Growth Plan

How many of you can honestly say that you knew what you were getting into with this teaching gig? Helping students learn and fostering a caring, positive atmosphere...SURE!  Bathroom duty, babysitting on a bus route, extra hours fundraising, and fixing the copy machine...NOT SO MUCH!  In this episode Minke and Molina talk about fond memories about the "duties otherwise assigned" that most have no idea are part of a teachers job description. Sorry it's lengthy...the bubbly was flowing and so were are big mouths!

If your prank doesn't include property damage and endangering children you're doing it wrong!  This week Minke and Molina discuss all things pranks.  From messing with co-workers to scaring your students, every teacher has a story.  Join us as we reminisce about our pranks gone wrong over the years.  

Oh the lengths we go to "for the kids"...  Crazy costumes for our class lessons or spirit days? Kissing a goat or taking a pie in the face at a pep rally? Putting in hours of practice to perform at school events? Done and Done!  This week Molina and Minke talk about the fun, importance, expense, and fame of acting like a damn fool day in and day out.  

In this post-quarantine episode, Minke and Molina talk about their best and worst parent interactions.  Parent conferences in a bar? Sure! CC-ing the superintendent calling for your resignation? No problem! We have a candid discussion about why, at times, parents just don't understand. 

What happens when you're exposed to covid? You get a Growth Plan: Quarantine Edition! Minke and Molina navigate this 2020 world of zoom teaching, putting on actual lipstick, and connecting with students in a virtual world.  Alexa, "Listen to Growth Plan"

Some of life's simple pleasures can get destroyed by the daily grind.  Molina and Minke get a little too comfortable being their true, unfiltered selves as they talk about parenting, fantasies, and even their dreams...literally.  If you are sensitive to language you might want to skip out on this one, or if you are one of our people then crank it up and laugh with us. (Or at us...it's okay, we're used to it.)

Are you allowed to duck tape a kid to a chair?  What do you do when drug references make it into class projects?  Every teacher's first year is full of rough patches, disasters, and teachable moments.  Delve into some of of the worst first year teachers stories you've heard.  Between ourselves and our colleagues, it's a wonder we made it to year two.