Education
Humans of Teaching seeks to display how great teaching isn't something that is contained in a traditional classroom. Rather, it can be found anywhere great teachers can be found. Josh Peters of College Park MMA shows us exactly that in our episode today. After years of working consistent 17 hour days, teaching elementary school students and then training clients in the various fields of martial arts on the side, Josh was exhausted. Something had to give. He had to make the decision of whether to stay as an elementary school teacher and give up training and coaching, or the reverse, but no matter the choice, Josh wouldn’t be giving up on his passion and devotion for teaching. It was with that realization that College Park MMA was born. In Josh’s interview, he walks us through the history, philosophies, and training routines for the three main styles of martial arts that he teaches at his school - Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sanda, and mixed martial arts. When asked of his teaching philosophy for training his clients, he says “It is the same as when I was a classroom teacher. My first job is to build a rapport with each and every student and understand what their goals are.” Josh sees that great teaching doesn’t have a fixed setting, and that he is going to put his students in the driver’s seat, to learn through action, no matter who they are or where they are. Be sure to subscribe to Humans of Teaching on your preferred podcasting platform so you don’t miss a single episode, and check out our website to learn more! Learn more about College Park MMA by visiting their website! Check out Cyber Ninjas Global, a non-profit organization designed to provide STEAM education to underprivileged youth. Are you a teacher with a unique story and perspective to share? Email us at humansofteaching@gmail.com for a chance to be on the show! Follow us on Twitter: @HumansOfPodcast Like our Page on Facebook Sign up for our mailing list We post teasers of every upcoming interview for the month on Twitter for our “Listener Questions” segment. If you have a question for any of our interviewees, make sure to comment you question to our post on Twitter to have it asked live on the show! We are always looking to make Humans of Teaching better and better with each new episode. Please make sure to leave a rating and a comment on what aspects you really enjoy about the podcast and some things that you would change. This podcast was made for you! Thank you all for your continued support.