Tom Gerken's guest appearances

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Show favourites Lou King Sharp and Rob Schamberger return to attempt to break their duck and take home a W for the first time, and James Langfield makes his debut on the show that thinks it's appropriate to put out a New Year's Special on January 15th.

16: New Year's Special! With Lou King Sharp, Rob Schamberger, James Langfield and... Tom Gerken?

My guest for this episode of the Guest Friends podcast is my former 6th grade teacher at Taylor Elementary School: Tom Gerken. Tom was born in Ohio, but he spent his entire 37-year teaching career and raised his family "North of the boarder" in Livonia, Michigan. Although retired from the classroom now, Tom continues to lead an active and healthy lifestyle - including still running 2-miles every day. I'd imagine that not too many people get the chance to reconnect with one of their favorite teachers later in life - let alone interview them. So I was grateful to have the opportunity to meet up with Tom after running into him at an Al Kaline autograph signing at Comerica Park in Detroit this past Fall. Amongst other insights, Tom shares how little league baseball and his love of the Detroit Tigers influenced his teaching career; how being pink-slipped twelve of his first thirteen years in the profession was an unwelcome introduction to the political process; and how his students in the '70s got an education in the "History of Rock &amp; Roll" as part of his early curriculum stylings. We'd enjoy your comments or questions: GuestFriendsPodcast@gmail.com   LINKS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:  Logo Credit: Saint-Creative.com  Music Credit: Of Asaph (James Alleman)   RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: Documentary: American Teacher Book: Tribe of Mentors (by Tim Ferriss) 1999 Teacher of the Year: Andy Baumgartner  Article: Michigan K-12 Funding  1968 World Champion: Detroit Tigers  Article: The 50s - A Decade of Music That Changed the World (Rolling Stone)

My guest for this episode of the Guest Friends podcast is my former 6th grade teacher at Taylor Elementary School: Tom Gerken. Tom was born in Ohio, but he spent his entire 37-year teaching career and raised his family "North of the boarder" in Livonia, Michigan. Although retired from the classroom now, Tom continues to lead an active and healthy lifestyle - including still running 2-miles every day. I'd imagine that not too many people get the chance to reconnect with one of their favorite teachers later in life - let alone interview them. So I was grateful to have the opportunity to meet up with Tom after running into him at an Al Kaline autograph signing at Comerica Park in Detroit this past Fall. Amongst other insights, Tom shares how little league baseball and his love of the Detroit Tigers influenced his teaching career; how being pink-slipped twelve of his first thirteen years in the profession was an unwelcome introduction to the political process; and how his students in the '70s got an education in the "History of Rock &amp; Roll" as part of his early curriculum stylings. We'd enjoy your comments or questions: <a href="mailto:GuestFriendsPodcast@gmail.com">GuestFriendsPodcast@gmail.com</a> LINKS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:  Logo Credit: <a href="http://Saint-Creative.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saint-Creative.com</a> Music Credit: <a href="https://ofasaphmusic.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Of Asaph (James Alleman)</a> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/15592/american_teacher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Documentary: American Teacher</a> <a href="https://tribeofmentors.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: Tribe of Mentors (by Tim Ferriss)</a> <a href="https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2000/03/01/06male.h11.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1999 Teacher of the Year: Andy Baumgartner</a> <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2019/01/23/msu-study-michigan-dead-last-funding-growth-k-12-schools/2656393002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Article: Michigan K-12 Funding</a> <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/09/09/1968-detroit-tigers-five-players-made-difference/1208765002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 1968 World Champion: Detroit Tigers</a> <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-50s-a-decade-of-music-that-changed-the-world-229924/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Article: The 50s - A Decade of Music That Changed the World (Rolling Stone)</a>

Episode 6: Tom Gerken - Teacher of Record(s)