Crying In My Car: A Podcast For Teachers

Wouldn't it be great to have an automated Parent/Teacher Conference? We agree and did all the work designing the interface for you. A teacher gives birth on the sidewalk outside her school, probably because her class was too overcrowded. And a recap of the Phoenix weekend with Mr. D. 

Devin recalls a dream come true at Kennedy Space Center, that promptly is shut down by mother nature. The crew struggles to get through Macbeth without feeling offensive. And lastly Devin stokes the campfire for a special edition Are You Afraid of the Dark episode, teacher style (Part 1).

How does a hurricane compare to teaching? We have the answers! A teacher mows his yard naked, and alcohol was not involved. Devin discusses being on the road and why the Midwest all looks the same.

What is the ultimate teacher playlist? We discuss the submissions, and give a few of our own. Devin talks about dedicating yourself to a passion, and is it OK for parents to check the social media of teachers?

It is the beginning of the year, and Devin has some practical/hilarious tips for staying healthy among the heathens. Florida teachers continue to not disappoint when it comes to making headlines. Lastly, Mike decided it was a great idea to Facetime Devin nude. Sadly, not the first occurrence.

Three days in and all hell is breaking loose in Atlanta schools, and of course we are here to laugh about it. Devin wins a D.A.R.E. Mike wins a Pulitzer, kind of. And Devin takes us on a teacher meditation journey unlike any other.

After a freak hack attack from the Russian DOE, we are back and better than ever. Devin and Mike discuss a teacher with a great responses to a DRUNK student. Then we dive head first into beginning of the year Open Houses, and Devin delivers the open house spiel we all dream of.

Devin has to endure one of the most brutal and baffling PD experiences in his 13 years of teaching. Middle school teacher gone wild with a smorgasbord of drugs. And we talk about the most embarrassing moments teachers have had in the classroom.

MrDTimes3, Joe Dombrowski joins the guys on this episode to talk do’s and do harder when it comes to fashion in the classroom. Mike gives us the low down on his encounter with the mob in Chicago, and it still doesn’t match the dangers of teaching. Teachers in the news rounds it out.

Class lists are rolling in and teachers’ eyes are rolling back. What is the best way to set up your classroom besides putting your desk in the hallway? A superintendent gets headbutted and after finding out how much he is paid, Mike and Devin volunteer to do it again. Finally, Devin makes a Suge Knight reference to stay hip.

Devin and Mike take on the infamous “How was your summer” icebreakers. We discuss teachers looking for Sugar Daddies in NYC. Then we try to get to the bottom of teachers giving out zeros in class, but give up and still get 50 percent of the problem solved! Lastly, we talk teacher perks… kind of.

Mike flaunts his 800+ credit score to Devin as he flaunts his 800+ overdrafts. We talk about a teacher that goes on an annual purge of drunken debauchery and trespassing. Lastly, Devin rounds up all the best responses to stupid questions asked in the classroom and we crown a winner.

We dive head on into the topic of weed in the classroom, smoking teachers, and kids that walk into class with eyes more red than the Terminator. Math comic books are a thing and yes it is as corny as it sounds. Also, Devin discovers he could never be a writer for Law and Order.

A teacher decided to resign the very next day after seeing my comedy show. I should have charged her more for the Ted Talk. Angry Texan joins us in studio as our first ever guest. We discuss a thieving teacher mother/daughter duo and end on your classroom sarcasm submissions from Facebook.

After a single missed episode, Devin has a beef with Mike and his “vacation”. Do teachers have Savings Accounts or just more places they can observe how broke they are? The guys discuss handling that time of the month in the classroom, and is wrestling in the ring basically like a day in the classroom? Devin does a top 10 to find out.

Mike is on vacation, but I wanted to keep the magic alive, so I went solo this episode. You will likely miss his Jabba the Hutt style cackle, but hopefully you enjoy the mix of heartfelt, raw, and, of course, humorous stories of my teaching origins. Journey with me through college, lay offs, bogus test scores, and the trails and tribulations of being a new teacher.

We discuss the goth days of Devin (yes, you read that right), and a crazy middle school assault. The court system let’s Mike down, and Devin offers some positive news to the new teachers… for once.

Devin tells the infamous story of taping over his baby videos. Alabama teachers have some training to do, but not anything like you would… wait it is Alabama, you can probably guess. And lastly, we explore the lowest paying jobs in the US and which jobs teachers should envy. All that and more on the newest episode of Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers.

The guys discuss Devin’s glory days as a hall of fame baseball pitcher. Sarcasm included. A veteran teacher gets the can and we dig deep to find out why. Spoiler: We don’t. And lastly Devin gives the commencement speech for teachers that we have always wanted to give. Fireworks included.

Devin heads to Key West and hopes to one day return with a fist full of plastic straws. Mike gives us a preview of his search history and his parents are concerned. And how do we motivate kids to get good grades? Bill the parents. All that and more on this week’s episode.