Season 3, Episode 01: Nancy Chakarian, Exemplary Teacher, Mentor, and UTL Building Representative
We are delighted to post this, our latest podcast, as our opener for Season 3 of the United Teachers of Lowell’s Straight Talk podcasts.
In this episode, Mickie and Amy, AKA the Podcast Twins, sat down to chat with one of Lowell Public School’s exemplary educators, Nancy Chakarian. Nancy, a second grade teacher from the Shaughnessy Elementary School in Lowell, retired this past June after a 50 year career in Lowell. As one of Lowell’s most accomplished and respected educators, we were delighted to talk about Nancy’s teaching career and about the importance of being not only an active and highly-respected member of the United Teachers of Lowell, but a Building Representative for an incredible 25 years.
We are grateful to Nancy for her willingness to share her perspectives on education and activism and the changes she has observed and experienced over the course of her career. Education has changed drastically over the last 50 years, and the knowledge of our education history helps everyone to know and appreciate the gains we’ve made and to determine whether the changes made to our profession have benefitted our students.
Nancy’s dedication to her students, family, colleagues, the Lowell Public School, and the United Teachers of Lowell is going to be sorely missed, and we are counting on Nancy’s continued advocacy for all of us continuing into retirement with our Lowell Retirees Group.
As listeners can tell, we are remotely chatting with Nancy, so we apologize in advance for any choppiness in the recording. As we are all learning in this world of teleconferencing, technology does have a few drawbacks!
We once again thank you for tuning in to this episode. We hope that if you enjoy what you hear, you will subscribe to our podcast using Apple iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast aggregator. As always, we welcome your general comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcast topics or if you are aware of UTL members who might be willing to share experiences and expertise, send us an email at utlstraighttalk@gmail.com.
