Voices of Choices

In this episode, students interview our school principal, Dr. Rodriguez, asking thoughtful questions to learn more about his life, leadership, and what he loves about our school.

**These are student's raw answers. I let them answer honestly without judgement. I want to know what they are really thinking and feeling.** The most interesting topic of this podcast is what they would like adults to know about them. Students are winding down towards the end of the school year, they had testing on the day we recorded, they all seem to be mentally tired and ready for the summer! As parents we expect a lot out of our kids... and sometimes we need a reminder how young they are. I adore getting to chat with these students, peaking inside their minds and connecting with them. Our next podcast episode will be our last for the year. The students have prepared questions to interview Dr. Rodriguez, our wonderful principal.

** We are still experimenting on where to hold the mics. The new mic I brought in was not working so we used our original lapel mics. The students get very excited and love to talk close to the mic. This is all a learning experience. ** In this episode the students share their ideas and opinions about what does it mean to be a good friend, if they invented a holiday what would it be and how would it be celebrated, something they are proud of, and what they would like to do in life either as a career or want to experience, when they are adults.

Students interview each other about what life is like in different grades. They ask about their favorite subjects in school and what projects they have worked on. The 5th graders give us insight on how to become a safety patrol and what that role looks like. One student discusses his upcoming school field trip to Washington DC. We also discuss the 5th graders feelings about going into middle school.

** Technical Difficulty with mics. New mics coming soon!** For our second meeting, we did a simple round of talk topics to get students comfortable with talking while being recorded. We started off with an easy question of what their favorite food is. Our second question was what they would change if they were in charge at school. They students are doing so well at our meetings. It is a hard task to get your point across on camera or being recorded. They are all supportive of each other's opinions and any mistakes.

Students recorded their intro for our new Podcast club! They were all very excited to do this and did a great job. The students were respectful and supportive of one another during the recording process. Parents should be proud of their little podcasters!