Teachers Off Duty

In this episode, we go through what a day in each of our lives looks like as teachers, influencers, and human beings. We talk about what it was like before social media changed our lives and what it's like now. Stay tuned to the end for some laughs as Tell puts makeup on Gabe without looking!

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In this episode, we get into some of the most ridiculous classroom management strategies you've ever heard. Joined again, by Gabe Dannenbring (@g_unit24), we finish off the show with a fun game of "Lemon Be Honest"!

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Gabe Dannenbring (@g_unit24 on TikTok) joins us for this special Halloween episode, disguised as Gomez Addams. We talk about Halloween growing up, Halloween in our classrooms, and finish it off by rating some terrible Halloween candies.

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Today's episode is a discussion about what in the literal f**k is happening in classrooms these days and what is driving teachers away more than ever before.

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Joined again by Greg from @gregisms, in this episode we talk about funny stories we have from running into the parents of our students outside of school.

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Special guest, Greg Kata from @gregisms, joins us this week to talk about "Sunday Scaries", that moment on Sundays when you start to stress about the new school week ahead. We talk about how we tackle them and share what other teachers do to try and combat them too.

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Despite all the horror stories we share about teaching each month, in this episode, we talk about some of the best parts, and what we love about being an educator!

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It's Hispanic Heritage Month! We're joined again by Sofia Bella (@iamsofiabella) whose family comes from Mexico and Cuba, Tell Williams whose mother is from Puerto Rico, and Lauran Woolley who also has some hispanic family background! We talk about the controversy behind use of Hispanic, LatinX, and Latina/Latino, we do a tasting a bunch of Sofia's favorite Mexican candies, and talk about National Indigenous People's Day coming up!

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Season 3, let's gooooo! In this episode, we discuss some of the funniest things students have said in our classrooms with special guest and internet star, Sofia Bella (@iamsofiabella)!

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In this last episode of season 2, we have a fun discussion about teachers' pets and interesting classroom pets. Which host do you think was the teacher's pet as a student?

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There are certain things students say and do that really grind teachers' gears! In this episode, we all share which ones get under our skin the most.

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In this episode, we're joined by our friend and co-comedian on the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour, Devin Siebold, to talk about all the things we have loved in or about our classroom, and some things we absolutely HATED!

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Tune in to hear some of the wildest, most ridiculous stories that teachers have experienced on field trips in our last episode with our friend, Lashay Greenwood!

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Whether it was the teachers we had growing up, stories sent into us about other teachers, or us... listen in as we share all the stories about weird stuff teachers have done!

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Our friend, Lashay Greenwood (@lashatgreenwood) joins us for this super fun episode as we all (minus Lauran) share the craziest stories from our first year in the profession!

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In our final episode with Assistant Principal Barry White Jr., we take the opportunity to ask all the questions teachers want to hear responses to from the perspective of admin, and to spark the dialogue necessary to bridge the gaps between teachers and school leaders.

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Dear first-year teachers, we've been in your shoes! Here are a some things we wish we knew during our first year in the profession and what you can do or avoid to make things a little easier on you this year!

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A lot of people have misconceptions about what teachers actually do during the summer months. Well, our good friend and vice principal in Charlotte, NC, Barry White Jr. (@barrywhitejr__) is joining us to discuss the truth!

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Oh, how the times have changed! From the students to parents, to admin, to society, the classroom is a very different place from what it used to be when we were kids. Listen to what we think has changed the most!

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This episode gets a little heavy as we discuss all the reasons teachers truly NEED the summer break to decompress from all of the stress, trauma, and chaos we endure during the school year.

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Josh Monroe (@mrmonroeandnala) joins us for this episode to talk about all the reasons we love being on summer break and what we won't miss about the school year.

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Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads out there! In light of the holiday, we're talking about the types of parents we've all crossed paths with, the good, the bad, and everything in between.

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There are some parts of #teacherlife that we were never warned about or taught how to handle when learning to become a teacher. In this episode, we talk about all the extras that should be taught in college...

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We get a little serious in this episode about a topic that triggers a lot of emotions and personal opinions around the profession we love so much...

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It's the end of another school year which we all know comes with a lot of emotions, unruly behavior, packing up classrooms, saying goodbye, and the countdown to summer break.

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We're joined this episode by our good friend Vinny Thomas—who you probably know as @MrThomasEnglish from TikTok, IG, or YouTube—to tell the stories of our experiences with substitute teachers, whom the teaching profession now refers to as a mythical species.

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To all the parents, politicians, friends, and anyone else who's never been a teacher, or who hasn't been in a classroom for years, this episode is for you. These are the things we wish you would keep in mind before passing judgment, criticizing, or offering your opinion on how we should run our classrooms! Thanks for listening to our TED Talk.

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Another round of the most hilarious, ridiculous, and hard-to-believe-if-you're-not-a-teacher stories. We just can't make this stuff up!

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In this episode, we share all the Teacher Appreciation Week stories that'll have you going from smiling to cringing! And hear all about the strangest gifts teachers have been gifted from students.

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In this episode, we talk about all the reasons teachers can't stand state testing season!

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The absolute worst staff meetings, our biggest staff meeting pet peeves, and some hilarious stories.

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All the stories of admin qualms, from unannounced surprise observations to impromptu evaluations, always of course, at the worst times! Tune in for all the giggles and the tears...

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Upon popular demand, we've dedicated this entire episode to telling stories from the classroom and beyond. Listen to our most ridiculous student stories and let us know what your craziest story is for a chance to be featured in a future episode!

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It's storytime on the Teachers Off Duty Podcast! Today, we're talking about all the funniest, strangest, and most ridiculous meetings with our students' parents.

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Every teacher needs someone that they can go to every day to keep you from quitting or getting fired... That someone is almost always a teacher bestie!

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In this episode, we talk about what students think teachers do versus what teachers actually do over spring break!

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Listen and laugh to our funniest but maybe not our proudest moments of our teaching careers! #noshame

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Mr. Williams takes the lead on this episode in a very necessary discussion around various bills that are being proposed in states like Indiana, Florida, and Utah. Listen in as we talk about why these bills are unbelievably ridiculous and illogical for teachers and students.

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In contrast to our typical episodes of teacher stories and classroom experiences, today we listen to the students and talk about what they're going through during these times. None of us have been students during a global pandemic and we recognize the need to give our students grace and try to understand what they're going through too.

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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Tune in to hear some funny stories from the classroom, lessons learned, and hear the full story of how Mrs. Woolley fell in love with her future husband in a gas station... Only on the Teachers Off Duty podcast!

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The uncertainty, the unreasonable expectations, the increased workload for no extra pay, the lack of support, the number of absentees, and the overflow of ignorance from parents and admin, we did not sign up for this.

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From our student-teaching years, student-teachers we've had in our classrooms, and stories from our listeners, we talk about the good, the bad, and the WTF moments!

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Sprained wrists, flying desks, concussions, bites, body slams, and bleeding skulls. Listen to the stories of violent students attacking teachers and a how couple of us were once victims, too.

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Find out which teachers from TV/movies that each of the hosts identifies with and which TV teachers are the furthest from reality! Plus, listen to a few crazy field trip stories.

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Your favorite teachers from TikTok sharing stories and being human. New episodes drop every Sunday!

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Find out which of us were good students and which of us were not, as we talk about childhood stories that will make you laugh and cringe. The truth about our past comes out in this fun episode!

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Just a few teachers off duty sharing their tales of the December madness and making it to winter break in one piece!

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We're super excited to announce that the podcast is now under the management of Bored Teachers! We've got so many fun things to share, including our new name, our new logo, our new recording studio by the beach in sunny Florida, new social media accounts, new bonus content account, and new merch shop opening soon!

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! We figured we would have a special Friends-Giving episode and invite a couple more of our friends to join us for an episode. We hope you love them as much as we do! The four of us (Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Woolley, Mr. Williams and honestteachervibes) hope you have the best holiday week with your friends and family.

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