350: Peter makes good on his mission to acquire swag from his teaching conference in Springfield... Ryan and Peter play their self-made drinking game, while covering many other topics that stem from their foolish decision to record on a Monday

A Rock and a Hard Place (ft. Peter)

9 days ago 31m 20s

349: Ryan and Peter get into some backlash from some podcast TikToks, the silver lining of handling difficult students and cohorts of students, concerning student civic engagement, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: ww

Conference Drinking Game (ft. Peter)

16 days ago 32m 14s

348: Ryan and Peter get into AP conferences for teachers and accidentally create a drinking game for teachers who acquire swag while attending a conference or professional development...Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.in

Mewing Teachers

23 days ago 21m 32s

347: As spring break winds down, Ryan covers some stuff that's been living rent-free in his mind: Students researching "mewing," Ohio's Board of Education raising the charge for teacher licenses, public regard for teachers in 2024, and more!Pa

Day 346 in Captivity

30 days ago 21m 53s

346: The days and weeks before Spring Break are usually weird... and this year is no exception... Plenty to talk about in this one from elementary and high school similarities, coworkers' head-scratching moments, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.

Beware the Ides of March (ft. Peter)

Mar 14th, 2024 40m 6s

345: Ryan and Peter discuss the "correct" color of folders for different subjects, failed attempts at redirecting kids in the hall, summer work options, transferable skills for teachers, and more! Shoutout to Feedspot, who ranked Classroom Bre

The Little Teacher Who Could

Mar 7th, 2024 21m 23s

344: Just a teacher and coach trying to do their job, despite all the stuff (and people) getting in the way of that... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrewE

Student, You Know I'm Petty (ft. Peter)

Feb 29th, 2024 32m 48s

343: Ryan and Peter chat about teaching as a job versus a passion, apathy from colleagues, vacancies in key positions, converting Olympic Arenas into schools, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classr

Trample My Dead Body (ft. Peter)

Feb 22nd, 2024 29m 34s

342: Ryan and Peter get into the best ways to end a teacher week, whether fake accents are bad in a classroom, school staff concerns, taking sick days, student reading regression, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www

Sophomoritis and Aramark

Feb 15th, 2024 22m 1s

341: This week we get into literacy concerns for ESL students, attempts to excuse micro- and macro-aggressions, common phrases teachers use—and wish they could use, the potential ousting of Aramark, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroomb

Surviving February (Teacher Pep Talk)

Feb 8th, 2024 2m 37s

340: Somehow these winter months of the school year feel like years, themselves...Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrewEmail: [email protected]

School Sabotage

Feb 1st, 2024 22m 36s

339: This week, we cover seeing students in different contexts, the frustration of coworkers actively sabotaging the school, the Oklahoma teacher bonus mistake, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/clas

Treacherous Classrooms (ft. Peter)

Jan 25th, 2024 38m 11s

338: Ryan and Peter cover everything from this year's snow day, student interpersonal issues, the lack of upkeep in schools, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@

Offense to Some (ft. Peter)

Jan 18th, 2024 34m 1s

337: The new year welcomes back many old and some new problems... Join Ryan and Peter as they cover topics like CPS losing over $20 million in technology, pet peeves from students and colleagues, questions from Reddit, and more!Patreon: www.pa

Are Some Students Unreachable?

Jan 11th, 2024 24m 32s

336: The semester is off to a predictably weird start... You'll see why in the episode as we get into the first week back and some thoughts from last semester that have carried over.Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instag

Kicking the Tires

Jan 4th, 2024 20m 17s

335: Welcome to 2024 as we question everything from how to support kids with the new FAFSA, to concerns about neighborhood schools' survival, and career-altering decisions! (Video episode available on Patreon).Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroo

Teacher Pick-Me-Up

Dec 28th, 2023 11m 14s

334: A brief reflection and end-of-year pick-me-up for teachers. See you in the year 2024!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrewEmail: [email protected]

Requiem for a Hall Pass (Teacher Pep Talk)

Dec 21st, 2023 3m 46s

333: Your classroom's hall pass needs a break, too...Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrewEmail: [email protected]

Better Go In Sick

Dec 14th, 2023 24m 28s

332: This week, Ryan talks about a staff member who is attacked by a student at his school, the troubling end of the semester, going in to work sick (it's easier that way), the worst recruiter who had zero tact with students, and more!Patreon:

The Faculty Lounge: A Cocktail Guide for Academics (ft. Philipp Stelzel)

Dec 7th, 2023 41m 45s

331: Philipp stops by to talk about his cocktail book that says just as much about the world of academic, from a comedic lens, as it does about tasty cocktails to make and drink.Get Philipp's Book: https://iupress.org/9780253067050/the-faculty

F U Kazoo

Nov 30th, 2023 25m 21s

330: Ryan gets into student (and parent) ownership, lawnmower parents challenging boundaries, being an outfit repeater teacher, a haiku in response to a kazoo, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroomb

Thanksgiving Break (Teacher Pep Talk)

Nov 23rd, 2023 2m 22s

329: This week's episode is a Teacher Pep Talk on the necessity of time away for Thanksgiving Break.Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrewInstagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/ Email: classroombrew

Don’t Be Audacious

Nov 16th, 2023 21m 7s

328: Anyone else's school staff suffer from major communication breakdowns? What about colleagues who only complain and/or don't do their job? Ever send an email to get no response from a fellow professional? This episode's for you...If you ca

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Nov 9th, 2023 28m 58s

327: School district propaganda, student enrollment and schedule changes, lack-of safety plans, bus confusion, a new Comment Hero of the Week, and so much more is peppered into this episode with Ryan.Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Tik

I Guess We’re Doing This Again

Nov 2nd, 2023 27m 3s

326: Ryan's back on the podcast and back in the classroom! Let's talk McConaughey and school safety, the first day back and student engagement, as well as teacher pay, some exciting developments, and more!Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew