Classroom Brew

Great Things About Teachers

304: Plenty of blame to go around...and be misdirected toward teachers. This week, we check out a book entitled "1,003 Great Things About Teachers," chat about the end of the year, some disconcerting trends of accountability that have quadrupled in the past 5 years, and more!
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Just Vibin’ (ft. Melynda)

303: Melynda joins the podcast to talk about moving schools (and states) as a teacher, the joys of the end of the school year, the woes of the end of the school year, and more!
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It’s Just Not Nice

302: Meghan Trainor said some dumb stuff, but it's okay! We're used to it, as teachers... We also reach out to British teachers and their similar/different challenges, cover the issue of miscommunication with colleagues, general sloppiness in front of students, and more!
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Best Teacher Appreciation Gift

301: The audacity of some parents returns but I think we all just want the higher-up's to recognize what we're dealing with on a daily basis, including the worst excuses from students. All this and more in episode 301!
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Worst Teacher Appreciation Gifts

300: Just save your money, admin... This week, we celebrate the 300th episode with some teacher posts about student consequences, horrible Teacher Appreciation Week "gifts," the transition to life after mentoring a student teacher, and more!
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Back to the Classroom

299: Texas is seeking to restore discipline into classrooms,  Ryan transitions in life (back into his classroom, dining room, and bathroom), we get some reflections on career trajectory and the experience of supporting a Student Teacher for 14 weeks, and more!
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tOdAy In UnDeRfUnDeD sChOoLs

298: "Game-changing" curriculum that is ironically NOT equitable, safety in schools in 2023, rigid rules for classroom technology, and so many other issues in underfunded schools... Check it out!
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Kanye’s Donda Academy (ft. Peter)

297: Are teachers tougher than the Marines? Do drive-thru employees figure out who is a teacher? Can an all-sushi diet work in a school? Ryan and Peter cover all this and much much more in this week's episode!
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What Happens in the Lounge, Stays in the Lounge

296: Should teachers "have to" take a bullet for their students? Believe it or not, teachers and non-teachers are split on this... So let's get to our Comment Hero(es) of the week, addressing "this class is boring," what goes on in the teacher lounge, and more!
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Hard Lessons with Denzel Washington

295: It's time for unpopular teacher opinions–hey, speaking of hard lessons, let's talk about Denzel Washington's teacher TV movie, student-to-teacher ratios by state, some passive-aggressive comments from parents, and more!
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Traffic Cones

294: Ever mispronounce a student's name... 3 years later? Ever miss out on free $100 bills on your commute home? What about being blocked from leaving school by traffic cones? All this and more on this week's episode!
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Abigail Zwerner Deserves All the Money

293: More districts are moving to 4-day weeks? Principals using subjective measures for "teacher passion" in evaluations? No consequences for the student who shot his teacher? All this and more on this week's episode!
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Are Students Getting More Violent?

292: It's a fair questions... This week... month... school year has really been a test of WILL to fight burnout for teachers...
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Teacher Commute Ride Along

291: The first carcast during a teacher's morning AND evening commute.  Ride Along as we talk about some recent trends in the school, classroom, SCOTUS, and much more—All while driving to and [eventually] from work!
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Students Drinking in Class?!

290: The term "consequence" gets bad press in the education world... maybe it's time we bring it back for the learning experience that it could be... We get into some wild Reddit situations teachers are facing, some updates, and more!
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