20+ years here. This has been my hardest yet. Your humor, stories and descriptions of what we go through have been a life saver! Thank you!

I've been teaching for almost 30 years. I've been trying to purge my classroom and keep finding things from the 80s and 90s. My purging mantra has become "If it's older than my students, it's gotta go." If I don't remember what the activity was that I used it for, it's gotta go. It's way easier to do a Google search than to go through a file cabinet to try to find something.

BRI GABE AND JESS OMG YES

I spent my prep/lunch last week sitting in the dark staring off into space. I'm so tired.

Between “I’m finna pass out on purpose” and “you act like you can’t spell see, spot, OR run” I’ve fallen and I can’t get up

I graduated in 1989, we had teachers that everyone would visit after school in the middle school. On my way home from high school. They are so happy to see you and being from a small community it was like family. We knew their families and I still today do Christmas cards from my middle school teacher, my son had her also in high school. I had wonderful teachers who stayed after to help you, it was so different. I miss those days.

@catorce9027

Ай бұрын

We can’t do that anymore. We don’t want to be left alone with students because so much has changed….

@donnacarter2617

Ай бұрын

@@catorce9027 I do understand why, there were more kids who visited the teachers. And for staying after school for help, the doors were open all times. It's just ashame that things changed liked they did.

@beastly.warner

24 күн бұрын

I went to work in HR for 5 years and I almost immediately ran into my 2 favorite teachers. Mr Garcia and Mr Comstock. Orchestra and art respectively. They basically told me to run and boy did I. 😂😂😂

@shaylaanderson7500

23 күн бұрын

During homecoming week we were encouraged to TP our teachers houses by the teachers! We had one teacher who had twins and was having a hard time because one of her babies had to have open heart surgery and a group of us kids decided to buy her diapers instead of TPing her house

@donnacarter2617

23 күн бұрын

@@shaylaanderson7500 Wow That was more helpful for her than tping her house. It would have been funny to have diapers instead of tp......hahaha

Not a teacher but I have worked in a cafeteria. It doesn't make sense that teachers have to pay full price for the lunch. They should also get a discounted price, like the kids.

@Estrellita_912

25 күн бұрын

I agree! I’m a special education para who doesn’t get lunch till after my kids so during lunch I’m just sitting there hungry lol cause can’t afford the 5 + a day. When I was an activities director at a home they didn’t pay you good but at very least offered one free meal every shift.

Going off of the students saying they are gonna miss you, I had one student the week before school let out told me that I “got on his nerves” (child is 7 with special needs), but on his last day he gave me the longest hug before he got on the bus

13:13 This is interesting to me. I recall having several days at the end of the year as a middle school student when we could choose between watching movies inside or playing outside 100% unstructured, but maybe it was a generational thing since we were so excited to see the TV cart that we behaved. Haha

Hi ya’ll, I just want to say how much joy ya’ll give to me with your channel! I retired after 33 years of public school high school ( English and Spanish) 2 years ago at age 70! I am really enjoying retirement. I am doing a lot of volunteer work for my church and am just enjoying making my schedule in my own time! Hang in there!! Ya’ll are great!!! Elizabeth in Texas

I get a huge feeling of relief but a tiny twinge of anxiety turning off all my alarms on my phone.

Omggg we need just these 3!!!

11-years of teaching right here! Cleaned out my Head Start classroom on Friday. So ready for another summer!

BTW- I totally cleaned out my room when I left. I gave away a lot of my supplies ( many of which were new) to fellow teachers - particularly the young teachers!!! Elizabeth in Texas

These three together are class 👌👌👌 loved every moment of it

33:45 No cause my brother called 12 "12-teen" when he was still little and he really showed it. Lmao 🤣

BEST CREW FOR EOY TEACHERS OFF DUTY Edit: this podcast gets better and better with every episode 😂😭😂

The small bus seats are real. So real. 5’11” and I cannot fit in those seats…I can’t imagine being 6’5” and trying to squeeze into those seats

This is the first time I’m hearing about state testing. That’s wild! In Canada you can get all C’s and still become a neurosurgeon one day if you make up for it later.

Gabe is back 😭😍

Old school yellow bus seats there was room-ish for your legs. New yellow school buses(with air conditioning) legs don't fit in them..unless you're a kid.

I watch all of y’all on social media! Love y’all! Just started watching KZread episodes. Please get more elective teachers POV on your show. As a middle school theatre teacher, I got some stories 😂

i just started watching you all and i’m not going to school for teaching but i always respected my teachers. i just wanted to say it’s so refreshing to see how much y’all actually care about your students and their education

I taught middle school for 14 years. I loved it, but it was exhausting. Having a sense of humor is KEY to not losing your mind! I had a coworker who was a former construction worker who said teaching middle school was WAY more tiring than construction work. Regarding state standardized tests:We were told "you can't teach to the test". Isn't that the point of a test? I thought that you teach the material and then test the kids on what you taught them. And yet everyone scratches their heads in confusion when test scores are low. Those standardized tests are guarded better than Fort Knox.

I live in PA where we can opt out of state testing. I remember how bad it was when I was a child and forced to take it. I felt the same way as that child you mentioned. I was a good student, but between my social anxiety and the testing restrictions and environment, it was literal hell. I would have meltdowns before going into the hotel conference room. I was in cyber school so it was with a whole bunch of kids I didn't know and there were so many rules they made you feel like a criminal the entire testing time. After my experience as a child and now working in the public schools and seeing what the PSSA's do, I will advocate for every singe parent to opt out their child. Schools need to find other ways to get money instead of relying on arbitrary student test scores.

@MrsSonyaKS

27 күн бұрын

I opt my kiddos out of state testing, as well. My children take so many tests throughout the year that it's clear the academic test makers are the only ones benefiting from all of those tests. When I say benefiting, I mean financially. I feel so bad for the teachers because they are the ones getting graded, not really the students.

It’s crazy how the curriculum and standards have changed so much in the past 10 years since I’ve been in middle school yet all the kids seem to be less intelligent. Not to the teacher’s fault but to society’s. In 2012 in middle school our teachers barely put emphasis on state testing. It was essentially “do your best it’s more a reflection of the school than you” the grades had no impact on us unless it was clear that extra help or advanced placement was needed. Now it seems like all teachers do is prep for state testing.

My first year teaching in my current district I ended up as a long term sub for a specific school, and I was left in absolute limbo towards the end of the year job wise. Plus I was sort of a push in Intervention Teacher (it was a Title One school) so I just filled in as needed- but that meant I got to meet sooooo many of the students and built pretty meaningful relationships with them. I was a sobbing mess the last day of school, but when I started back in the fall it broke my heart to see kids just light up and give me hugs on meet the teacher night.

Our district has started scheduling workshops during the summer that are mandatory! Also, talking about state testing in NJ, high school graduation is dependent on passing! Talk about stress!!

love this podcast! 🎉

it’s been awhile but the gang is back together

Omg yes! If I had a nickel for every time they said “big back” last school year!!! They didn’t say it about me, but they weaponized it against other teachers and kids🤦‍♀️🙄! That Chrome book trick to work avoidance! I dealt with that too! SMH! Omg the teachers that hoard- it’s awful. I have had to clean out and purge so many classrooms- it’s ridiculous and unfair! Hell no! I feel free to turn down crap that is going to turn into clutter!

"Get a LinkedIn!!" 😂😂😂

Lol! I think you had a troll that couldn't think anything really bad to say but they couldn't help themselves so they reached for the void of nothing and randomly pulled out attack his eyebrows.

Gabe your eyebrows are fine 😂❤❤

In my Middle School in 8th grade one of our teachers took ALL of her classes to the county JAIL. SO I ACTUALLY WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO JAIL!

Came here to say Gabe, your eyebrows are perfect!

Great episode! Love when its the OG group! Bri, Jess, Gabe, Devin, James … oh heck, I appreciate all the “playersl!

As a First Grade teacher, the hardest part is saying goodbye to my first graders each year. I see them grow tremendously and teach them how to read that it makes me an emotional mess to see them go. The beginning of the school year is my least favorite because you gotta start over with a batch of new kids, such as procedures, routine, etc.

This episode made me smile so hard. Love you 3!

As far as opting out of state testing, you can in the State of Georgia.....I'm in a facebook group that talks about it, but when you do make it known, the stories of principals trying to "deny" the request. Parents will come back with, "This is not asking permission. They are NOT taking this test." The communication chains are insane.

In my school in rural New York, they can opt out. I actually didn’t think it was a thing anymore. We didn’t have many but still.

Bre makes the show. PERIOD!!!!!

Gabe and Jess more often!

Finally school finished yesterday for me! 🎉🎉 had some beautiful one on ones with my kids.Anyone who comes to the last day I do a short talk with each telling them their strengths in class be it academically or personally. Some kids said some lovely things back to me ❤ still had kids and parents last minute asking for grade bumps from B+ to A though. Nooope. I might bump a 58.9 or something so a kid passes, but I don’t bump for As- you don’t need help- you need to put in A work

The eyebrows are fine. The ego is where we strike.

I work in a school kitchen and I also count down from day one. We had our last day on Friday!🎉

My daughter in middle school came home one day. She told me some kid told her she was built like a chicken nugget and looked like the back of a fat kids knee. She had a hard time telling me that because she was laughing so hard. I asked what she said back. She said I couldn't even respond. I was laughing too hard.

Oh my gosh absolutely perfect I was just thinking how I would like to see an episode with these 3!

Also when we were doing our check out 2 of our people that had to ✔️ off my paper left after lunch and did not come back and the principal was the only one that knew it. So ALL of us went to her for those 2 ✔️ offs. She was not happy because I think they told her that they had signed most of us teacher out and they hadn't. I live in Florida when are you all coming down here for a concert.❤

Great OG episode

7:33 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love that idea. That could be a good reel lol

I taught Kindergarten this past year and I have never written so many referrals before. I am going to bring it up for next year of taking them to the Police Station.

I have worked as a para for 2.5 years. I have my BA, and am attending a university to get my Master's. I will be a first year middle school teacher, 7th and 8th all subjects. I am nervous but excited. I know these kids from this year as a para so that helps.

So great to see Gabe back... love this trio! I have a question, please pardon my ignorance- I went to a state school in the UK pre-covid, but are US students learning reading skills at 12? I was really surprised to hear that reading is a core element at that later stage. Is that post covid or is it common for kids to struggle with reading at middle school age?

Gabe, ur eyebrows are fine, naturally perfect some might say🤩 also is he engaged coz I have never seen him wear that ring before🤔

When are you bringing your tour outta the south and into New England?! Love you all!!!

Gabe’s teacher that had them look in doors reminded me of my 6th grade social studies teacher lol

I’ve been stuck in the toilet with no toilet paper at McDonalds before.. I called the store phone and told them I was stuck in their toilets with no tp 🧻 and the manager came and saved the day 😂

All thing that has been said is true on all level. I work almost all levels

None of those cities are no where near me ...😢😢😢😢

End of the school year checklist = scavenger hunt is THE BEST analogy ever!!!!! And I'm one of the people on the list as Science Department Chairperson. Thankfully this year we don't have one because we are moving in to a new building which has been built directly behind our current one. I am moving schools and it is bitter sweet because this will be my last 8th grade class in this building. And remember that 8th grade teachers have it even WORSE for end of the year activities with the 8th grade dance and Promotion (aka Graduation by many of the parents and students) that have to get planned and make sure that there are people there to set up and people to show everyone where to go etc.

Bri, hair is laid!!

OMG you're coming back to Tulsa!

10:55 my first classroom I moved into left it super clean and organized. Type A teacher for sure. Then I ruined it 🤣

The district I work for still have truancy stuff . After a certain amount it’s a letter then if there’s more then the Sro meets with parent.

So in my state in 3rd grade if you don't pass the reading part of the state test they're supposed to be retained. Talk about stress. So in the LAST day of school those that didn't pass they were retaking it!

I was in the hallway of my school and I helped a kids and then I asked the the kids what grade are you in and she said I’m in 25th grade. She didn’t know she was in 1st grade. Now me and the 1st grade teacher and I joke about how she teaches 25th grade.

47:10 this year we were told we are getting new furniture next year. So we had to pack all our shelves and filing cabinets 😳

Bri was cooking, the national treasure movies are about the Gates family lol

Now everyone can understand why Miss Lippy in Billy Madison sat in a room, by herself, putting paste over her eyes. JS…

Michigan state testing is early May but we are in school until June... this year the first two weeks of Q4 was testing then we had to teach for 5 more weeks. 😢

28:18 It is here, at least. We have a student who's missed a lot of school and is on some kind of attendance probation. Mom didn't believe the school when they warned her there were consequences for him missing so much school and the last several weeks he wasn't allowed to miss for anything other than a doctor's appointment without mom risking getting in trouble. Actually, one of our kids had a letter sent home about his attendance and a while later mom wrote him an "excuse note." I just happened to flip the note over and discovered it was ripped off of and written on the back of the truancy letter. I heard of a teenager who received a truancy letter as well. I have not heard of situations getting to the point where the courts get involved, but truancy is still a thing where I am.

Sitting in Alabama 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Drive the bus. I’m a high school teacher and my husband is 6’6” and he is a bus driver for our district. The driver’s seat is big enough. 😂😂😂

One time in the third grade we were doing some kind of school event. All the third grade classes were in one room. Teacher catches a kid he doesn’t know passing a note. He reads the note out loud to the class. It’s says he has a crush on Shayla. Thankfully Shayla wasn’t there that day but eeeeeeveryone in the third grade now knew and Shayla was definitely going to find out. Poor kid turned so red and the teacher was like “it’s okay, Brandon! Don’t be embarrassed! Everyone gets a crush sometimes!” Completely oblivious to what he just did to the poor kid lol

Omg Bri… I can’t agree with you more… 7th grade was awful, but 6th grade was my favorite. Major difference! Seems silly since it’s only a year, but it’s true. I teach HS this year & I actually love it. I taught elementary for 9 years, so I do miss teaching 4th grade. In reference to moving rooms - my principal asked if I wanted to move down the hall to be closer to my grade level partners (this is when I taught elementary, grades 3/4 self contained), so of course I said yes, bc it was also the room RIGHT next to the teacher’s lounge with the copier, restroom, etc lol aka PRIME real estate! Well, 2 weeks before the EOY I went into her room to touch base w her & she told me to put whatever I wanted to keep on the circular table in her room so I did, just some games she had bc everything else was from 1990s & outdated. Last day comes around, I see her leave... I’m like oh wow, she cleared her room fast. NOPE!! She didn’t touch a thing. So it was the last day of school, and before I could even move any of my things into her room I had to move her room completely out. The custodians were like wtf?! I’m like, it wasn’t me!! I felt awful for them. She had so much. I was in tears bc this was now the third time it had happened to me. Moving rooms sucks!!!!!

COME TO THE EAST COAST! 😅

I grew up in McAllen, TX❤

I am one of the retiring teachers!!!🎉 I was treading water the last 2 weeks.

National treasure- Jon Vought (dad of Angelina Jolie )

So , I just finished up my 8th year of teaching on May 31… and the end of school year was probably worse than the year

gabe!!!!

GOOD OR GARBAGE YAY

I thought the "word wall" was possibly the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

Iv always wanted to be a teacher! Until I got older and seen the bs a lot of teachers have to deal with

Gabe giving love to MN! What a great episode! :)

When I was in 8th grade I had the craziest teacher, and remained the craziest teacher when I graduated. He was retiring the year I had him. Our first day of class which is usually teachers going over rules and syllabus, this teacher spend most of the hour reading detention slips he had given out in the past. We would have like spelling words, which is dumb in 8th grade, but whatever. Instead of having us right them five times or stuff like that he’s give us these crossword puzzles with the definition of the words and we had to fill them in. The insane thing is that he would do them as a class and give everyone the answers. To this day I’m not sure how he got away with it because his class was just so far from any English teacher I had. Maybe he phoned in the year because he was retiring.

When I moved into a first grade classroom 23 years ago, I inherited a room full of … nothing. Nothing. Not one thing. Not even an alphabet with the accepted curriculum or a piece or chalk (still had chalk boards). Discounting Bree’s “nasty” things😅, I would have loved to HAVE to have had to go through old stuff just to find a few office supplies and random helpful stuff. Count your blessings if you get a room full of stuff from a retired teacher.

New subscriber alert, im not even a teacher.

How do yall teachers still do it? I couldn't lol.

It doesn’t surprise me that the defiant kids that seem like they hate you actually turn around and tell you they love you. A lack if boundaries for a child is an unsafe feeling. They don’t even realize how much they need boundaries and structure. In the short-term classroom rules are annoying, but at the end of the day they associate that feeling of safety with you AND they respect you more than they respect the other adults in their life. And if your parents don’t care about you enough to parent you properly, they probably don’t show a lot of affection. Telling your teacher “I’m going to miss you, you’re awesome” might feel really vulnerable and it’s a lot easier to be vulnerable with someone that you’re no longer going to see every day.

I LIVE IN BEAUMONT

Oh the preschoolers at the end of the year, please just don't kill eachother; that's it. Spent all of Friday cleaning up; but now I'm off! I just got rid of all my excess books finally this year, I was also left with so much old stuff from 3 different teachers because I moved 3 times to retired teachers rooms 😅 thinking that I should keep these books 📚 NO you'll never use ALL OF THOSE BOOKS AND OLD RESOURCES 🤣🤣🤣🤣

MISS SMITH STANS UNITE

Why no California shows???

Texas, you can your kids opt out.

I have never been so tired in my life other than teaching. No one gets this unless you teach. The mental capacity is overwhelming. Exactly, there is no down time for ms students. Nooooo.

in nc 5th and 8th grade take science

Your comments about teacher hoarders was very hurtful. 😩 Let me wipe my tears, blow my nose, and tell you why we are so hoardiful. Hoardful. Hoardish. Hoardy. Anyway… I left the classroom 14 years ago due to crippling illness. It took me 5-6 years to accept the fact that I was never going back into the classroom, and I was told it was time to get rid of enough of my teaching materials to make space in the 2-car garage for at least one vehicle. 😭 Because I was tutoring, I insisted it was necessary for me to keep about I kept about half my stuff. For the last five years, I’ve homeschooled and taught GED students. Not a week goes by that I don’t wish I still had something from that purge. And another thing 😤…In 2009, I was told to throw away twenty unused ELA books published in 1999. I took them home instead, and they were not part of the purge. I’ve given most of them to kids I’ve tutored. This book, Write Source 2000, is still my go-to resource for teaching writing. We hoardy hoardy hoarders might annoy the rest of you, but that 0.1% of my mountain of materials will come in handy!🤓

The fact that a teacher is speaking improper English and is saying “they was saying” is concerning…