Torin Ellis is the kind of person who shows up strong and then just get stronger. From the outset, this conversation forces me to question my understanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by exploring the notion of Belonging. Torin guides m

Jim Questions Corinne Goodwin

Jun 17th, 2021 57m 48s

Corinne Goodwin uses many adjectives to describe herself including: Spouse, Father, Woman, Advocate, Friend, and Business Owner. And, lucky for us, she can also describe herself as a guest on this podcast. We cover a lot of territory in this

Jim Questions Tracy Daniel-Hardy

Jun 1st, 2021 1h 4m

Dr. Tracy Daniel-Hardy leads with compassion in he work and in her life. A education leader in Gulfport, Mississippi, Tracy shares her perspective about having compassion even in the face of the many "isms" she has faced throughout her career.

Jim Questions Rahman Branch

Apr 17th, 2021 1h 12m

On this episode of Jim Questions Everything, we do a deep dive into racism and the anti-racist movement in education. For all the talk of learning loss, our guest, Rahman Branch, reminds us that kids are learning an awful lot about race. Specif

Jim Questions Patty McLain

Apr 11th, 2021 44m 31s

In this episode of Jim Questions Everything, I talk with Patty McLain, an educator and instructional coach in Northeast Pennsylvania. We talk about trauma during this episode and look at how both shared and individual trauma impacts teaching an

Interlude - What Drives Our Expectations?

Apr 6th, 2021 5m 37s

How do we come by setting expectations for students? To what extent are the expectations we set grounded in their circumstances versus our own upbringing? We address these questions and more during a conversation with Kayla Sims, Social Worker

Jim Questions Kayla Sims

Mar 29th, 2021 46m 52s

Kayla Sims is a non-traditional teacher working in a non-traditional school. During our talk, I learned the importance of acknowledging the difference between 'alternative' and non-traditional while also talking about the perceptions that surro

Interlude - What's in a Name?

Nov 12th, 2020 4m 9s

When someone mispronounces our names, for some it’s an inconvenience and for others it’s an affront to our identity. This interlude reflects on a portion of my podcast with Samantha Reichard, where we talk about the implications of mispronounci

Jim Questions Samantha Reichard

Nov 11th, 2020 58m 12s

Teachers just might be the world's foremost expert on asking questions, but in this first-ever episode of Jim Questions Everything, we get to hear Samantha Reichard, veteran teacher and Real Time Teaching Coach in Charlotte, NC, answer question

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Welcome to Jim Questions Everything

Oct 28th, 2020 1m 3s

A quick hello and welcome to listeners who are readying to Question Everything about education, leadership, culture, and family. We're going to be asking education leaders, CEOs, political and cultural experts, along with regular folks about wh

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