1. Introduction to the Messes Inside Of K-12 Education: We Don't Need Another Hero (Part I)

In the first episode of the Rebel Teachers Rising Podcast, hosts Trina English, Jessica Martin, and Amanda Werner introduce their mission to create a teacher-led space to address systemic issues in K-12 education. They emphasize that the podcast is apolitical, welcoming diverse perspectives from public and private K-12 teachers nationwide. The hosts discuss their educational philosophies and the motivations behind starting the podcast while highlighting several critical 'messes' in the education system, such as the teacher shortage crisis, inadequate teacher pay, excessive teacher preparation requirements, the canned curriculum mess fueled by corporate greed, and the broader K-12 governance failures. They assert that these problems are bipartisan and require urgent attention from policymakers by amplifying teachers' voices and expertise. The episode serves as an introduction to their investigative journalistic series aiming for a national professional governing board of teachers to fix these entrenched issues in the education system.

00:00 Introduction: Setting the Stage

00:20 The Real Issues in K-12 Education

01:28 Creating a Teacher-Led Space

02:09 A Bipartisan Approach

02:50 The Fight for Public Education

05:12 Investigative Journalism and Teacher Voices

09:41 Philosophies of Education

19:42 The Journey of Creating the Podcast

28:15 Introduction to the Teacher Shortage Crisis

28:48 The Reading and DEI Mess

29:56 Title IX and Sexual Violence in Schools

30:31 Connecting the Dots: Teacher Shortage and K-12 Governance

31:11 The Petition for Teacher Leadership

32:29 Exploring the Teacher Shortage Mess

38:34 Teacher Pay Mess: Unpacking the Issues

43:26 Teacher Preparation Mess: The Hidden Costs

45:55 Canned Curriculum: A One-Size-Fits-All Problem

51:24 Conclusion and Call to Action

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