Dear Teacher, Don't Give Up!

Dear teacher, "Are You Enough?" Has that question ever crossed your mind? Seven years into my career, during the fall semester, this question was continually before me. Something had to change. My name is Jeffery E. Frieden, host of Dear Teacher, Don't Give Up! I am on a mission to connect teachers so that together we can intensify our impact and WIN in the classroom! If you have ever given serious thought to leaving the classroom, but you hung in there and it got better, we need to hear your story. Email me at makethemmasterit@gmail.com and tell me about the time you came close to quitting. In This Episode: Since this is the launch of this podcast, I wanted to introduce myself and tell the story of the time I almost walked away from teaching forever. But, as I have learned over 14 years in the classroom, if I talk for 30 minutes straight, people will tune me out. So I invited my good friend Justin Kirkpatrick to be the host while I played the part of a guest. Thanks, Justin! When I started teaching, just lik