The Wild "Extra Duties" Teachers Are Asked to Do
Teachers Off Duty
Bored Teachers
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🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The trio also dives deep into the comedy tour life — the cities they keep mispronouncing, the teacher homies who pregame a little too hard, the earring mishap mid-set, and how performing on stage has pushed them outside their comfort zones. They talk about confidence, introverted moments, the intensity of outdoor shows, and the supportive admins who make both teaching and touring possible. The conversation moves from chaotic classrooms to chaotic comedy clubs, reminding everyone why teacher humor is unmatched.
Along the way, they break down the impossible tasks teachers are asked to do, from disciplining kids during planning periods to handling medical issues, potty accidents, curriculum changes, and parent phone calls long after contract hours end. Whether you teach kindergarten or high school, ride a bus or run a classroom, this episode will have you laughing, nodding, and saying, "No other job expects this from us."
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| 0:00.0 | I remember my first time of having bathroom duty. Like, not bathroom. Bathroom duty. Yeah, because, you know, kids were vaping in the bathroom. How long? So it'll be 45 minutes. I kid not, never tell the terms of between a vape and bath and bodywork spray. Like, I, I just, who, I was like, they might have some similar. They might have the body works. |
| 0:21.5 | That's a big. |
| 0:22.4 | They got some sweet. |
| 0:23.5 | Do you guys answer the phone for parents after school? |
| 0:25.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:26.1 | I do too. |
| 0:26.7 | Yeah, I don't. |
| 0:28.1 | I was about to say six or, I'm sorry. |
| 0:31.8 | Oh, I know. |
| 0:32.8 | And I can't even say it because I'm like, I'm all grown though. We would have skated right past it. |
| 0:39.3 | But in my mind, it's a blockade of those two numbers. |
| 0:42.3 | I cannot say them in sequence. |
| 0:44.3 | I hate it. |
| 0:45.3 | Because even like elementary, like they lose teeth and stuff like that. |
| 0:48.3 | I hate, that's my pet peeve. |
| 0:50.3 | My kids know if they lose teeth in my class. |
| 0:53.3 | Like it hurts my stomach. |
| 0:55.0 | I don't know what it is about teeth outside of the body. |
| 0:57.0 | But, like, if I see it come out, I literally get queasy. Hey, best friends, welcome to this week's episode of teachers off duty. |
| 1:20.5 | If you do not know me, I'm honest teacher vibes. |
| 1:22.8 | And for the fourth week in a row, I am joined. |
| 1:24.9 | Okay, get it. |
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