Classroom Brew

Classroom Brew

It’s like Teacher Happy Hour where the drinks and tears are both pouring as we discuss the trials and tribulations of being teachers!

Episodes

May 1, 2025 23 mins

404: Ryan's school year winds down, just as he overcommits to things during crunch time before AP Exams... Also discussed: how to become the most confident teacher (human) possible, things overheard from students, our upcoming series for the podcast, and more!

Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew

Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

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403: Ryan lets off a bit of steam, addressing a truly frustrating occurrence from this school year; we also get into the plan for the upcoming podcast/video series that was alluded to last week, as well as an update on that initiative!

Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew

Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

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April 17, 2025 29 mins

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

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April 10, 2025 18 mins

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

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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

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March 27, 2025 27 mins

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

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March 20, 2025 24 mins

398: Teachers are really earning that spring break, given the audacity of everything going on right now...

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

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March 13, 2025 15 mins

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

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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

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February 27, 2025 25 mins

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

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February 20, 2025 17 mins

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

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February 13, 2025 15 mins

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

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February 6, 2025 24 mins

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

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January 30, 2025 21 mins

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

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January 23, 2025 22 mins

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...

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew

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January 16, 2025 20 mins

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

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January 9, 2025 20 mins

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!

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January 2, 2025 29 mins

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 

 

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December 26, 2024 4 mins

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!

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December 19, 2024 23 mins

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 

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