Phyllis Fagell

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361 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Oct 2021 last heard Oct 2021

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And so I bought that instinct and instead I would
be lurking somewhat nearby when they were watching.
And I would yell judgmental things at the TV.
That was kind of how I handled it.
I'd be like, come on, are you kidding me?
That is so not okay.
And my kids would laugh.
And my son in particular would joke and he would say, what do you mean?
That's true love, you know, egg me on.
And what I realized was that The Bachelor was this amazing way to have these conversations about my values, what matters to me, the kind of relationship I want for them, which is why sometimes the tough stuff and the bad examples are opportunities to have conversations and to help your kids become stronger, more self-aware, as much as those good positive ones are.
I think that's a great question because relationships have been damaged in so many different ways.
So many connections have been frayed between colleagues, between administrators and teachers, between parents and schools.
There's a lot of distrust, particularly from families whose kids were virtual the entire time and they did not want that to be the case.
And I think remembering on the parent side, remembering that teachers are not the ones who made that decision.
Yet teachers have been the ones who have taken the brunt of the criticism as wanting to work in their jammies or somehow wanting to opt out of school.
Whereas every teacher I know really disliked teaching virtually.
They were unable to make the kinds of connections with kids that they want to make.
These are people who went into this field because they like kids and they want to be with kids.
So it was really not ideal for them.
So a lot of teachers, I think,
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