In partnership with the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA), we are releasing episodes from the Speaking and Listening podcast as part of our summer series!

In this episode, Noah interviews Smokey Daniels about his book The Curious Classroom! This discussion is all about inquiry work for the time-strapped teacher.

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“Victim to Victor” by Heidi LaMarr
Victims of deadly 
Violence of all kinds leads to 
Voices shouting in the streets,
Vehement crowds coming together to sing,
Songs sung about the fight.
It
I’m proud of who I am today,
Woman, mother, daughter, teacher, friend,
Strong, brave, sensitive, unique
Not always right,
Not always wrong.

But always one
Who loves another.
Who fights for the weak with my words not my fists,
Who stands in support of those who feel invisible,
A victor.

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Speaking and Listening

Smokey Daniels (a rebroadcast in partnership with OCTELA)

Write Answers is brought to you by the Ohio Writing Project. This podcast is for writers, teachers, and teachers who teach writers. In each episode we pitch the biggest questions in the field to the smartest people in the field.