Punk Rock Classrooms

S3 Collaboration 08 with Sarah Thomas One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike chat with Sarah Thomas, founder o...

Season 03 Reflection 14 – Josh – We need to do something different this time. This is Josh. I am tired of kids being shot and killed in school. I’m tired of us as a nation being unable to do anything different about it. I am tired of people in power being unwilling to lead on this issue. This is like six minutes of venting. It probably has nothing new in it. You’ve probably said these same things...

S3 Episode 16 – End of the Year Reflection Is it really the end of the school year? Josh wrapped up with students last week and Mike has 9 days left until the end of his school year! On this episode the punks reflect on this school year, on the things they struggled with and the things they are proud of. We own our struggles and looking sharing them with one another is a great way to do better the...

Season 03 Reflection 13 – Mike on Movement On this Punk Rock Reflection, Mikes talks about movement. He shares a story about how a trip to the gym with his son made him think about the benefits of movement in and out of the classroom. So get your workout gear on and get ready to sweat to the oldies. Intro/Outro music - "A Walk" by Bad Religion Find us at: www.punkrockclassrooms.com www.teachbetter...

S3 Episode 15 – Our Favorite Things Well crew, it’s time for a brain break. Josh and Mike decided to take the time to just decompress together and share their favorite movies, tv shows, concerts, grades, and lessons to teach. Sometimes you nee to just have a little fun and put the big work aside and take a break. After a long week, we both needed this. Find out a little bit about the punks on this...

Season 03 Reflection 12 – Josh on Interview Season On this Punk Rock Reflection, Josh talks interviews. It’s that time of year. People are looking for new schools, new roles, and even new districts. Over the years Josh has sat on his fair share of interview panels for teachers, instructional aides, principals, and district leaders. He shares what he thinks has helped candidates stick out and some...

S3 Episode 14 – Making a Scene That Outlasts You Great band in punk created scenes that still exist today. That created something that keeps going but they didn’t do it alone. Same with school leaders and classroom teachers. If we want to build something that lasts, if we want to make a scene that continues beyond the walls of our classroom or after we have left the building, there are a couple th...

S3 Collaboration 07 with Erin Austin One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh chats with Erin Austin a National Board Cer...

Season 03 Reflection 11 – Mike is Not Responsible for Anyone Else’s Happiness On this Punk Rock Reflection, Mike expands on our conversation about micro moments from last week and talks about how he’s realizing he can’t make everyone happy and that he needs to keep an eye open for those micro moments. So if you can’t make them all happy work on your own happiness. Intro/Outro music - "A Walk" by B...

S3 Episode 13 – Micro Moments to Keep it Posi Sometimes you get stuck in the pit. Sometimes you can’t make it to the front row. The days can be filled with negative things that are had to get past. Well, just like some great hardcore...we gotta keep it posi! That means we gotta find those micro moments that make our day better! After a pretty great discussion at a Title I meeting (Thanks Libby and...

S3 Collaboration 06 with Alfonso Mendoza Jr. One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh chats with Alfonso Mendoza Jr. AKA:...

S3 Episode 12 – Time and Space Being an educator is challenging. We never feel we have enough time. So what can leaders do to give more time and what can we do with that time if we get it? Josh and Mike talk a little about how administrators and districts can give more time and more space to educators so they can do the hard work of educating kids and they chat about what we can do as educators wi...

One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Mike chats with Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot! They two are elementary educators a...

Season 03 Reflection 10 – Josh on Pizza, Punk, and Politics On this Punk Rock Reflection, Josh talks about three words that have been on his twitter bio for a long time…pizza, punk, and politics. At a training years ago, Josh had to pick three words that represented the ideas that he believed in when it came to his role as an educator. What do these three words have to do with education? You’ll ha...

S3 Episode 11 – Educational Mission and Punk Rock Ethos Conviction, drive, and passion make great punk rock. They also make a for creating a educational mission. On this episode Josh and Mike talk Fugazi, Youth of Today, and the idea of Punk Rock Ethos and how it relates to crafting a personal educational mission. They both share their own visions, how they crafted them, what they mean to them, an...

S3 Collaboration 04 with Brandon Beck One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Mike chats with Dr. Brandon Beck. They chat abo...

S3 Episode 10 – Fighting the February Funk February can be a tough month. The February Funk can strike at any point and for educators this time of the school year can be the muck and mire before spring and all the excitement and end of the year routines that happen in the fourth quarter. On this episode Josh and Mike talk about what they do when they are in this low point of the school year and wh...

S3 Collaboration 03 with Fred Johnson IV One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh chats with Fred Johnson IV about workin...

Season 03 Reflection 09 – Mike is working on his happiness On this Punk Rock Reflection, Mike share how he is working on his happiness. He has been open about how this year in education has been tough for him emotionally and personally. In this episode he talks about how he is focusing on three things in order to help him deal this year. He’s trying to keep that PMA right now and he wants to share...

S3 Bonus Episode - Top Albums of 2021 If you haven't noticed by now, we love music. Every week we post our #PRCpicksoftheweek on our social media and we end every episode talking about what we have been listening to. A ton of albums helped us get through 2021 and we each wanted to share our top 5 albums and talk about why we loved them. So sit back and pull up our playlist and let the tunes take o...

S3 Episode 09 – First Semester Check In On this episode, Josh and Mike discuss their successes and struggles during the first semester of the school year. They each had some moments they want to celebrate and a couple they want to learn from and do better with in the next semester. Josh had a job opportunity that didn’t quite go his way and Mike learned a little about being open and honest with hi...

S3 Collaboration 02 with Joshua Stamper and Mike Earnshaw One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh plays moderator for a...

Season 03 Reflection 08 - Josh: From Secondary to Elementary On this Punk Rock Reflection, Josh shares some things he has learned and observed as he finds himself at an elementary school after spending 15 years as a secondary educator. It’s only been a semester as a Title I Specialist but he thinks he has some take-aways, some things we can learn from elementary, and somethings we can do different...

S3 Reflection 07 – Mike: Sometimes We Need to Laugh On this Punk Rock Reflection, Mike focuses on the power of laughter. He tells a personal story about taking the time to laugh. How laughing helps him wash away some stress and how it helps him deal with getting stuck in the pit. Some times it’s rubber chickens and sometimes it’s sitting around and just telling stories. Those pick-me-ups can help...

S3 Episode 08 – Taking A Risk What’s more punk than learning just two chords and deciding to start a band? That right there is taking a risk. That punk rock mindset of risk taking need to be a part of our classrooms and schools. On this episode, Mike and Josh explore creating a risk-taking schools and classrooms. So let’s get ready to take a risk. Intro music – “Sunstroke” by Cryin’ Wolves Outro m...