Classroom Brew

Fake "Equity" Champions

211: We have a cool update on the ownership of Classroom Brew! This episode comes out with a bang to discuss (and ask) how teachers are feeling as the new school year begins, the facade of equity compared to real equity, our Comment Hero of the Week (she's a real treat...), some thoughts on where to make cuts, given Chicago's budget deficit, and a lot more!
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No Non-Meaningful Moments

210: In this episode, we inch closer to the start of the school year... so let's talk about inequity toward Southside schools, the "consensus" behind teachers paying for classroom supplies, our Comment Hero of the Week, common Elementary Recitals, and the realization of non-meaningful moments not truly existing for a teacher.
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Should Teachers Pay for Class Supplies?

209: Ryan powers through his Cubs depression (farewell Rizzo, Baez, and Bryant) to discuss/hear from listeners on the issue of teachers paying for supplies, double standards for athletes, childhood confusion over the Space-shuttle Challenger explosion, the music universality of music in elementary school plays, and more! 
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Soggy Clay Porpoise (ft. Cai)

208: Cai joins the podcast to discuss questions teachers are sick of answering, Teach For America (TFA), teacher summer self-care, Miley Cyrus curriculum, pensions, problematic policies, expectations as a coach and teacher, email etiquette and so much more!
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Why I Might Quit Teaching [Bonus]

207: This full bonus episode is exclusive to Patreon.  To get the full episode, go to www.patreon.com/classroombrew
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[Don't] Relax This Summer, Teachers

206: In this episode we get into the contradiction of telling teachers to "relax and recharge," while simultaneously asking for things to be done during the summer... We head from our Comment Hero of the Week, and we take a brand new "What fictional teacher are you?" quiz.  
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School Was My Escape (ft. Kyra)

205: The Student Series continues with Kyra, who you may remember hearing about in episode 196 for winning the "WINGS" scholarship. We discuss fighting adversity, advice for new teachers, Kyra's memorable moments, supports that she needed as a student, her "Project Hustle," future plans, and more!
Thank you for listening to this year's Student Series! See you next week!
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Tasmanian Kenny (ft. Kenny)

204: The Student Series Returns! On this first of two episodes, we chat with Kenny about the adversity he has faced over the past four years, memorable moments, a look into the future, and so much more!
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Was This a "Lost Year?" (ft. Adam)

203: Science Adam rejoins the podcast in-person to discuss the false belief that this was a "lost year," re-separating work and home-life, the proposed "end of year teacher bonus,"  safety committee stuff, generally being sick of talking about teaching during covid, and more! 
!!!COMING SOON!!! The 2021 Student Series!!!
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What Are You Wiping With?

202: It's over! This year is finally over! In this episode, Ryan gives us a preview on the possible Student Series for this year, a cool hiring update, the most effective way to get teachers and/or coaches to a PD, the epic failure of a fundraiser, our Comment Hero of the Week, what kind of coffee NOT to give to a teacher on their way to work, some classic End-of-Year frustrations, Drive-Thru Graduation 2.0, and more! 
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Pandemic Prom

201: Let's divert to a more relaxed format for this one.  In this episode, an exhausted Ryan talks about the hiring process of interviewing a new teacher for next year, a weird story about a homeless man sticking it to the man, the juxtaposition of Prom during a pandemic for a teacher, some apathetic AP students, and more!
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A Word of "Support" from Our District...

200: In this milestone episode recorded in the Teacher's Closet Studio, we get some "support" from our district leaders, deal in metaphors for this awful school year, confess to a few former coworkers, dish on our adept Comment Hero of the Week, Melynda and other listeners write in with some Weird Student Questions, and more! Are teachers customer service specialists? Hmm...
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In the Pocket of Fast Food Employees (Students)

199: Live from the Teacher's Closet Studio, we discuss our Teacher Confessions for this week, a Genuine Comment Hero (how you do it right!), the frustrations of dealing with aloof parents and students who are working while also "in class," some Weird Student Questions, and more!
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Help Wanted: CPS CEO

198: Surprise! Plus free video podcast at bit.ly/schoolceo. In this episode, we talk about the end of sports (sort of), self-back-patting, student excuses, FICTIONAL "Help Wanted" ads for the Chicago Public Schools' search for a new CEO, our Comment Hero of the Week, Weird Student Questions, Teacher Frustrations, and more!
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Geriatric Instruction-Giving (ft. Brian Q)

197: Brian and Ryan reunite for the second Car-Cast since they first did one when the first lockdown first began, over a year ago! In the episode, the two discuss the difficulty in giving directions to online students, the nickname for Classroom Brew listeners, taking a day off, picking and choosing seats in a classroom, yearbook signing, our Comment Hero of the Week, Teacher Frustrations and Confessions, Weird Student Questions, and more! 
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