Yeah...That was me on the radio this morning.
If you were tuned to WMJI, Lannigan and Malone's morning drive-time show at 7:40 AM, and heard the woman talking about teaching in Cleveland, it was yours truly.
The producer contacted me a couple of weeks ago after the Plain Dealer story about my weblog came out, and asked if I would do a 10 minute phone interview. My initial reaction was "No way!"...I hate to be in videos, photographs, or listen to my own disembodied voice. But my friends encouraged me to do it, (I am assuming, for the sheer entertainment of listening to me stumble through questions) and so I agreed.
I hope you all were listening.
About Me
- marybeth
- Since 1987, I've taught high school in the inner-city public schools of Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Municipal School District is a system fraught with the challenges inherent to a large district and an impoverished city. I am publishing this journal in response to those who are quick to criticize "those lazy, greedy, teachers". I offer you a glimpse into my world. I have always been a student of behavior. As a child, I would tame wild creatures and befriend strays. When I grew up, my natural empathy helped me become adept at observing, understanding and predicting human behavior, as well as discovering and studying what inspires and motivates people. Especially fascinating, are relationships; who we choose to associate with, and why; how we interact with one another, and how we affect each others lives.
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Except for some interference from the traffic report coming through over the air while they were talking to me, I think it went okay. I got pretty good feedback from my friends who were listening. But, one of the nicest things that anyone said came from John Eby, the District Fine Arts supervisor. He told me I would be fired if I ever STOP blogging.
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