The Honest Teacher

in this episode I discuss the challenges I am seeing with my students toward the end of the year and you might as well. Let me know what you think about this episode.

In this episode I discuss struggling with student growth, how to reach the kids using a flipped model of teaching, some state standard testing stuff and finally I discuss a sticky situation

In this episode I discuss how I think I'm changing the culture at my building, starting with myself as a teacher, and then the students...finally some teachers are realizing that what I'm doing is WORKING! Thanks for listening and share away

In this episode I discuss the possibility that sometimes kids are perfectly okay with being upset. I discuss a new addition to our family and I swear a few times....Thanks for listening

I might have had a good plan for this ep but when I started recording I realized that I had some frustration about gen-ed teachers and I let it go. Have a good listen.

In this episode I discuss coming back from ANOTHER e-learning day and how my students responded. Uh...I kicked a trashcan if that is any clue to this question. Thanks for listening

In this episode I discuss our district taking an emergency e-learning day, even though it wasn't planned at all. I also discuss standardized testing and wrap it up quickly. Thanks for listening.

In this episode I discuss coming back from the Christmas break, having a classroom pet die and working on IEPs. I finish with a reminder that YOU are important and deserve to be cared for. Take care and thank you for listening.

Here I discuss the rigor plans I wanted to try, a teacher being a doofus towards a new teacher, and there are ELVES loose in the room. Also, a fish makes an appearance.

In this episode I discuss figuring out that my students need some rigor in their lives and I quickly discuss how I work to end that confusion. Be thankful to those around you.

I took a full year break and I'm hoping you didn't forget about me. This audio quality is better but I'm sounding more AMSR than I used to, which I dig. Let me know if you want me to scratch the mic or pop bubbles for you.

In this episode I quickly discuss starting a new position and a few new difficulties I have realized with that

So the title explains what this ep is about and it isn’t great

In this long awaited ep I discuss some recent issues in my room as well as some information about a new- new job offer I received

In this episode I discuss some changes to my psyche and how its affecting my classroom.

In the ep I discuss a radical judge throwing schools into turmoil and dangerous students messing with my room. Yay for being a teacher. This is my 60th episode!!!

In this episode I discuss my room having to quarantine, some losses in our school and a new job

In this episode I discuss coming back from break and the struggles with taking on new students from a closed classroom.

In this episode I discuss the events of last week and how i chose to handle the stress. Hint: it's been positive for a change.

This is a 2 parter, so it is longer than normal. In this episode I discuss the effect making a change such as a change of work has on you. Take care of yourselves out there.

In this episode I discuss the trouble your teacher friends might be in. Please look after them.

In this episode I discuss the saga that has engulfed my professional career and the closing of a very big part of it. But there is more to come I'm sure.

In this episode I'm uncharacteristically positive! I talk about good things that are going on. Still NSFW!

In this episode I discuss a realization I made about teaching my current class and how I am going to have to move going forward as a professional.

I learned that I was being served a dcfs complaint. Listen to this very serious episode.