Crying In My Car: A Podcast For Teachers

This week Devin Siebold and James Yon are crying in their cars over having to deal with difficult parents in schools. Devin discovers Michigan's secret educational weapon: identical teaching twins (double the eyes, double the trouble!) and puzzles over a prodigious 16-year-old Oklahoma teacher with three degrees (Does she even remember a world where Steve Irwin existed?). Meanwhile, a superintendent takes the 'sailing into the sunset' approach amidst a timecard scandal, prompting Devin to ponder the state of her vacation finances. James delves deep into the parent-teacher dimension, offering sage advice on handling those tricky parent-teacher conferences. Face-to-face? Sounds great, unless it’s at a Chili's happy hour and the reason for the meet-up rhymes with 'your kid makes me drink'. And finding common ground? Let's just say some terrains are a bit rockier than others. Finally, we dive into parent territory, investigating a mom giving some good ol’ lip service at school and another with TikTok rule fame. F