02:27):
going on in the social world.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Just learning how to play with one another, how to
share, how to take turns, justpatience.
That's a lot for akindergartner.
But there's just students thatif they're already exposed right
in preschool or TK, that willdefinitely make that transition
that's a group to kindergartenyeah, easier.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah, so that's the other part about this is our
guest today is multitasking.
She is being a mom at the sametime, so while we have her, we
want to get into what you weretalking about earlier, which is
the birds and the bees.
You mentioned that.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Emma yeah, I didn't want to say her name.
Daughter.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Seventh eighth.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Seventh grader yeah.
A seventh grade girl and aneighth grade boy.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Yeah, so those questions are coming up Today.
You said she asked you.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Mom, when you're my age, did you have high standards
for the boys?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Where do you think that's coming from High
standards?
Is she looking at some of herselections and she thinking
these dudes?
I?
Speaker 1 (03:33):
think she's thinking from the internet, from TV,
social media, probably TV showsthat she watches Netflix.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
You don't think it was a question that originated
from her experience?
You think it was originatedfrom, like a show she's?
Speaker 1 (03:51):
watching Probably both.
I know she has crushes.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
But what I thought was funny was your response.
Like you weren't transparent.
What did you say?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I said at your age, I wasn't thinking about boys,
which is not true.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Seventh grade, right.
That's pretty much all wethought about.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
I don't remember thinking about boys at that age.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
You said you were thinking about tetherball.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Yeah, I used to love playing tetherball.
I was a tomboy.
I didn't have any boyfriends orcrushes.
I don't remember kissing anyonebefore that age.
And then I had two brothersthat I grew up around.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
But Barb, you're getting ready to navigate these
waters.
So what is your approach inthis situation?
Because for that one you'retrying to quell it.
You were trying to say, hey, Ididn't even think about those
things.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
So basically you're saying to her don't even think
about it I'm trying, but I'mglad she feels comfortable
enough to ask and say thesethings to me and be open to you,
yeah and I'll just keep, I'lltell, I'll just talk to her like
just know your.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yeah, those kinds of pep talks and no boyfriend until
after college.
Yeah, after college you can dowhatever you want, probably.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
This is part one of something else that we can do
later, because you have a BTSwhich stands for what does it
stand for?
It's not Black street that thatour back, but her.
Your hubby took the two kiddosout to sugar concert and they
(05:25):
have to get picked up, so yeswe're gonna table the rest of
our teen talk for anotherconversation, but thanks for
those little tidbits tonight.
I think it'll definitely whetour appetite for what is more to
come from.
Mrs B, they don't call you that, they call you, mrs, oh, mrs
Issa Rivera the podcast, pleaseshare it with others, post about
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Thanks again and until nexttime.
Keep your head up and eyes onthe road.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
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