Teachers Who Drink - and why

With driver shortages on the rise, schools are grasping at straws for options, but what's the underlying problem?

Amid all the challenges, some admins are still adding unneeded directives about minute details.

Is the pandemic to blame for a low passing rate on standardized state tests?

The ladies weigh in on a nuance strategy in sports that could have perks in the classroom as well!

Funds have been granted to all schools in Indiana, some are rewarding teachers, some not so much.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week again! We hope all of our teacher listeners are feeling appreciated. What are the gifts or gestures you've enjoyed? You'll likely notice that the ladies are a little low-key because our new junior producer is napping during the recording. Shifting gears, the ladies reflect on various special needs diagnoses. Lastly, there's an update on plans for the podcast going forward.

Trips during the school year that are scheduled during school days. Does everyone tell the truth about these times outside of school?

As usual, testing season is here (so exciting, right?) The ladies discuss those testing irregularities that are bound to happen to you if you teach long enough.

What would you ask kids when they return from vacays amid a pandemic? Uncomfortable questions, THAT'S WHAT!

Hear the traumatic rundown of Annie B.'s RIF scare.

Kicking off the month of April celebrating and discussing Autism Awareness Month.

Here at the end of Women's History Month, the ladies chat about the lack of resources and respect given to teachers and wonder if it would be the same if teaching was a male-dominated profession.

Despite students being virtual, many states are still going forward with required state testing.

The ladies discuss what one school district might do to help parents better assist with their child's education.

A recent local letter to district staff to dial down on BLM has spurred a national uproar.

The ladies discuss a house bill allocating more money to charter and privatized schools over public.

A guest (Cece) joins the ladies this week and shares some stories from her teaching journey.

Would you rather have a planned day off, or have to use it as a snow make-up day at the last minute?

Now that government officials have experienced what it's like to have a live threat on their premises, will anything change for schools, etc.?

The ladies' home state legislature has prospective ideas for raising teacher pay, but will any prevail?

What does new Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, mean for America's schools?

What is an appropriate animal/pet to have at school?

Teachers, it's inevitable, the kids are going to do a Zoom Show & Tell of what they got for the holidays. Just lean into it.

This is the last of our fan fav replays for the year. It's hard to believe that we were talking about what will come after quarantine... back in April. -After quarantine is over, education (among so many other things) are going to be different.

Another end of the year replay of a fan favorite. This time from May when we shared a story of one listener who wrote to us about her experiences with teaching sex education to tweens. Those students' eyes can really light up during some of those conversations.

As the end of 2020 approaches, we're re-running some fan favorites. This was a tough one from June: Do educators hold a key to a new vision of race in America? Absolutely.

Parents struggling as to how to get a special something to your favorite teachers?? The gals share ways to give from a distance.

The gals discuss the incoming First Lady and how her presence in the White House could help our education system.

Students today often seem to lack an ability to understand that consequences often come with their actions. Are schools actually preparing kids for these real life consequences?

Should students still get a regular snow day while virtual learning? Also, the ladies learn that they have a pause button.

One listener shared her story of having the child of another employee within the district in her class. There's always a couple different ways this situation can pan out.

Question: Have you saved money this year because of pandemic restrictions affecting planning around weddings? The ladies use this episode to look back at the early period in their teaching careers and rant about bridal parties.

The ladies talk about the importance of voting and educating yourself about the issues, especially with regard to school boards and referendums affecting education.

Indoor recess has always been a tough spot anyway, but during COVID? OMG!

Ever had that student come up to you and say "Hey, I've got an idea for a club, and I would like you to sponsor it?"

It's always so exciting to see when a student with special needs feels genuinely included in things!

The gals speak with Katie, teacher turned traveler. She shares her transition out of teahing, her travels, and what she is doing during this pandemic.

A 2020 dialogue with a former-educator-turned-mommy-blogger.

The ladies have on a guest in the Indy Moms community with perspective on current times.

The ladies discuss their favorite "explicit" songs to listen to on the drive to or from work. And Mary B has a surprise for Annie.

The gals discuss student bathroom concerns along with a PTO Zoom bomber situation.

What are the lines that need to be drawn as to what is part of the teacher's job and what is not? Should teachers be aske to do home visits ever?

Should teachers be expected to respond to "trolls" within a 24 hour basis? Sometimes we have those people who reach out to attempt to get a rise and sometimes no response is the best response.

This is the final vintage episode while we gear up for Season 3. Originally aired during Teacher Appreciation Week. A listener shared an interesting story with us of something that has occurred in her ·classroom· during quarantine.

Again, we're replaying an episode from a few months back while we prep for a new season. So many school systems have good, digital alternatives, yet we all know those coworkers just cranking out paper copies of everything.

We're going back a few months for this vintage episode about different learning styles and the value (or lack thereof) of homework.

As some schools are beginning their sessions in a matter of days in some cases, anxieties of unknowns are running hot.

The ladies run down the joys of modern teachers crowdsourcing for necessities and classroom upgrades.

A teacher's famous last words before students have to inevitably go...

Weirdos in the workplace and their odd eccentricities are on this week's docket

A listener shared the 22020 frustration of working as a union head for those who aren't in the union, and... school board woes.