This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to Episode 52 of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast.

In this episode, we're going to talk about whether your classroom is academically safe.

I get topics for blog posts and podcast episodes from a lot of different places.

Sometimes they come from listener questions, some from things I read, others come from my own

experiences as a teacher, and some come from things that happen with my own kids. I have three of

them and currently they are 9, 10, and 11 years old. They're in grades 4, 5, and 7.

They all go to public schools and I believe they're all getting a pretty good education.

Still, things happen. They come home with stories, I see their assignments, and there are just

moments when I think improvements could be made. And so today I'm going to talk about something I

have noticed with all three of them over the years. It's a disconnect that's happened between

them, their assignments, and their teachers. That I think has an easy fix. We just need to be aware of it.

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visit cultofpedagodu.com slash Kiddem, k-i-d-d-o-n. I would also like to thank you for the reviews you've

left for this podcast on iTunes. I know you are all very busy people, and so many of you listen in

your cars or working out in places where you just don't necessarily have access to a computer.

So it really means a lot to me when you take the time to write those iTunes reviews. They really

help bring new listeners to the show, so I just want you to know how much I appreciate them.

Okay, so let's talk about academic safety. I'm going to describe a scenario for you. This is a

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