Teacher besties… this episode I’m talking about hosting nearly 30 people for Thanksgiving (including a self-appointed “Director of Thanksgiving”), discovering my husband’s family may have some intense World War II memorabilia, and the moment I suddenly had to ask, “Was he… on the right side?”
And then, because the universe wasn’t done with me, we dive into a student who shotgunned a seltzer in the middle of a lesson like he was training for a frat he cannot legally join yet… and another student who thought it would be hilarious to make his teacher’s mom his Chromebook wallpaper.
Plus, I’m climbing onto a hill that I know is going to get me fired up, because if we don’t fix this issue in education, nothing else even matters.
Takeaways:
The unexpected family “heirloom” that made me question everything I knew about my husband’s family tree.
The seventh grader who cracked open a seltzer like he was at a tailgate… during a lesson on industrialization.
Why I now fully believe middle schoolers work for the FBI.
A brain break resource that turns even high-schoolers into unhinged backup dancers.
The one education issue that will ruin every reform effort until we actually address it.
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A Human Content Production
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Holiday Dinner Stories
02:19 - Family Lore and WWII Memorabilia
11:06 - Fan Voicemails: Classroom Chaos
21:59 - GoNoodle: A Teacher's Best Friend
25:19 - The Hill I'll Die On: Class Size Matters
28:12 - Conclusion and Upcoming Events
