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Teachers Off Duty

What Teachers REALLY DO on Summer Break!

Teachers Off Duty

Bored Teachers

Comedy, Stand-up

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Think teachers spend their summers sipping iced tea by the pool? Think again! In this hilarious and honest episode, Anna, Bri, and Jay from "Teachers Off Duty" reveal the surprising reality of their "time off."

From Jay's hilarious struggle to find the perfect cheer bow for his daughter, sparking a conversation about the mental load teachers carry, to the surprising array of side hustles they take on - like VIPKid, running summer camps, or even driving for Uber - you'll discover the non-stop reality of their summers.

They also delve into the often-unpaid professional development, the challenges of managing student trips abroad (including Jay's wild European adventure with 42 high schoolers), and the difficulty of truly "turning off" from teacher mode. Yet, amidst the chaos, they share the joy found in family moments, whether visiting children's museums or exploring new cultures overseas.

This episode is a perfect blend of comedy, honesty, and inspiration for anyone who wants to understand the real dedication behind the teaching profession.

 

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Teachers Off Duty - A Bored Teachers©️ Podcast

Transcript

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0:00.0

The teachers get as many hours over the summer as they can.

0:04.0

You don't get paid for that, folks.

0:06.0

You don't get paid for those 24 hours. I always call them volunteer hours, but it's no choice. And it's like, how is that a thing that we go and we don't get paid? And it's over the summer. Like, can we go, can you all put this time during the school years? I love listening to a keynote speaker. can change the world one child at a time. Like, I am a superhero. We were by the Eiffel Tower, and like his girlfriend was like going. There was like a rack of condoms. And I'm like, don't even look at your sweetheart. You keep moving right now. Keep it moving. Can you imagine taking middle schoolers on any type of boat? Who just fell over the You know, jaundice is a disease that turned your skin yellow. If anybody has jaundice in here, we need to go to the hospital right now. I was like, you don't. Stop using words, you're not allowed to. It was the one where Leonardo DiCaprio was buried. And I said, do you mean Leonardo da Vinci?

0:55.0

And she's like, they're basically the same person.

0:57.4

Shut up, shut up.

0:58.5

I walked home.

0:59.6

I walked home.

1:18.1

What? Hey y'all, welcome back to Teachers Off Duty.

1:22.3

I'm Anna Kowal, aka Readaway with Ms. Kay, and I'm back with my friends.

1:25.1

I'm honest teacher vibes.

1:44.3

And I just have to be so honest and say your heaven is so cutie, cute, cute. bow It's giving what it's supposed to give It's got little like hangers in there That you can prop up the bow It's giving I love it It's giving you should go to Disney I was gonna say it's mini mouse Isn't it giving? Hey and listen as a girl dad I love it You gotta note your face is not matching you look too serious. Yes, dad, I love it. You got a, no, your face is not matching. You look too serious.

1:45.2

Yes, okay? I love Disney so much. Anna Cowald needs to go to Disney Magic Kingdom. I don't see your vibes. Jay Yoder, comedy. Can I tell you, because as a dad, both my daughters are in cheer. Okay. I had a nightmare happen where my wife was away. I had to take them to the cheer competition.

1:41.8

And I could not, I kept finding all these bows, but it was the wrong bow. And I had like worked so hard. And there were so many tears that were shed by me and her. Oh, because I said you were crying too, right? And then I got her hair in. I'm watching YouTube videos. I get to the thing and like the head mom just looked at me with such disdainly.

2:21.2

That's not even the right bow. How dare you bring the wrong bow, Jay? In her book bag, I had like 17 other bows. And neither one. And there was none of that. Oh, no. I hate, as a girl mom trying to find a bow, it is the same way that it is for socks where you can't find a matching sock.

2:20.8

If Peyton gets two ponytail tails, where the heck is the other bow? There are 30 bows. None of them match the one I'm looking for. Oh, my gosh. My daughter's great. My oldest is autistic, so the sensory stuff is already a double. And I'm putting it in. And I'm like, I got to brush your hair.

2:51.0

She's like, you got to unbrush my hair.

2:53.3

She does these cute opposites that don't work with her adorable. But we got there. We got it in. It was fine. But, man, I love bows. I just, I can't. I can't do it. You know where else there's probably a lot of bows at. The board teacher's comedy tour.

2:50.5

You know, I've never seen a single at. The board teacher's comedy tour.

3:07.1

I've never seen a single bow at the board teacher. Yeah, I was just at one last night. Not a single bow. Not a single ball. Not one headband. I want you guys to buy these heads. I want, I'm going to buy a headband like this because this is so cute. This is going to be on my merch table next time. I need to get some bows involved. I just assumed that the board teachers comedy would be bows all out in the audience. There's a lot of cricket t-shirts going on. Yeah, a lot of cricket t-shirts. We want to see bows. Yeah, Boz. Make that a thing. We want to see bows. So for these fall shows and the world tour shows, please rock your best head band or Bo. Just for me, I would love to see pictures.

3:42.1

Tag me in him.

3:44.1

Jay would like, see.

3:45.2

He's a girl dad.

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