Did you know that only Patrons can submit narrative stories? This episode we’re doing listener emails followed by Patreon submissions. We’re getting into sick leave, the shortage of support for special education, and some parents’ um… “unique” requests. Plus, pickle fries make a surprise appearance! Thank you for your support, besties!

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We’ve said it before, we’re saying it again: teachers are people too. It’s no longer feasible to ask educators not to be on social media. But without schools providing clear guidance as to what employees can and cannot post, sharing online can be risky - schools might react to teachers’ content, even if it’s unrelated to school or kids.

Today’s guest, FormerlyFatStephen, is currently on leave from his teaching position because of a video that went viral. A system that doesn’t take teachers seriously sure can’t take a joke. 

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It’s episode 52 and you know what that means… One year of Teacher Quit Talk! Thank you all for listening every week. We literally couldn’t do this without you.

We’re going to mark this anniversary by going back to where it all started: parental leave and childcare. Frazz resigned over an illegal FMLA denial and since then a lot of you have written in to tell us you’re struggling with the same thing. In this episode we unpack the absolute bare minimum standards for leave and what we should be doing to support teachers instead.

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Boy do we have some news for you. Redacted has accepted a full-time teaching job!! Teaching can be an “identity” profession. If you feel the calling, it’s not just a job. It’s who you are. In this episode we get into some attitudes and strategies that might help you to make it more sustainable to stay in the classroom.

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Can we please get a separation of church and state for the girlies? From missionary week to unpacking the ed code, Frazz and Redacted tackle what it's like to work in a public school while religion creeps into education policy.

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Recess is a win-win-win. The kids are winning because they're getting their wiggles out and it's good for their brain and body. The teachers are winning because they get more planning time. And then the district is winning because both those things will drive scores. So then why is recess getting shorter and shorter?

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Welcome back. We're doing something a little different today. Well, it's not a different 'cause we're literally just talking shit, but it's in a little bit of a different format: we're purely talking shit versus having a topic to talk shit about.

So today we're gonna do teacher icks. When we say teacher “icks”, we mean that in whatever your interpretation is. Icks in regards to teacher actions that we think are icky because we don't think they're good for students, icks for things administrators do or say. Here's a list of things we hate. Enjoy!

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We’re reading some of the most unhinged correspondence you’ve received. Plus we’ve got an update on “Key Gate.” We’re unpacking hard hitting questions like “Is it illegal to send a kid to school in an Uber?” and “Why was that kid hoarding expired food in his locker?” Listen through the end where we share about the times we just couldn’t hold it together in the classroom (in a good way!)

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Thank you, thank you Patreon people! We couldn’t do this show without you. Today we’re reading submissions from the Patrons. There are some bananas principals out there and it’s pretty incredible what they can get away with. C’est la vie, I guess that just means we’ll get more letters to read (that was sarcasm).

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School lunch and quitting: the unexpected duo that’s got everything to do with hangry students, fed-up teachers, and money-hungry companies. Join us for this wild ride as we spill the tea on why good food at school is a total game changer. From dietary racism to “big milk” conspiracies, we’re getting into the systemic issues within the school cafeteria system.

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