{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Meeting Challenges with a Spirit of Optimism with Guest Leticia Harshman","description":"This episode features Leticia Harshman who has been teaching high school English for 20 years in a suburban district in Western Pennsylvania. During the conversation Harshman&amp;nbsp;reflects on her growth from a new, uncertain teacher to one who can see the solving of challenges as fun and who clearly enjoys her work with students. On the one-year anniversary of her school switching to remote learning, Harshman asked her students to write \u201cDear Diary\u201d entries about what the experience had been like for them. A sampling of the students\u2019 writing can be read by visiting https:\/\/scholarpractitionernexus.com\/dear-diary-student-reflections-on-school-during-covid\/&amp;nbsp; In addition to the students\u2019 writing, Harshman\u2019s piece, \u201cLearning through the Tears,\u201d can be accessed at:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/scholarpractitionernexus.com\/learning-through-the-tears-by-leticia-harsman\/ ","author_name":"Speaking of Education Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/399014\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22233458\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/122508794"}