The Insubordinate Teacher Podcast

On this episode, we talk about the ongoing debate, or non-debate, surrounding say/don't say "gay" in schools. Ultimately, we know this isn't about a single word, but authentic inclusion and basic human rights. We talk about the reality of Canadian law stating that any "don't say gay" stance in schools do, in fact, break the law. Still, the cacophony of homophobic voices have overwhelmed the educat...

In this episode, the peeps talk about summer jobs for students, and examine the worst and most Canadian of the summer break employment, tree planting. Tree planting is perhaps the most quintessential and physically demanding job for university students – oh, and it’s also the most cultish – but at least it’s not as obnoxious as lifeguarding or being a camp counselor!

You know what's fun? Answer: Banning books from schools! Back from a one year prison sentence, from a crime we did not commit, the gang talks about how one clever parent formally asked to ban the Bible from a public school. Dobler joins us as a guest, and David holds out for more talking time on the podcast.

Apologies that we have taken a little break, but David was claiming to be really busy at the end of the school year and did not have time to record a new episode of The Insubordinate Teacher Podcast. We discovered he was only busy cashing in the gift cards he received/demanded from his students, laughing at them as they attempt to curry some favour and/or love from this horrible, horrible man. On...

This is a bonus episode no one wants to make. On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old shooter entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States and fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers, while wounding seventeen others. The Insubordinate Teacher Podcast veers from its typical satire to address an ongoing phenomenon aimed at schools that will not be stopped through “thoughts and pray...

Teacher’s proper conduct and comportment, both inside and outside of the classroom, is the central focus of this episode, as Dr. N. K. Mandela returns to try and repair the difficulties surrounding his first guest appearance on The Insubordinate Teacher podcast. Is Dr. N. K. Mandela right, and could discussions go more smoothly if teachers, like David and Christine, followed a more prescribed unde...

In this episode we get to the point of Dave’s Hot Takes and really, really get into Meryl Streep and Mama Mia! Okay, no we don’t - really - but we do talk about the challenges of teaching and even living by ethical principles in our public schools. Sure, most of us think that teachers should be “moral” and teach “good values”, but are they really teaching ethics? And if they try and take an ethica...

In these forthcoming bonus episodes, “ Back of them Tunes ”, David examines the lives, art, inspirations, and perspectives of the many talented musicians that contribute to The Insubordinate Teacher podcast. James Buffay (aka, JB’s Eateries, Entertainment and Hotels inc.) is David’s first guest, getting to know Florida’s most famous feel-good musician/entrepreneur/beach treasure explorer/Buddhist(...

In this episode we do a Dave’s Hot Takes while pandering to our growing Californian listeners. Join in as Stonebanks takes David through a little ride on Ethics using examples from Hollywood movies, while also wishing this podcast could be about the search for Bigfoot. Christine will surprise you with her own Squatchy encounter in North Havenbrooke, New Hampshire, while Cyrus adds in a youth persp...

The gang FINALLY addresses the title of the podcast, The Insubordinate Teacher, by starting the question of what it means to be insubordinate, and why it is (or is not) needed in the teaching profession. The conversation is sparked through the hard-hitting journalism of “Stone on Loc”, where Stonebanks goes on location of a high school to talk to teachers about their perspectives of insubordinatio...

Christine’s “in the news” brings forward the recent case of a teacher in Florida that wins a state teaching award, and then follows up by hitting a student who publicly challenges her on racism, due to the teacher’s use of the “n-word” in class. Join the gang as they try to unpack and make sense of a teacher’s actions that are so completely irrational and absurd, that it demands to be ridiculed.

Recovered from the “critical thinking shock and awe” brought forth by Dr. N. K. Mandela (the other lesser-known Mandela), The Insubordinate Teacher gang discuss their varied experiences with COVID-19 and the manner in with educational institutions, government, students and teachers responded to one of the most unique challenges to Western formal schooling.

With a concerted effort to make sure The Insubordinate Teacher takes an impartial, unbiassed attitude (no copyright infringement) towards the global field of Education, we introduce Dr. Nelson K. Mandela – the other, lesser-known Mandela – to bring his counterview, in a segment called, “The Independent Thinker”. Join the crew as they attempt to ride the libertarian wave of N. K. Mandela’s critical...

In this episode we introduce the segment, “Dave’s Hot Takes”, and we start off straight out of the gates with David taking us down a truther conspiracy hole of brainwashing, Lizard people overlords and the possibility that your standardized curriculum may be directly linked to Bigfoot’s secret living arrangements with Elvis! After this podcast, you will never be able to approach pre-packaged curri...

The Insubordinate Teacher gang take a page out of the old standard model of course delivery, and hand out a syllabus explaining the podcast. This first episode will bring back fond memories of making your way through snow, wind, and rain (while missing work) to get to your first mandatory class, only to be told that the course outline has already been emailed to you and will be discussed in the ne...