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!

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April 2, 2026 15 mins

452: Ryan recaps some weird moments from parent-teacher conferences, emails received during spring break, and more!

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451: Shannon joins Ryan this week to talk about her career balancing act, the world of higher education, weird student behavior on zoom, and more!

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March 19, 2026 21 mins

450: Sometimes you have a gut instinct to not go to work... is this what happens when you don't listen..?

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March 12, 2026 18 mins

449: Rogue fire alarms, audacious students/parents/teachers, and a handful to deal with: Ryan covers the latest on this week's episode!

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March 5, 2026 23 mins

448: Ryan's recap of the hilariously wild sequence of events from the past few weeks, from student mishaps, to summer planning, to student observers (?), and more!

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February 26, 2026 14 mins

447: Shorter episode this week... you'll see why as Ryan recounts what's been going on, but also a weird student phenomenon that we'll call "John 1, John 2."

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February 19, 2026 22 mins

446: Everyone's been on one this month—teachers, students, practitioners—all in the classroom, too!

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February 12, 2026 29 mins

445: The audacity of students and staff has returned (or never left), but luckily Ryan's pettiness can outpace them... 

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February 5, 2026 25 mins

444: Ryan's weekly recap includes some audacious staff members, last minute student requests, an infuriating targeting of teachers, and more!

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January 29, 2026 23 mins

443: Ryan brings back the Comment Hero(es) of the Week, covers some annoying, disconcerting, and truly puzzling emails and updates, and more on this week's episode!

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January 22, 2026 21 mins

442: Ryan's woes with CollegeBoard end anticlimactically, students let a staff member know what they think at an assembly... and they double-down, the district is tone deaf with its own students, staff, and community members, and much more this week!

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January 15, 2026 24 mins

441: Ryan's fighting off a cold but still covering topics like the Illinois State Board of Education's (ISBE) major error that caused a panic throughout the state, weird indulgences as a teacher, the district creating a calendar in spite of students/staff/parents/community votes, and more!

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440: Ryan's first week back after winter break had some high's, some low's, and some concerns...

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January 1, 2026 14 mins

439: Maybe 2026 will be the year of the decrease in A.I. being shoved down our throats? This, and more, in the first episode of 2026!

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December 29, 2025 24 mins

438: After some time off, Ryan closes out 2025 with a final episode, covering penny-pinching tactics that put the cart before the horse, lack of communication by other professionals in a school, and more!

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December 18, 2025 22 mins

437: Ryan's school is through the thick of finals week and the grade-grubbing this year will surprise you... We also follow up on the A.I. blocking from last week's episode and address the need for more people like Steve from "Too Much Scrolling" to do morning announcements...

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December 11, 2025 20 mins

436: As the semester winds down, Ryan has to break an egg to make an omelette... This, and more this week!

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435: This week's episode covers some logistical concerns that administrations may not be considering, frustrations about A.I. and sports betting, and the chore of teaching AP Gov at a time when Gov... sucks...

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November 27, 2025 4 mins

434: Never a dull moment with some parent emails... Ryan keeps this episode short and sweet for Thanksgiving.  A huge thank you to you, the listener, as well as James, Lish, Cyndi, Melynda, Sabrina, Leo, Haden, Cheryl, Martia, Jeremy Mary Pat, Javier, Christian, Katy, and Sydney for supporting our Patreon!

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November 20, 2025 19 mins

433: While cringey savior movies are everywhere, unlike Abbott Elementary, most teacher-based shows do not survive...

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