We're doing a Patreon submissions episode today - we’ve heard that you like those. Some of y’all are really going through it! Fortunately, there are a lot of good lessons and happy endings in here, too. It can be hard to walk away from a toxic situation because you often get told the lie that “it’s like this everywhere.” But if you look, you might just find a school where you can thrive. It’s hard out there but there’s definitely hope!

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Welcome back to Teacher Quit Talk. Today we’re joined by a very serious person with a very important job, so everyone be on your best behavior. Our guest is Leah Watson, Senior Staff Attorney in the Racial Justice Program with the ACLU's National Office. Before her legal career she taught high school. Her experience in the classroom left her feeling so passionate about changing the system that she left to pursue activism full-time. How can society strike a balance between protecting free speech and addressing hateful content? Let’s talk about it!

Learn more about Leah and her work with ACLU

Read Leah’s Writing

What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About

Lessons Learned From Our Classroom Censorship Win Against Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Defend Your Right to Learn: Join in the Fight Against Classroom Censorship

The Anti-Critical Race Theory” Campaign - Classroom Censorship and Racial Backlash by Another Name

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Guess what? Today is a submissions episode all about student teaching. You all have had some WILD experiences. From stellar mentors to supervisors who haven’t heard of Rosa Parks (what???), you all have been through the ups and downs. To all you student teachers out there, we hope that you’re ok and continue on your beautiful path of learning. You’re crushing it!

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Content Warning: We're having a discussion about mental health, which includes mentions of sensitive topics including suicidal ideation and a mention of sexual harassment and assault. Please take care when listening. 

 Welcome back to Teach or Quit Talk, everyone. We have a real podcaster here with us! Our guest is a former teacher and the host of Would You Believe?, a podcast about the daily struggles of various occupations. Today we’re talking about how the demand for teachers to never shut off is driving educators out of their minds and out of the classroom.

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We decided to take a break from the negativity and talk about something positive. We found a list from U.S. News of countries that have the most well-developed public education systems. We’re number 16 - it could be worse but it could be a lot better. From Sweden to Japan, you might as well call us Mr. Worldwide because we’re looking at school systems all over the globe.

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Join us for a lively chat with Raphael, a teacher who’s passionate about project-based learning. From  to parental involvement, we dive into the nitty-gritty of implementing unorthodox teaching methods, with a sprinkle of tech troubles and planetary excuses. Strap in for an educational rollercoaster!

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Get out the Halloween candy and join us for some spooky school stories. Turns out there are a lot of ghosts in your schools. In this episode lots of toys and electronics are going off on their own, ominous laughter and voices are echoing in the halls, and a surprising amount of people are dying on school grounds.

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Lately there’s been some discussion on TikTok about the “COVID slide.” No, we’re not talking about contracting coronavirus from playground equipment. Today’s episode is about the gaps in education arising in the wake of the pandemic.

COVID didn't cause these issues - for the most part it just exacerbated problems that were already there. Students were bringing the classroom home with them and, for the first time, parents could see from the teacher’s perspective and teachers had a window into their kids’ home life.

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https://gopublicschools.org/2023/09/how-districts-have-spent-covid-relief-funds-so-far/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/24/covid-spending-schools-students-achievement/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/politics/schools-stimulus-covid-pandemic-aid.html

https://edunomicslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/112.pdf 

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There's a man here with us today so everyone play nice. Today’s guest is Curtis - high school teacher and former football coach. After 10+ years of late nights and working for pennies, he hung up the polo shirt for good. He misses the connection with the kids but says that teaching without coaching is “so chill.” 

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Dear patrons, thank you for your submissions! Today we’re reading stories about sick days at charter schools, managing a theater with no support or budget, and lots of looking back at teaching during COVID times. Warning: This episode contains carts!

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