Classroom Brew

402: Ryan gets into the testing debacle at the hands of ACT, resurrecting an old unit from before the pandemic, the need to change things up a bit, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

401: Before getting to Ryan's children's book synopses, there's the topic of a substitute teacher taking a stand, the need to shorten (eliminate) meeting opening moves, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

400: Ryan recaps weird elementary school memories, parent conferences (as a teacher in 2025) from this semester, the pervasiveness of AI, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

399: Spring Break, a time for relaxation, to-do lists, friendly fire from teachers and non-teachers, HR-899 updates, and acceptance of all students being put on trial...  This episode is available in video format on Patreon! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

398: Teachers are really earning that spring break, given the audacity of everything going on right now... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

397: Sometimes you just want to go home... This week's episode covers more on the status of the Department of Education under WWE's Linda McMahon, times where you just want to go home at the end of the day, current union vs. district contract talks, and more!  Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

396: Checkmate, restorative justice, WWE has joined the education conversation! Ryan gets into some updates from this week, the newly confirmed Secretary of [soon-to-be-gone] Education, a heartwarming gesture from a student, and much more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

395: Video episode available on Patreon! The topic of student audacity versus teacher pettiness is on the floor today... Ryan also addresses some audacity from an unknown coworker... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

394: Almost 5 years exactly, Ryan's got another post-Flu episode (see episode 77 of the podcast or go to bit.ly/classroomflu for the video podcast from 2019)... The struggle is real, teachers... Stay healthy during Flu Season! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

393: Another week of early mornings, late nights, and full school days in between... We're just rolling with the punches this semester: everything from duck passes, to shapeshifting classrooms, to pure exhaustion, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

392: Ryan covers everything from being graded on tie-tying abilities, to random teachers (and former coworkers) silently requesting access to his files, and even to more bus driver shortages that are impacting schools.  All this and more on this week's episode! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

391: Ryan covers some of the challenges and frustrations with teaching government in 2025, a lack of urgency in the hallways en route to the staff bathroom, a brief moment of surprise in his own lesson, late nights planning at the school, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

390: With the new semester beginning, Ryan covers some of the transitional days in the school district, including some of the frustrations with programming for teachers, and addressing executive orders and the inauguration as a social studies teacher... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

389: Ryan with the flu sits down to talk about the lack of snow days, finals week, the final push from students in the new school, and some of the Inspector General's findings with Chicago Public Schools that are... not surprising... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

388: Ryan sits down this week to talk about WWE's Linda McMahon, the upcoming nominee for Secretary of Education, getting back into the groove of school after winter break, some alarming oddities from the first week back, and more!  Sign up to become a free or paid member on Patreon for access to exclusive and bonus content, podcast merchandise, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Ins...

387: Ryan gets into the different types of emails received before and during winter break, the CEO of the district vs. the teacher union, and more!  A full video for this episode is available to all free and paid Patreon members. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew    

386: Happy Holidays (and Winter Break)! Just a quick wrap-up for the podcast in 2024.  Huge shoutout to James, Lish, Cyndi, Melynda, Sabrina, Leo, and Leslie!  See you in 2025!

385: The week and a half leading up to winter break are rarely fun, but they've been especially weird with some of these student interactions... Ryan gets into some of these communications, moments of gratitude, and more in this week's episode! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

384: You can't top a bald eagle in class... also discussed: a conundrum of a student, a weird feeling for a teacher, and witnessing the weird actions of other teachers... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

383: Ryan's first week back from Thanksgiving Break has been... stressfully frustrating... Everything from botched standardized testing, burst pipes, no heat in the school, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

382: So much to cover this week, from updates on the Texas Board of Education's vote, Betsy Devos making a return, teachers union vs. school district negotiations, and the potential for the Department of Education to be dissolved.  Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

381: The week before a holiday break is always tough; including engagement for students, juggling crazy current events in the classroom, and even working with students with Tourette's. We're making it through, though! Also this week: a return to our "Comment Hero of the Week" segment! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroo...

380: This week started off with a sick day and botched sub plans—and it just went downhill from there, including an evacuation, an odd student complaint, etc. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

379: Teaching hours after the results of a tough election is hard... Parent conferences went well, but the day after the election was emotionally draining. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

378: The first one of "those" talks happened for Ryan at the new school with one of his classes... Also discussed: teacher prep in your early 20s versus your early 30s, attending the student fall play, upcoming parent conferences, an AI-Generated, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew