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Superintendent interviews veteran Bedford City PE teacher on lessons, mental health and AI
Summary
In Bedford City School District’s inaugural podcast, Superintendent Dr. Johnson spoke with veteran health and physical education teacher Bakara Robinson about her 23-year career, classroom practices that support student mental health, the effect of COVID and technology on teaching, and why teachers should stay in the profession.
Dr. Johnson, superintendent of the Bedford City School District, interviewed Bakara Robinson, a health and physical education teacher at Bedford High School, on the district’s first podcast. Robinson described more than two decades in the district and explained how she connects classroom standards to students’ lives.
Robinson said she has been with the Bedford City School District for 23 years and called teaching “a blessing,” adding that she teaches health and physical education and has served as a content-area specialist. “I love what I do. I am passionate about what I do,” she said.
Robinson told listeners that effective teaching begins with explaining the “why” behind lessons and creating mentally and emotionally safe environments. “When students feel…
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