Every School Has These Teacher Types - Which One Are You?

Teachers Off Duty

Bored Teachers

Comedy, Stand-up

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Every school has them — the strict teacher, the fun teacher, the rule-breaker teacher, the Pinterest classroom teacher, the drill-sergeant teacher, and the "just trying to survive the day" teacher.

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This week on Teachers Off Duty, Mr. Hills, Miss M, and Juan dive into the hilarious and very real world of the different types of teachers you find in every school. From the strict rule-followers to the laid-back chaos coordinators, the Pinterest classroom designers to the teachers just trying to survive the day, they break down the personalities and teaching styles that show up in classrooms everywhere.

The conversation takes a deeper turn as the hosts share how teachers evolve over time. From struggling new teachers trying to figure out classroom management to experienced educators who learn how to balance structure, relationships, and flexibility, this episode highlights how every teacher develops their own approach.

Along the way they discuss staff meeting personalities, classroom routines, teacher rules vs student rules, the pressure of lesson planning, and the importance of relationships with students. With plenty of humor and honest storytelling, this episode is a relatable look at what it really means to grow as an educator.

Whether you're a teacher, student teacher, or someone who simply enjoys teacher stories, you'll definitely recognize these classroom personalities.

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0:00.0	So you learn a lot about yourself, like, as a human, when you become a teacher. I thought I was going to be with Mr. Rogers, but I found out I was Medea. These kids don't care about your degree. They don't care that you went, they law school. Yeah, like, I'm like, Fortnite. That's where we can really see the different types of teachers at a staff meeting at a staff meeting
0:22.0	you're dyslexic too yeah I'm also dyslexic I'm not as
0:25.9	I can't relate I feel like I'm functioning just fine
0:31.9	I don't feel like I'm dysfunction yeah you got to cut the emotion like you're going into a
0:36.8	space you just got to be firm.
0:38.3	Your no is a no.
0:39.3	Your yes is a yes.
0:40.2	If you said you were giving a consequence,
0:41.8	you have to.
0:42.4	You have to give that consequence.
0:43.9	Oh, yeah.
0:44.7	Yeah.
0:45.0	I get to Hobby Lobby.
0:46.0	My basket field with randomness.
0:47.7	I get to my question.
0:48.3	I'm like, nothing matches.
0:49.8	Nothing goes. Like, how do you?
1:11.6	Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty podcast. Y'all. Y'all, today we have a special amazing show for y'all.
1:16.6	My name is Al Brandon Hills.
1:18.6	You can find me at ATXHills.com and I'm here with two of my amazing best friends.
1:24.6	Go ahead and tell them who you are.
1:25.6	My name is Juan.
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