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.

Sources:

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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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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