EP 53 | Is Teaching An Impossible Job? with Amity from Nestwise Education

What do we do when the problems feel bigger than any one person can solve?

In this episode, I speak with Amity - teacher, literacy specialist, researcher, and homeschooling parent - about the tension between seeing what's not working in education and still choosing to show up with hope.

Together, we explore what happens when we zoom out and look at the bigger picture, the danger of slipping into blame, and why meaningful change often starts with much smaller actions than we give ourselves credit for.

You'll hear:

✨ How children, educators, and schools are often being asked to do the impossible

✨ The role that belonging, inclusion, and advocacy play in children's experiences of school

✨ How deficit thinking keeps us focused on problems instead of possibilities

✨ Why one person was never meant to fix the entire education system

✨ The ripple effect of small moments, small actions, and small acts of courage

✨ What it looks like to stay hopeful when the work feels overwhelming

This conversation left me feeling lighter, steadier, and reminded that meaningful change doesn't happen because one person fixes everything. It happens because lots of people keep showing up in small but important ways.

Connect with Amity on Insta @nestwiseathome @nestwiseeducation

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