S4 Ep19: Teaching After Winter Break!
Teachers Off Duty
Bored Teachers
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another episode of Teachers Off Duty, where we peel back the curtain on the real world of teaching. I'm KC Mack, here with the delightful Bri Richardson and the ever-insightful Jay Yoder, ready to spill the beans on what teaching is REALLY like after winter break.
Join us as we navigate the maze of returning to school life, from the laughable little hiccups to the unexpected roles we find ourselves in, like suddenly becoming a long-term sub.
We'll also get candid with Jay about his leap into teaching Latin 3 for the first time. We also chat about the magic of switching up classroom decorations – because let's face it, even bulletin boards deserve a new year's makeover.
And for those of you hustling hard, we've got a segment for you. We'll share our stories about moonlighting as Uber drivers to make ends meet – because sometimes, teaching takes you on more roads than one.
So, hop on board this episode of Teachers Off Duty as we explore the highs and lows of diving back into teaching after winter break. From imposter syndrome struggles to classroom decoration dilemmas, and maybe pick up a few survival tips along the way.
Tune in to hear KC Mack, Bri Richardson, and Jay Yoder as they peel back the layers of post-winter break teaching. It's an episode filled with honesty, humor, and a little bit of teacher heart. Don't miss out on this enlightening and entertaining ride!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Best Friends, on this week's episode of Teachers Off Duty, |
| 0:02.9 | we're talking about the New Year, and whether it's Happy New Year, |
| 0:06.4 | or Happy New Years. |
| 0:07.7 | And we're also talking about the return to school, |
| 0:09.9 | your teacher bladder, and forgetting all your passwords. |
| 0:12.2 | Stay tuned. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, |
| 0:24.0 | oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, What's up educators? |
| 0:37.0 | up educators? Listen! Are you listening? If you're watching? |
| 0:38.0 | What's up educators? Listen! |
| 0:42.0 | Listen! Are you listening? |
| 0:44.0 | If you're watching, come a little closer. |
| 0:45.8 | Listen, watch, understand something. |
| 0:48.4 | Today is December 31st. |
| 0:51.2 | Y'all know what that means. |
| 0:53.0 | Happy New Year. |
| 0:55.0 | Happy New Year. |
| 0:56.0 | I don't know if these are happy tears or sad tears. |
| 1:00.0 | Why are you sad? |
| 1:01.0 | Is this emotion as the educators like the end of the school year, but the real calendar year, |
| 1:05.8 | and then you got to still come back, but it's still closer to being finished. |
| 1:09.7 | It's just a lot of emotions. |
| 1:10.7 | We go back in like three days and I don't say it. |
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