Faculty Gossip Podcast

This week, I wasn't able to find a guest, so I'm restructuring this podcast a bit. From now on, I won't be posting each Sunday. Rather, I'll be uploading new episodes when I can find the next guest to deliver the best possible listening experience for all of you. Thank you to all the fans that have been showing love over the past few weeks and I look forward to delivering more great stories at some point in the future! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious what surprises you can't prepare for as an educator? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues with week with the Solo's, a Minnesota-based faculty couple, discussing the care-free and unique personalities seen in an elementary classroom and some of the many pranks students have pulled that catch their teachers off-guard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious what you need to expect as a new teacher just beginning your career in the American education system? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week with Galvin Lightseeker, a high school Physics and Earth Science teacher, elaborating on just how well your degree can prepare you for a career in education and what it takes to keep today's youth engaged. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious how one teacher pulled a prank so impactful that it stopped one of his students from ever pranking him again? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week with Frank, an American ESOL teacher, discussing the often overlooked perks of being a teacher, how some educators are much more fun than they let off, and what to do when you tear your pants in front of a full class. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious what elaborate prank a group of students once pulled to make it on CNN? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week with Ezekiel, an international 'life' counselor, discussing major differences between international private schools and public schools in the US/Canada, how some parents spend thousands only to have their children cheat on the SAT, and why dynamite might not be the best thing to play with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious how one teacher uses the strategies she reads about in detective novels and her own experience with cheating to create a testing environment where cheaters are instantly and automatically punished? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week hearing from Delila, a math teacher who has taught both internationally and domestically, about proctoring the SAT, fake Christmas cards, and creepy noise makers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious what pranks and methods of cheating your teachers used to do back in the day? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week hearing from the Charlies, a couple that have taught in a multitude of countries with a ton of great stories to tell. We discuss everything from changing places with siblings in school to tormenting the new kids on the block. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious why one teacher purchased some gold fish to go along with his makeshift beach in an incredible attempt at retaliation? The Faculty Gossip Podcast continues this week hearing from Bob, an international art teacher who rarely pulls pranks, but had to make one exception to finally get even. This episode also dives into the fun psychological warfare teachers love to have with their students and why blowing your nose before class is always a necessity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

Curious what led one teacher to kick over a filing cabinet and chase two of his coworkers around the entire school? The Faculty Gossip Podcast starts off discussing how teachers can easily spot a cheater, dives into developing a deeper connection with your students outside the classroom, and concludes with arguably one of the most elaborate pranks ever. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support

As a faculty kid, Brandon was always exposed to what went on behind the whiteboard in an education system. Endless stories about catching students cheating, pulling pranks, and endless other gossip at schools lead Brandon to search for other outlets that teachers had to share their stories. He concluded that other than sharing them with other faculty, their families, or openly on social media, there wasn't really a place for teachers to go to gossip about the stories they've accumulated over the years. This is where the Faculty Gossip Podcast comes in with a twist in each episode... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/facultygossip/support