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Speaker 2: What does being a teacher mean to you?

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Speaker 1: They help us learn to write. Sometimes they show us

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Speaker 2: When I grow up.

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Speaker 3: I want to be a pilot with a uniform white,

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Speaker 3: to learn what you can be growing up growing up.

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Speaker 3: When I grow up, I want to be an artist

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Speaker 3: so many people you will be growing up growing Yeah,

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Speaker 3: growing up, growing up, growing Up.

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Speaker 2: Hi, and welcome to Growing Up with Emily, a Lingo

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Speaker 2: kids podcast helping amazing kids to grow up and be

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Speaker 2: even more amazing. And Emily, it's me. You know, as

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Speaker 2: a kid, I was always asked what do you want

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Speaker 2: be so many things. Does that sound familiar? Then I'm

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Speaker 2: glad you are listening, because you are going to find

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Speaker 2: out what it takes to be anything you want. Are

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Speaker 2: you ready to make school your superpower?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, grow in up?

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Speaker 4: Bay.

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Speaker 2: Last episode, we met doctor Freden, a pediatrician who shared

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Speaker 2: what it's like to help children who are sick or hurt. Today,

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Speaker 2: we're checking out a grown up job that helps millions,

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Speaker 2: maybe even billions of kids. We're going to meet a

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Speaker 2: terrific teacher. Do you want to make a difference in

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Speaker 2: the world. If you've ever dreamed of being a teacher,

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Speaker 2: you won't want to miss this episode. Today we're going

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Speaker 2: to meet a real elementary school teacher from Australia. In

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Speaker 2: let's talk a little about why we have schools in

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Speaker 3: You growing up, growing up, imagine life without school.

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Speaker 2: Oh yay, Sure it sounds great, but you'd miss out

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Speaker 2: on some important stuff. Oh, think about it. School is

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Speaker 2: the perfect place to discover what you like and what

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Speaker 2: and doing things with different people. Classrooms teach cooperation. Do

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Speaker 1: If we all don't row, the boat won't go.

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Speaker 2: That's right. Cooperation means working together to get things done.

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Speaker 2: School is about trying new things and facing challenges. Ugh,

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Speaker 2: you mean school work and homework? Yes, learning takes effort.

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Speaker 2: Did you know that over one hundred and fifty million

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Speaker 1: Get to go to school. One hundred and fifty million.

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Speaker 2: It's a lot of a lot. Imagine if half the

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Speaker 2: people in the entire United States were children. That's how

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Speaker 1: Whoa they just stay at home and play all day?

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Speaker 2: Oh no, sir. Most are forced to work hard jobs

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Speaker 2: What that's terrible. And in some places only boys are

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Speaker 1: That's unfair.

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Speaker 2: Thankfully, there are brave people who fight for equal rights,

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Speaker 2: like Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa. He

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Speaker 1: What did he say?

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Speaker 2: He said, education is the most powerful weapon you can

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Speaker 1: Nobody can steal it from you. It's your superpower. If

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Speaker 1: I learned something new every day, I will be super smart.

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Speaker 2: That's a great idea. Hey, why did the teacher wear

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Speaker 2: sunglasses in her classroom? I don't know why? Because his

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Speaker 2: students were so bright? Get it bright? Smart? Yeah, school

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Speaker 2: helps you get smart and also helps with creativity, physical fitness,

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Speaker 2: and getting along with others. It helps you grow in

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Speaker 2: so many ways. Oh, look, the school buses are dropping

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Speaker 1: Why are kids wearing uniforms?

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Speaker 2: In Australia, almost all schools require a uniform. Let's go inside.

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Speaker 1: Aw, look at that huge poster. It says we love

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Speaker 2: That's so nice. Elementary or primary teachers work really hard.

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Speaker 2: They prepare lessons for reading, writing, math and social studies

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Speaker 2: Teachers are really dedicated. Many pay for supplies and treats

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Speaker 2: out of their own pocket. Teachers don't just work at school.

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Speaker 2: They're busy before and after school, preparing activities, cleaning up,

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Speaker 2: Teachers have more homework than we do.

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Speaker 2: Speaking of homework, why did the kids eat their homework

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Speaker 2: because they were hungry because the teacher told them it

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Speaker 2: would be a piece of cake. Get it piece of

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Speaker 2: cake easy. Here's the classroom. Our guest not only teaches

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Speaker 2: teaching tips with educators all over the globe through her

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Speaker 2: social media channel. Check her out on my phone.

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Speaker 4: This is the day in a life of Nazzi, Primary teacher,

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Speaker 4: first day of school, lead ship some of the day

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Speaker 4: with putting up some clear up morning instructions for my

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Speaker 2: Are you ready to meet a real teacher who's also

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Speaker 2: a star outside the classroom?

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Speaker 2: Hi there, Alexia, I'm with Lingo kids and we want

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Speaker 2: to find out what it takes to be a real teacher.

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Speaker 2: Can we ask some questions?

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Speaker 1: Sure?

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Speaker 2: Great? First off, what are three things all teachers need?

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Speaker 4: I would say the first thing would be communication skills,

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Speaker 4: although communicating doesn't mean just talking, so we can communicate

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Speaker 4: three actions like pointing sorry. If I'm smiling, I'm happy,

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Speaker 4: really important for teachers to be kind and caring to

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Speaker 4: And the last thing is organization skills. As a teacher,

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Speaker 2: I always say, fail to plan, plan to fail. Maybe

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Speaker 2: how our listeners can start learning some of this. We

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Speaker 2: also receive some excellent questions from our Lingo Kids listeners.

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Speaker 2: Do you ever make mistakes in front of your class?

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Speaker 4: Yes, I do make mistakes sometimes. I actually have my

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Speaker 1: Alexia, what's your favorite thing to teach?

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Speaker 4: My favorite thing to teach. This is a pretty tricky question,

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Speaker 4: funny because when I was a student, I didn't really

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Speaker 4: enjoy maths. I found it really really hard. So I

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Speaker 1: How do you get kids attention when they aren't listening?

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Speaker 4: When I say a phrase and then my students have

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Speaker 1: Alexia, What do you like best about being a teacher.

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Speaker 4: My favorite part about my job is just working with kids.

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Speaker 1: How old were you when you decided you wanted to

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Speaker 4: To be honest, I didn't always want to be a teacher.

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Speaker 4: I didn't realize this until I was about twenty years old.

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Speaker 4: My mom, although always told me that I should become

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Speaker 4: I studied something different to teaching. I didn't like that,

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Wow, what's the hardest thing about being a teacher?

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Speaker 4: When you teach someone, it's always really important to be

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Speaker 2: We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Growing Up podcast.

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Speaker 2: Even if you never planned to be a teacher, it's

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Speaker 2: great to show appreciation for the teachers in your life.

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Speaker 2: What do you like about your teacher? Let them know.

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Speaker 2: Tune in next time when we meet a real coach.

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Speaker 1: And to have a full interactive learning adventure, check out

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Speaker 1: our Lingo Kids up with tons of games and activities

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Speaker 3: It's so fun to learn what you can be growing

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