Bad Teacher Tales: Real talk stories and advice for teachers and those who love them.
Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales, where each week we share the good, the bad, and the “what the hell?!” of daily teacher life. We’ll expose workplace woes that range from unrealistic to impossibly asinine. We’ll postulate on parental problems and admin antics. We might even learn a helpful tip or trick, and while we may be “Bad” teachers, we will always leave remembering our Why…those beautiful, bright, baffling, students!
Episodes
84 episodes
BONUS - Random Teacher Talk & Jason/Jay Intro
What happens when two educators who worked together finally get to tell the stories without the filter?Jason and Scara look back on their time working together—from what Jason says he learned from Scara (she’ll try not to let it go to he...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
S.1 - Ep. 13: Things Aren't Always As They Appear | Re-Teach
The tapping just… wouldn’t… stop.It starts as a small sound. At first, it’s easy to ignore. A pencil against a desk. A nervous habit. Something most teachers have seen a hundred times before. So you redirect. You move closer...
S.1 - Ep 10: I Won't Be the Next Letourneau | Re-Teach
What happens when a student you once taught reaches out… and the conversation doesn’t feel like it used to?At first, it seems harmless. A message. A question. Maybe they thank you for believing in them. Maybe they tell you h...
S.1 - Ep 9: Woooooah | Re-Teach
What happens when a parent believes their child can do no wrong?Not sometimes. Not most of the time. But ever.Every missing assignment has an excuse. Every disruption has a justification. Every consequence be...
S.1 - Ep. 7: But...Those Are MY Days! | Re-Teach
What happens when you do everything right—request the day off, attend a professional conference to grow in your subject area, and invest your own time (and money) to become a better teacher—only to find out later that your pay has been dock...
Ep. 45 - Communication Skills Are Key - How NOT to Email a Teacher...
✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
S.1 - Ep. 6: Will You Smell My Hand | Re-Teach
What do you do when a student proudly hands you a baggie full of coins for the class party… but there’s something else inside you never expected to find?At first, it seems like a simple bag of coins. Loose change collected f...
Ep. 44 - Written Up for Being Human
✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
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✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
S.1 - Ep. 5: Asian F | Re-Teach
What do you do when the district cuts social-emotional learning programs… just as your students need them most?Not during a time of calm. Not when everything is going well. But in the middle of heartbreak. In the middle of l...
Ep. 43 - Check Your MAILbox
✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
S.1 Ep. 4 | Re-Teach Pt 2
✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
S1. Ep. 4 - But There's a Kid Trying to Kill Me | Re-Teach
What do you do when you’re told to stay on campus… while a student welding a knife is looking for you?You freeze.Your mind races through a thousand possibilities. Is it a misunderstanding? Is it a rumor? Or i...
Ep. 42 - When AI Validates Your Feelings
✨ Welcome to Bad Teacher Tales The storytelling podcast where teachers finally get to say the things they can’t (but want to) say at PD, staff meetings, or parent conferences. Every week, we share real teacher stories that a...
Series: Parent Emails, Ep. 1
Welcome to the first episode of our special series: Parent Emails.If you’re an educator, you already know that some of the most memorable moments of the school year don’t just happen in the classroom—they show up...