EP 027 with Mike Thompson

Crude Conversations

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Society & Culture

4.9 • 152 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we have a conversation with Mike Thompson, a longtime high school teacher at East High in Anchorage, Alaska. We talk about moving from Chicago to rural Alaska—from a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood to one where he was the first black person they met—the lessons he learned about race and integrity from his dad, how civility is a leadership skill, the students who have made an impression on him, and how he believes it's his job to teach students how to think, not what to think. We also discuss Governor Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget cuts to Alaskan education, and teaching government class during the 2016 presidential election. With guest host Tim Davis.

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0:00.0	Welcome to this week's episode. In this one guest host Tim Davis and I sit down with
0:04.9	Mike Thompson, a teacher of 22 years here in Alaska. We get into his upbringing
0:10.0	and how it's influenced him as a teacher, how if he doesn't cover an important historical event in class,
0:15.0	there's a strong chance students will never know about it.
0:18.0	And also a lot of stories about students.
0:21.0	Considering Governor Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget cuts to education,
0:25.2	I think it's important for Alaskans to hear what goes into being an educator in our
0:29.3	state and everything they're able to accomplish on their already limited resources.
0:34.3	Okay, on to the company men.
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1:18.6	Okay, back to Mike Thompson, the teacher.
1:21.2	I think right now, Alaskans need to make a choice. The education of
1:24.8	Alaska's children and youth or a big PFD check. It amounts to long-term goals
1:30.2	versus short-term benefits. I will always be on the side of education because I believe
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