086 | [Series] Conversations about gossip: Why is gossip so prevalent in the education sector? With Mike McQuillan

2024-11-11

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“I never thought that the teachers would gossip more than the teenage students” Meet Mike McQuillan: Mike McQuillan moved from New York, USA to Lima, Peru to teach English as a foreign language. Mike describes the last institute where he taught as a golden palace built on top of a toxic swamp. The systems worked, and the people were great, but the undercurrent of academic elitism and water cooler gossip undermined the teaching experience. He resigned in protest and now works full-time as a freelance public speaking coach.

“I never thought that the teachers would gossip more than the teenage students”

Meet Mike McQuillan:

Mike McQuillan moved from New York, USA to Lima, Peru to teach English as a foreign language.

Mike describes the last institute where he taught as a golden palace built on top of a toxic swamp. The systems worked, and the people were great, but the undercurrent of academic elitism and water cooler gossip undermined the teaching experience. He resigned in protest and now works full-time as a freelance public speaking coach.

We discuss:

When Mike noticed that gossip is such an issue in the education sector
Why is the educator sector the worst in terms of gossip?
Do you think there are enough expectations to guide teacher’s behaviour? What can schools do about it?
Has Mike ever worked in an environment that has been gossip-free?
What should leaders do if they have people constantly coming to gossip about their teammates to the leader?
The difference between ratting someone out and reporting misconduct.
The biggest source of gossip these days
And much more.

Connect with Mike

https://fit-presenter.com/about/

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