This week I am full of ideas as I have been on quite the emotional journey that started with a somewhat harsh email from my principal and ended with me having another great idea for a TV reality show. Come along and hear why I am in teacher jai

Episode 51- Unreliable Narrators

Jan 7th, 2019 54m 53s

I read a lot this week. Some of it was terribly important, but frustrating (the School Safety Commission Report) and some of it was terribly frustrating, but ultimately unimportant (a variety of mystery-thrillers I plowed through). I talk about

Episode 50- Merry Bingemas

Dec 31st, 2018 28m 36s

It’s essentially an entire episode of Jenna Jams as I recount books I’ve read, movies I’ve watched, and shows I’ve binged during Winter Break Week 1. I talk a bit about the relief of FINALLY figuring out Christmas schedules 3.5 years into marri

Episode 49- Bronchitis Shmonchitis

Dec 22nd, 2018 39m 11s

Not even a recent bout of bronchitis could keep me away from recalling this year’s lead up to the holidays. I talk about how hard it is to take time off when you’re a teacher with a cold, how I have been conditioned to fear crafting in class be

Episode 48- Forced Merriment

Dec 1st, 2018 53m 12s

Wow, just when I thought my school couldn’t out-Christmas itself… Join me this week as I recap some of the boy drama I’m working through with my class, how my school is off the Christmas chain, what app I simultaneously love, but also hate, and

Episode 47- Zootcase w/ Mr. G.

Nov 27th, 2018 51m 3s

We saw a movie, so you know what that means… Married People Movie Review! Join Mr. G. and I as we cover the movie he actually wanted to see (Mid-90’s), the movie we actually saw (Fantastic Beasts 2), and chat about my personal War on the Christ

Episode 46- PT Barnum Owned a Person (and other facts not covered in The Greatest Showman)

Nov 17th, 2018 42m 12s

Guys. Why am I just now finding out that the musical sensation of last year was about one of the most horrible men in history? I also cover some neat ideas I had for classroom management this week, and once again I try and explain why Betsy Dev

Episode 45- Too Many (Itchy) T-Shirts

Nov 9th, 2018 35m 46s

So many questions this week! Why are the Fortnite dances so lame? Why is my school trying to control my wardrobe three days a week (with itchy tee shirts)? Why is Florida? Does Julia Roberts listen to this podcast? And if not, does Sam Esmail?

Episode 44- Losing at Halloween

Nov 2nd, 2018 39s

I’m a sore loser this week as I’ve lost yet another school-based Halloween competition. I also celebrate the scariest day of the year- the day after Halloween at school- by getting new carpet in my classroom and having to relocate for the rest

Episode 43- More Than A Spreadsheet

Oct 26th, 2018 23m

This week I muse about what would happen if we *didn’t* obsess over data and testing and instead focused on…the children? I also check in on my feelings about Fall Festivals and why you should never cross me when it comes to pumpkin decorating

C'mon, Florida.

Oct 19th, 2018 42m 10s

I’M BACK. It’s been a month of moving schools, moving homes, and not having internet for literally half a month. BUT I’M BACK. I talk about all the fun things I’ve been up to like Ethics Training, combating gender norms being placed on my son,

Episode 41- My Classroom Theme is "No Trash"

Sep 23rd, 2018 42m

Funemployed no more, I am back in the teacher blazer this week with a coffee mug in hand ready to inspire hearts and minds all over the place. This week I’m giving big thanks to all my internet friends who have been so supportive of this very a

Episode 40- Why I Quit

Sep 12th, 2018 34s

Oh boy. It’s a rambly one, guys. Where have I been for the last month? What exactly have I quit? And why? All will be revealed on this very special episode of The Teachers’ Lounge w Mrs. G.THEME MUSIC: “carefree” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Episode 39- First Day Jitters

Aug 5th, 2018 25m 15s

I'm officially welcoming 28 tiny humans into my classroom tomorrow and I am nervous. I recount my journey this week as a Kindergarten aide where I learned that Kindergarten teachers are the real heroes. I also talk about how I have been running

Episode 38- I Refuse to Be Southern

Jul 22nd, 2018 26m

And just like *that*, summer break is OVER. But that means the triumphant return of The Teachers' Lounge w/ Mrs. G.! Did ya miss me? This week I cover my transition to a new state, new school, and new way to do PD. I am feeling fresh and refres

Episode 37- Put A Llama On It! w/ Mr. W.

Jun 10th, 2018 54m

I have a guest this week! Crazy, I know, I made a friend who does not actually work in close proximity to me. I welcome Jason West to the pod to talk his origin story, the formula of all teacher blogs & podcasts, and why Jason's life will essen

Episode 36- #MPMR

Jun 4th, 2018 39m 13s

This week it's a very special episode featuring Mr. G. and my swollen eye. We tackle our latest two movie viewing experiences in an extended Married People Movie Review segment. First up it's A Quiet Place, where I am silenced from speaking the

Episode 35- Disrupting Air Travel

May 27th, 2018 54m 23s

This week I my kid threw up all over a Denver airport bathroom so you know I'm going to need to debrief for like 30 minutes on that. In other (teacher-related) news, I hosted Open House, looked at schools I might like to work for, and read a bo

Episode 34- WTF, America?

May 20th, 2018 58m 36s

This week I tackle some big questions that came up for me this week. On the important end of the spectrum: Why are we still having the same debate about guns? And on the less important side: Why are the parents in my class not reading the newsl

Episode 33- Chicken Carafe

May 8th, 2018 24m 45s

This week's podcast is brought to you by chicken wine. And it's late because my kid totally boycotted a nap this week. What a jerk! Anyways this week I question whether I'm doing anything right from the field trip we went on last week to the jo

Episode 32- We Live in the Future

Apr 29th, 2018 37m 31s

This week I can’t seem to escape death. There are dead mice in my classroom, dead penguins on YouTube, and a serial killer is caught in Northern California. It’s all happening! I tell you more information about the mice, penguins, and serial ki

Episode 31- I'm 90 Years Old

Apr 22nd, 2018 26m

This week has an unexpected running theme in which I've just become an elderly person who has bald spots and goes to bed at 8pm. I also talk about what happened This Week at School including an unexpected treat and the kickoff of my favorite un

Episode 30- I Effing Hate Parks

Apr 15th, 2018 37m 51s

While I spent this last week relaxing, it seems I had some things to say about smog tests, park parents, wrangling toddlers, the Florida State Department of Education, and the news in general. I really take it on this week, guys. Join me.THEME

Episode 29- Please Stop Tattling

Apr 9th, 2018 30m 47s

I'm finally on Spring Break! I update you on my class's recent tattling problems and other interpersonal problems they've been having, but I also share how I've decided to tackle this with cute characters and a bunch of read-alouds. I then revi

Episode 28- Too Many Personal Stories

Apr 4th, 2018 22m 27s

This week’s This Week at School segment is temporarily replaced with a This Week at Kaiser Permanente as I continue to not be well and battle to get sub plans emailed in the dead of night. I touch a bit on how awesome it is teachers in Oklahoma