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Teachers Off Duty

Teachers Confess: Times We've Cried at School

Teachers Off Duty

Bored Teachers

Comedy, Stand-up

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

From speeding tickets to classroom tears — we're laughing through every teacher meltdown!

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This week, Bri, Anna, and Mr. Hills are getting real about all the times we've cried at school - the ones caused by spilled lunches, speeding tickets, chaotic parent-teacher conferences, and those days when the tears just… win.

We're diving into our funniest, most chaotic, and surprisingly heartwarming breakdowns because behind every teacher meltdown is a story every educator totally understands.

Follow your hosts: 

Briana Richardson @HonestTeacherVibes 

Anna Kowal @ReadAwayWithMissK 

Albraden Hills @atxhills

Follow us on all platforms @TeachersOffDutyPodcast

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Teachers Off Duty - A Bored Teachers©️ Podcast

Transcript

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0:00.0

We had a teacher leave first day.

0:02.5

That'll do it.

0:03.5

Not for me.

0:04.0

She said, that'll do it. And as she left, she's like, no, these kids ain't about to drive me to her early grade. Oh! Did you see that man that got pulled over the police can't school and down? Stop sign. He goes, stop sign. Stop sign. He goes, stop sign. The kids are laughing at me. The kids are laughing at me.

0:22.0

Their lives been cold to draw their lines. The kids are laughing at me.

0:21.6

They're like, Miss Kolo just dropped their lines.

0:24.6

And I'm like, you guys, they're, eat out, eat out!

0:27.6

And I'm scooping it up.

0:29.6

I'm a middle school teacher.

0:30.6

I have thick skin, but that day I was sensitive.

0:32.6

I was tipping point sometimes.

0:34.6

The parents I'm talking with them sometimes, because recently these parents have started to realize how bad these kids are.

0:39.3

Yeah, yeah. I've cried before when they've ridden me like the sweetest little notes. Oh, I immediately cried. I cried. I didn't even realize I was about to start crying. It was so unassumed. So I'm like flipping through it. I'm like, oh, this is cool. He's like, I really like your class and I feel really safe in here.

0:54.9

It's really calm in here.

0:56.6

And you're the best teacher ever. Oh, man. I was

0:59.3

crying about to end up for life for last time. I was like, oh. Hey, best friends, welcome to this week's episode of Teachers Off Duty.

1:21.1

If you don't know me, I am honest teacher vibes, aka everybody best friend.

1:25.7

And I'm joined by my two boss co-host. Oh, hello. Very, cool. You better. Hey, everybody. I'm Anna Kowal, aka Readaway with Ms. Kay. And yes, definitely one of her teacher besties. And I'm Mr. Hills. You can find me at ATX Hills, Austin's very own.

1:44.9

Love it.

1:45.6

Hey, welcome to the family, man. Thank you. That's awesome. I love it here. We love to see you. I said, I said, my bestie coming back. I said, okay, we love to see it. I couldn't get on that plane fast enough. I love it. This trio is a good trio right here. I also realized why I love your name so much.

2:01.5

Why?

2:01.7

It's giving reading rainbow.

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