Untidy Teacher

I didn’t expect my first year of teaching to include impromptu therapy, questionable fashion, and a class full of tiny humans who somehow healed me. In this two-part episode, meet the students who changed everything... and reminded me why teaching is still the greatest (and weirdest) job in the world.

Want an unfiltered reality of a first-year teacher? Where Pinterest "perfect" meets pure chaos and every poster on the wall is one emotional meltdown away from destruction. If you've ever wondered what the first weeks of teaching are really like, buckle up. It's wild. It's messy. And somehow… it's still the best job in the world.

I nearly didn’t make it in, and at one point I was offered $5K to drop out of school. Then came big offers to stay in my comfy marketing job, but I chose teaching... Sort of. Bold? For sure. Messy? Always. This episode dives into the chaos, curveballs and surprises that led me here.

Ever wondered what it’s like to start teaching during a global pandemic? Spoiler: it’s messy, unpredictable, and full of surprises. I’m sharing my wild student teaching story—COVID chaos, unexpected lessons, and how it all shaped me as a teacher.