Teacher Quit Talk

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Episode 79: Free Your Mind Mar 20, 2024

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There can be a lot of reasons you might want to transition out of the classroom. The good thing is that teaching equips you with a lot of transferable skills. Problem solving, project management, group communication, the list goes on and on.

Some jobs out there may require additional degrees and certifications but many actually don’t! We’re used to a very credential-driven system within education but after you leave you’ll find that a lot of positions are much more flexible. Often employers will look at skills and experience before your degree. Remember, your teaching experience is a valuable asset that can open doors beyond the classroom!

Go back and listen to episode 6 with career strategist Tamika Chante

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Episode 78: Grad School Mar 13, 2024

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Grad school isn’t worth it. Unfortunately, both of us are going. Graduate enrollment is on the decline because it's just not being incentivized. We did some “investigative journalism” and found that in most places the pay bump isn’t significant. In our opinion, you should only go if you can make a spreadsheet showing that the money you're investing is worth it. Unless you're rich then go have fun with your passions.

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Episode 77: Non-Consensual Education Dance Dance Revolution Mar 06, 2024

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Emetophobia trigger warning! You might want to skip the first five minutes if you’re sensitive to vomit.

We asked for crazy observation stories and you delivered. Thanks for sharing with the class! Some of your admins are way too up in your business, some of them aren’t paying attention at all, and honestly we’re not sure which we prefer. Good luck with observation season and remember, you all get “exceeds expectations” in our book!

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Episode 76: Middle School (Silly, Serious, Scared) Feb 28, 2024

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This week’s guest teaches *dun dun dun* middle school! According to WhenNerdsTeach, the key to being a successful jr. high teacher seems to be actually liking and caring about the kids. Who knew! All jokes aside, the secret sauce seems to be one part neutral mischief, one part isolated chaos, and one part targeted shenanigans.

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Episode 75: Substitute Teaching Feb 21, 2024

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Hello and welcome to podcast land! This episode’s about substitute teachers and it’s structured a little differently. We’re going to discuss subbing, read some of your submissions, and then a guest will be joining us.

We got to sit down with a substitute teacher who went super viral on TikTok, @actuallyautistickatie. She's going to tell us about the video she shared and what happened at her sub assignment. To all of you out there who are subbing, thank you!

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Episode 74: No Lobsters Died Feb 14, 2024

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Welcome back, y’all! We're talking about times that schools have made the news. Usually when schools are in the news it's because something terrible happened. So we’re going to discuss funny bad things instead of depressing bad things! It’s just going to be a fun, silly day: a moose breaks into a district office, a school takes away bathroom mirrors, and a lobster prank goes wrong.

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Episode 73: The AI Generation Feb 07, 2024

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AI could be compared to the printing press or the internet in how it will probably change society. It’s too late to have the conversation about whether or not kids should be using it - they already are. Instead, let’s turn our attention to literacy, cheating, and how students can use it in a positive way.

Here’s the chart we mentioned!

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Episode 72: School Is/Is Not Childcare Jan 31, 2024

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Schools are childcare but teachers aren’t babysitters. When the cost of childcare is out of reach for many Americans, the public education system is what allows parents to show up for work. Schools really do serve a function of society in that way but it's not the main objective. The childcare cliff is imminent and we’ll explain exactly what that means and how it might affect us all.

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Episode 71: Not Sponsored By FEMA Jan 24, 2024

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This episode is not sponsored by FEMA! The latest crisis to hit American education is climate change and natural disasters. The average number of natural disasters is expected to increase by 320 percent over the course of the next 20 years! Which is a lot of percents! We’ve both had a lot of experiences with natural catastrophes and it turns out you, dear listeners, do too! Sorry everything is on fire but at least we’re facing it together!

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Episode 70: What Annoyed You This Week Jan 17, 2024

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Today’s topic is simple: What annoyed us at school this week? We’re going to read your submissions and tell you what’s been irking us, personally. Thank you all for sharing your annoyances because sometimes a good bitch moment among friends really does cure so many things.

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