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Teacher besties… this week I brought on one of my favorite chaotic humans: the hilarious Gerry Potoka, comedian, teacher, and man of mysteriously undefined licensure.
In this episode, Gerry and I try to pinpoint what he actually teaches, debate whether PE tests are secretly impossible, unpack his “desk art collection,” and discover that his lowercase k is actually a cursive crime.
We also react to a voice memo that had both of us questioning the ethics of having “favorite students,” accidentally stumble into a conversation about charcuterie boards and disease vectors, and play a game of Would You Rather: Teacher Edition that reveals way too much about our tolerance for cafeteria behavior.
Takeaways:
The shocking subject Jerry may, or may not, actually be licensed to teach.
Why his lowercase k started an existential crisis in the teacher’s lounge.
The voice memo that made us both rethink “favorite students” forever.
Kinder field trips vs. middle school dances: the battle of true horrors.
A charcuterie board, a stomach bug, and a chain reaction that absolutely nobody survived.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Guest Introduction: Meet Jerry
16:38 - Voice Memos and Teacher Stories
21:07 - Discussing Social Contracts in the Classroom
22:03 - Elementary vs. Middle School Teaching
23:02 - Game Time: Teacher Edition of 'Would You Rather?'
24:20 - Charcuterie Board Dilemma
29:07 - Classroom Management Challenges
33:57 - Hills to Die On: Lowercase K and Geography
40:23 - Conclusion and Credits
