Best & Worst PDs We've Ever Had

Teachers Off Duty

Bored Teachers

Comedy, Stand-up

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The real reason teachers hate PD—and what actually works instead (with zero time-wasting fluff)!

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For the first time ever, Bri, Jess, and Anna are together in the studio—and you already know it's going to be unhinged in the best way. From fashion fails and meet-and-greet poses to the real tea on professional development, we're sharing our funniest stories and most honest takes on what PD should look like for teachers.

We're talking about:

Low-rise jeans trauma
Meet & greet photo hacks
Why PDs should be led by veteran teachers
The power of teacher TikTok + TeacherGram
Crusty lips and jean jacket woes
Our favorite (and worst) PD experiences
Tangible takeaways we actually want
Why school culture matters more than note cards

Plus, we reveal what districts are getting right, why professional development shouldn't feel like punishment, and why laminating in the middle of a PD is… a bold choice.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ladies, nay. Okay, sorry. Am a B.A. Right. Ooh. Ladies, not y'all. Wait, but even in my belly button? And she said, uh, uh, yeah, what are you doing? And the last thing I want to do is sit an hour every day and talk about something that I already know. But I also understood every day for an hour, This is excessive. I chose wrong. Like if I have to
0:23.5	go to one more classroom management PD, I'm going to lose it because I already got it. I think that there is
0:29.5	a place in a space for fun and motivation and encouragement. Professional development should add some value.
0:36.8	Our first day back, there's no kids,
0:39.0	and we do an in-house six hours of PD. I'm going to be completely honest. When you started this,
0:45.1	oh, I can't wait for this. Cheater girls, cheetah sisters. That is real. I did the same thing.
0:52.1	I had to think.
1:10.8	Hey, best friends. Hey, best friends.
1:10.9	Welcome to this week's episode of Teachers Off Duty.
1:14.0	Bah.
1:18.2	It's ladies now.
1:19.9	Okay, sorry.
1:20.6	Emma Fee.
1:21.5	Hey.
1:22.8	Whoa.
1:23.2	It's ladies not.
1:24.4	Y'all, this is our first time recording together.
1:26.1	I know.
1:26.4	I'm so excited. Wait, what. I know, I'm so excited.
1:27.6	Wait, what?
1:28.4	It is.
1:29.0	I'm so excited.
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