Classroom Brew
365 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIt’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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Episodes
Conference Drinking Game, Part 2 (ft. Peter)
April 18, 2024 09:30 - 59 minutes - 135 MB350: Peter makes good on his mission to acquire swag from his teaching conference in Springfield... Ryan and Peter play their self-made drinking game, while covering many other topics that stem from their foolish decision to record on a Monday night... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
A Rock and a Hard Place (ft. Peter)
April 11, 2024 09:30 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MB349: Ryan and Peter get into some backlash from some podcast TikToks, the silver lining of handling difficult students and cohorts of students, concerning student civic engagement, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Conference Drinking Game (ft. Peter)
April 04, 2024 09:30 - 32 minutes - 73.8 MB348: Ryan and Peter get into AP conferences for teachers and accidentally create a drinking game for teachers who acquire swag while attending a conference or professional development... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Mewing Teachers
March 28, 2024 09:30 - 21 minutes - 49.3 MB347: As spring break winds down, Ryan covers some stuff that's been living rent-free in his mind: Students researching "mewing," Ohio's Board of Education raising the charge for teacher licenses, public regard for teachers in 2024, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Day 346 in Captivity
March 21, 2024 09:30 - 21 minutes - 50.1 MB346: The days and weeks before Spring Break are usually weird... and this year is no exception... Plenty to talk about in this one from elementary and high school similarities, coworkers' head-scratching moments, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Beware the Ides of March (ft. Peter)
March 14, 2024 09:30 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MB345: Ryan and Peter discuss the "correct" color of folders for different subjects, failed attempts at redirecting kids in the hall, summer work options, transferable skills for teachers, and more! Shoutout to Feedspot, who ranked Classroom Brew as the #2 Teacher Comedy Podcast! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
The Little Teacher Who Could
March 07, 2024 10:30 - 21 minutes - 49 MB344: Just a teacher and coach trying to do their job, despite all the stuff (and people) getting in the way of that... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Student, You Know I'm Petty (ft. Peter)
February 29, 2024 10:30 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MB343: Ryan and Peter chat about teaching as a job versus a passion, apathy from colleagues, vacancies in key positions, converting Olympic Arenas into schools, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Trample My Dead Body (ft. Peter)
February 22, 2024 10:30 - 29 minutes - 67.7 MB342: Ryan and Peter get into the best ways to end a teacher week, whether fake accents are bad in a classroom, school staff concerns, taking sick days, student reading regression, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Sophomoritis and Aramark
February 15, 2024 10:30 - 22 minutes - 50.4 MB341: This week we get into literacy concerns for ESL students, attempts to excuse micro- and macro-aggressions, common phrases teachers use—and wish they could use, the potential ousting of Aramark, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Surviving February (Teacher Pep Talk)
February 08, 2024 10:30 - 2 minutes - 6.02 MB340: Somehow these winter months of the school year feel like years, themselves... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
School Sabotage
February 01, 2024 10:30 - 22 minutes - 51.8 MB339: This week, we cover seeing students in different contexts, the frustration of coworkers actively sabotaging the school, the Oklahoma teacher bonus mistake, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Treacherous Classrooms (ft. Peter)
January 25, 2024 10:30 - 38 minutes - 87.4 MB338: Ryan and Peter cover everything from this year's snow day, student interpersonal issues, the lack of upkeep in schools, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Offense to Some (ft. Peter)
January 18, 2024 10:30 - 34 minutes - 77.9 MB337: The new year welcomes back many old and some new problems... Join Ryan and Peter as they cover topics like CPS losing over $20 million in technology, pet peeves from students and colleagues, questions from Reddit, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Are Some Students Unreachable?
January 11, 2024 10:30 - 24 minutes - 56.2 MB336: The semester is off to a predictably weird start... You'll see why in the episode as we get into the first week back and some thoughts from last semester that have carried over. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Kicking the Tires
January 04, 2024 10:30 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MB335: Welcome to 2024 as we question everything from how to support kids with the new FAFSA, to concerns about neighborhood schools' survival, and career-altering decisions! (Video episode available on Patreon). Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Teacher Pick-Me-Up
December 28, 2023 10:30 - 11 minutes - 25.7 MB334: A brief reflection and end-of-year pick-me-up for teachers. See you in the year 2024! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Requiem for a Hall Pass (Teacher Pep Talk)
December 21, 2023 10:30 - 3 minutes - 8.64 MB333: Your classroom's hall pass needs a break, too... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
Better Go In Sick
December 14, 2023 10:30 - 24 minutes - 56 MB332: This week, Ryan talks about a staff member who is attacked by a student at his school, the troubling end of the semester, going in to work sick (it's easier that way), the worst recruiter who had zero tact with students, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
The Faculty Lounge: A Cocktail Guide for Academics (ft. Philipp Stelzel)
December 07, 2023 10:30 - 41 minutes - 95.6 MB331: Philipp stops by to talk about his cocktail book that says just as much about the world of academic, from a comedic lens, as it does about tasty cocktails to make and drink. Get Philipp's Book: https://iupress.org/9780253067050/the-faculty-lounge/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Philipp's Instagram: http://instagram.com/philippstelzelthefacultylounge Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email: [email protected]
F U Kazoo
November 30, 2023 10:30 - 25 minutes - 58 MB330: Ryan gets into student (and parent) ownership, lawnmower parents challenging boundaries, being an outfit repeater teacher, a haiku in response to a kazoo, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Thanksgiving Break (Teacher Pep Talk)
November 23, 2023 10:30 - 2 minutes - 5.43 MB329: This week's episode is a Teacher Pep Talk on the necessity of time away for Thanksgiving Break. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Don’t Be Audacious
November 16, 2023 10:30 - 21 minutes - 48.3 MB328: Anyone else's school staff suffer from major communication breakdowns? What about colleagues who only complain and/or don't do their job? Ever send an email to get no response from a fellow professional? This episode's for you... If you can relate, let Ryan know by sending an email or DM on social media. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
November 09, 2023 10:30 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MB327: School district propaganda, student enrollment and schedule changes, lack-of safety plans, bus confusion, a new Comment Hero of the Week, and so much more is peppered into this episode with Ryan. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
I Guess We’re Doing This Again
November 02, 2023 09:30 - 27 minutes - 61.9 MB326: Ryan's back on the podcast and back in the classroom! Let's talk McConaughey and school safety, the first day back and student engagement, as well as teacher pay, some exciting developments, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
STEAM Teacher (ft. Brian)
October 26, 2023 09:30 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MB325: Brian guest hosts the podcast, while Ryan is on his honeymoon, to talk about his path to becoming a STEAM Teacher. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Brian's Instagram: www.instagram.com/ridgeback_productions TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
On the Road Again (Teacher Parody)
October 19, 2023 09:30 - 2 minutes - 5.25 MB324: Ryan is NOT a singer, but here's a teacher song parody. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Substitute Positivity
October 12, 2023 09:30 - 19 minutes - 43.7 MB323: Before Ryan's trip, we get into the prep work to be gone for a while (for a classroom, podcast, and more), issues with first period attendance, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Expect More From Your Students
October 05, 2023 09:30 - 19 minutes - 43.8 MB322: Who needs a backup plan, right College Board? In this episode, Ryan gets into some head scratchers from the school district, what's on teachers' minds lately, some truly infuriatingly low expectations for students (all thanks to adults), and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Teaching and Standup Comedy (ft. Gaspare Randazzo)
September 28, 2023 09:30 - 40 minutes - 93.8 MB321: Gaspare joins Ryan to talk about life as a father, teacher, and standup comedian. Everything from frustrating topics that make their way into his set, to the things that keep him going inside and out of the classroom. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Gaspare on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/standuprandazzo Gaspare on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@standuprandazzo TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Oh Contraire, Who Are YOU?!
September 21, 2023 09:30 - 27 minutes - 64 MB320: Weird student reactions to seeing their teacher in class, intercepting notes in 2023, teachers doing practically anything to go viral, students pushing the limits in hopes of being kicked out of class, and much more on this week's episode! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Teachers Going to Bars (An AI-Generated Cautionary Tale)
September 14, 2023 09:30 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MB319: Ryan checks in with listeners to see where they're more productive, which good/bad habits are forming for students and staff, an AI-Generated story about teachers going to a bar, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Welcome to the New Year (Teacher Pep Talk)
September 07, 2023 09:30 - 1 minute - 4.46 MB318: The first TPT of the new school year! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Not Like Samuel L. Jackson
August 31, 2023 09:30 - 24 minutes - 55.4 MB317: Coming back to the new school year is an adjustment... In this episode, we talk about some of the stressors in the first couple weeks, expectations in the school for teachers, and much more! (Samuel L. Jackson will make sense later...) Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
First Week Existential Crises
August 24, 2023 09:30 - 22 minutes - 51.9 MB316: Sometimes the morning commute is a rollercoaster of career-based emotions... Yep, crises (plural of crisis...) In this episode, we also look at some of the other woes/roadblocks to the incredible start to the year that we all wish we had annually, letters to Sammy Sosa, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Retirement Tour
August 17, 2023 09:30 - 33 minutes - 76.6 MB315: This week covers the Kentucky bus disaster, Ryan's "Retirement Tour" strategy, Leslie K. Brooks' book "Education Aggravation," the forecast on the first week for teachers, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
We Got Duped
August 10, 2023 09:30 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MB314: Knock it off, Florida... As summer winds down, we get into some teacher stories from around the world, including parents who now have their children as teacher colleagues, international teacher wage wins, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Bartending Definitely Paid More (ft. Cyndi)
August 03, 2023 09:30 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MB313: Cyndi joins the podcast to talk about teaching adults who are pre-service teachers, getting students caught up on being used to going to school after remote learning, student loan forgiveness, recharging during the summer, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Guest Teachers (ft. Adam)
July 27, 2023 09:30 - 52 minutes - 119 MB312: Adam rejoins the podcast to enjoy a couple bloody marys to talk about getting away from the school during summer, the woes of teacher hiring, becoming national board certified, any more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Of Course No One Wants to Be a Teacher!
July 20, 2023 09:30 - 32 minutes - 75 MB311: More problematic British education policies, mass exoduses of professionals leaving education, no protection for staff who break up fights, a huge drop in college students seeking a degree in education, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Ryan’s Former Student Teacher (ft. Hayden)
July 13, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour - 145 MB310: Ryan and Hayden sit down to talk about the student teaching experience from start-to-finish and everything in between, including some tips for prospective student teachers! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Teachers [Not] Getting the Bag
July 06, 2023 09:30 - 25 minutes - 59.3 MB309: British teacher strikes, Student Loan Forgiveness (plan B), a new school board, and much more on this somehow financially-based episode of the podcast. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Teachers Donating Plasma
June 29, 2023 09:30 - 29 minutes - 67.4 MB308: In this episode, we get into the crafty ways teachers earn a living, summer school kids, great things about teachers, the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on student loans, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Baby Names Ruined by Students [Patreon Preview]
June 22, 2023 09:30 - 5 minutes - 13.5 MB307: Check out the full episode on Patreon! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Let’s Make It Make Sense (ft. Ms. Holloway @talkintia)
June 15, 2023 09:30 - 55 minutes - 128 MB306: Ryan and Martia' (@talkintia) sit down to talk about it real quick and attempt to make it make sense; Everything from accountability in schools to teacher prep programs, respect from students to cell phones, whether or not to fight battles or pick-and-choose, and pushing back against pushback when using your voice as a teacher. All this and more! Ms. Holloway's Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkintia/ Ms. Holloway's TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@talkintia/ Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/...
Nice, Half-Working Jail (School)
June 08, 2023 09:30 - 23 minutes - 53.5 MB305: Ryan has to sneak out to get to his students’ graduation, students in Maryland list their school on Zillow as a “half-working jail,” the post office is too stressful for the end of the school year, and much more this week!. Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Great Things About Teachers
June 01, 2023 09:30 - 21 minutes - 49.2 MB304: Plenty of blame to go around...and be misdirected toward teachers. This week, we check out a book entitled "1,003 Great Things About Teachers," chat about the end of the year, some disconcerting trends of accountability that have quadrupled in the past 5 years, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Just Vibin’ (ft. Melynda)
May 25, 2023 09:30 - 58 minutes - 134 MB303: Melynda joins the podcast to talk about moving schools (and states) as a teacher, the joys of the end of the school year, the woes of the end of the school year, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
It’s Just Not Nice
May 18, 2023 09:30 - 19 minutes - 44.9 MB302: Meghan Trainor said some dumb stuff, but it's okay! We're used to it, as teachers... We also reach out to British teachers and their similar/different challenges, cover the issue of miscommunication with colleagues, general sloppiness in front of students, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]
Best Teacher Appreciation Gift
May 11, 2023 09:30 - 18 minutes - 42.4 MB301: The audacity of some parents returns but I think we all just want the higher-up's to recognize what we're dealing with on a daily basis, including the worst excuses from students. All this and more in episode 301! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: [email protected]