Not on the Syllabus Podcast

The whole crew is back! It's the Christmas episode and we've got gifts, trivia and talk about the end of the semester in the classroom. Enjoy!

We are back! It was a crazy week of being sick for your boys but we are back and better than ever. (except Weixler, he's still out) Today we bring in Kyle Lively who graduated last year and is now up at Utah State on the football team. We ask him about his high school and college experience and what he would do different and of course discuss our Mt Rushmore of Christmas movies. Enjoy!

It's the last episode of the month so you know what that means, Free Time. Today we are talking all things Thanksgiving. But first, a little challenge with the black death mega sour balls. They claim it's the world's most sour candy...

Today we talk about some alarming health statistics with the youth. We brought in a special guest, Joe Toolsen. He coaches Cross Country and Track and Field and teaches Weights, Team Sports, and P.E. Buckle up as we discuss some of our own battles with health and exercise.

Last episode of the month so you know what that means! It's free time! With our free time today we talk about Halloween and everything in between! We've got stats on costumes, candy, how much the average person spends, what are the best scary movies of all time and much more.

It's time for part 3 of our sports series. This time we have Noah Togiai with us, former Oregon State basketball and football player, and former NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. He's now a high school Athletic Director and he talks about his athletics journey from his unique perspective growing up in West Valley, UT. Of course we start off with another Mt Rushmore, this time... sports movies! Let's Go!

Shoes, backpacks, water bottles and more. We talk about what we see in the hallways and what's "in" with the kids these days. Give it a listen and maybe you can get some ideas for Christmas! Also, it's finally here... our first segment of TEMU TIME!

In this episode we talk about graduation rates and how much accountability we hold over our students. Are students really prepared for college and career? We explore other countries retention rates, compare our own experiences, and discuss what can be done. We also have a new product for you on "Making the Grade" and this one scored pretty high! Let's go!

Video games in schools? What?! Ok, let us explain how this is one of the coolest and most needed UHSAA sport/activity added to high schools in a long time. Before you listen, we need a huge favor from you. In the comments, let us know what your top 4 (your Mt Rushmore) of video games are. We share ours with you and give our reasons why. Press Start.

It was a rough week recently with some heavy world news. Charlie Kirk, a school shooting in Colorado and the anniversary of 9/11. The world is different than it was when we went through 9/11 and students find out about world news immediately, often times during school. In this episode we talk about how the school day plays out when we hear about these tough situations. We go over the difference between when we were in school (a long long time ago) and how it is handled or maybe should or could be handled today. (we aren't perfect).