Classroom Brew
It’s like Teacher Happy Hour where the drinks and tears are both pouring as we discuss the trials and tribulations of being teachers!
Episodes
4 days ago
Don't You See How That's Worse?
4 days ago
4 days ago
405: Ryan's [supposed to be] in cruise control, now that the AP exam is over... While students felt great about the exam, unfortunately, the first day after the AP exam wasn't smooth sailing... Cheers to this episode.
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Thursday May 01, 2025
47 Me Versus Gorilla
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
404: Ryan's school year winds down, just as he overcommits to things during crunch time before AP Exams... Also discussed: how to become the most confident teacher (human) possible, things overheard from students, our upcoming series for the podcast, and more!
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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Entitled Rudeness
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
403: Ryan lets off a bit of steam, addressing a truly frustrating occurrence from this school year; we also get into the plan for the upcoming podcast/video series that was alluded to last week, as well as an update on that initiative!
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Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Time for a Change
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
402: Ryan gets into the testing debacle at the hands of ACT, resurrecting an old unit from before the pandemic, the need to change things up a bit, and more!
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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
We Wrote Three Children's Books!
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
401: Before getting to Ryan's children's book synopses, there's the topic of a substitute teacher taking a stand, the need to shorten (eliminate) meeting opening moves, and more!
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Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Leading the Unintelligent
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
400: Ryan recaps weird elementary school memories, parent conferences (as a teacher in 2025) from this semester, the pervasiveness of AI, and more!
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Thursday Mar 27, 2025
"Friendly" Fire
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
399: Spring Break, a time for relaxation, to-do lists, friendly fire from teachers and non-teachers, HR-899 updates, and acceptance of all students being put on trial... This episode is available in video format on Patreon!
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Thursday Mar 20, 2025
The Week Before...
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
398: Teachers are really earning that spring break, given the audacity of everything going on right now...
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Nnnnope, I'm Clocked Out
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
397: Sometimes you just want to go home... This week's episode covers more on the status of the Department of Education under WWE's Linda McMahon, times where you just want to go home at the end of the day, current union vs. district contract talks, and more!
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Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Department of Worldwide Wrestling Education
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
396: Checkmate, restorative justice, WWE has joined the education conversation! Ryan gets into some updates from this week, the newly confirmed Secretary of [soon-to-be-gone] Education, a heartwarming gesture from a student, and much more!
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Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Am I Being Petty?
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
395: Video episode available on Patreon! The topic of student audacity versus teacher pettiness is on the floor today... Ryan also addresses some audacity from an unknown coworker...
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Thursday Feb 20, 2025
One Flu Swoop
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
394: Almost 5 years exactly, Ryan's got another post-Flu episode (see episode 77 of the podcast or go to bit.ly/classroomflu for the video podcast from 2019)... The struggle is real, teachers... Stay healthy during Flu Season!
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Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Roll With It (I'm TIred)
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
393: Another week of early mornings, late nights, and full school days in between... We're just rolling with the punches this semester: everything from duck passes, to shapeshifting classrooms, to pure exhaustion, and more!
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Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Tie Tying Grading (ft. Ryan)
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
392: Ryan covers everything from being graded on tie-tying abilities, to random teachers (and former coworkers) silently requesting access to his files, and even to more bus driver shortages that are impacting schools. All this and more on this week's episode!
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Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Teacher Planning Writer's Block
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
391: Ryan covers some of the challenges and frustrations with teaching government in 2025, a lack of urgency in the hallways en route to the staff bathroom, a brief moment of surprise in his own lesson, late nights planning at the school, and more!
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