The Cult of Teachers

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Catch Amanda on tour with The Big Magical Cult Show in Chicago & Minneapolis this July!

Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (buy tickets here!)

Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (buy tickets here!)

Class is in session and boy oh boy is it perturbing. Teaching is not just a profession, it's a calling to shape young hearts and minds—one that looks all wholesome on the outside, but once you're lured in, actually comes with labor exploitation, emotional manipulation, weird power dynamics created by the tenure system, and other sinister qualities that high-key resemble a cult. The cult of teaching is perhaps our single most passionate and consistent listener request in Sounds Like A Cult history, and to help us bring it to life, we're doing another "Interview A Listener" episode, featuring current New Jersey public school teacher, Charlyn Magat. Today's topic is of course massive and complex, and this conversation is just a small piece of it, informed by Charlyn's individual experience. We'd love to continue exploring the topic further, including potential episodes about the cults of Teach for America, boarding school, etc.!

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1:00.0	The views expressed on this episode, as with all episodes of sounds like a cult, are solely host opinions and quoted allegations.
1:06.1	The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.
1:14.0	This is Sounds Like a Cult, a show about the modern day,
1:18.0	cults, we all follow.
1:20.0	I'm your host Amanda Montel, author of the books,
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