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Ah, summer vacation! The time when teachers can finally break...

Our own Sharyn takes the reins on this post. She...

This year's batch of third graders were in kindergarten when...

As the back-to-school season approaches, college students are busy preparing...

These are the biggest shopping days next to Black Friday...

With the frenzy of the testing season nearing an end...

It seems that students can devise the wiliest ways to...

The Pledge of Allegiance is a daily ritual in many...

As a teacher, finding work at a good public school...

What comes to mind when someone says, "Oh, that's a...

Because teachers quitting has become its own pandemic, don't be...

As summer vacation is ending, I was wondering if you...

If ever there was a school year that deserved a...

According to an article in the New York Times, "This...

The rise of politics in school is most visible at...

But it's not just the students who are casualties of...

eachers deal with so much more than delivering the curriculum....

When did public schools become Public Enemy #1? There have...

Now that people are finally stepping out of their homes...

We examine the various qualities an "effective" teacher should have...

Finally, this school year is ending (thank god for small...

So does all the investment in a piece of paper...

In 2005 then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to make changes to...

We are rapidly approaching the end of our 3rd quarter...

Given the current political climate in this country and the...

Forget Covid. A viral teacher depression pandemic is killing us....

Who will Biden pick for secretary of education? Of course,...

The value of evaluating teachers is a contentious topic, especially...

Our guest co-host, fellow co-worker, and single parent, Angel, joins...

I think distance learning is finally getting to us. We're...

Minimum Day Edition 001 We are feeling swamped with back...

In today’s episode, we try to stay optimistic as we...

Today we get into ways teachers can save money on...

Experienced teachers know confrontation with a student or even a...

This back to school issue is far from over and...

The fear of a bad substitute teacher taking care of...

We talk about the importance of having those difficult, but...

Today we focus on all the little and not so...

It's time to end Common Core and State testing as...

"It's really nothing different than what parents were doing before....

Show Notes In this episode we start with a little...

Why do teachers quit? According to some statistics over 200,000...