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This week I learned that parenting might actually be harder than teaching. It started with my five-year-old asking questions about his “balls,” escalated into my husband giving a full anatomy lesson, and ended with me praying his kindergarten teacher doesn’t get a surprise lecture about semen.
Then we hear from a teacher whose classroom window literally exploded mid-class (because of a rogue lawnmower rock, obviously), and I share one of my favorite free classroom tools for teaching grammar, plus the hill I will die on: college professors should be required to learn how to teach.
Takeaways:
The “anatomy conversation” that got way more detailed than Andrea intended.
Why middle school classrooms feel like a mix of chaos, zoo smells, and budding philosophers.
The voicemail about a lawnmower rock that shattered a teacher’s window mid-class.
A free, AI-powered grammar resource that actually works (Quill.org)
Andrea’s unfiltered hill to die on: professors should have to learn to teach, too.
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A Human Content Production
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Surviving Parenting: Hilarious Kid Conversations
05:28 - Middle School Classroom Dynamics
09:49 - The Reality of Teaching: Funny and Absurd Moments
12:47 - Voice Memos: Unexpected Classroom Incidents
23:23 - Resource Recommendation: Quill.org
26:56 - The Hill I'll Die On: College Professors Need Teaching Training
29:20 - Conclusion and Credits
