Are notebook grenades a thing now!? Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! Join Bri Richardson, Devin Siebold, and James Yon in this ‘Crying in My Car Podcast’ crossover where there’s no holding back on the craziest classroom chaos stories! Like teaching isn’t hard enough, we have chaos slowing down our lessons like one kindergartner who glued her crayons under her desk on the first day, to another student who was so annoyed by the lack of story time that they threw all their clothes off to make his...
May 12, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Can every week be Teacher Appreciation Week?? Teacher Style Box is giving all Teachers Off Duty listeners a 30-Day Free Trial of Unlimited Boxes with special code, TEACHERSOFFDUTY. Treat yo’ self! https://www.teacherstylebox.com/ Or enter their Teachers Appreciation Giveaway here for a chance to win 3 months FREE: https://mailchi.mp/1fe483a489c6/teacher-style-box-ta-giveaway-2024 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! Get ready for some flashbacks, our hosts KC Mack, Bri Richardson also known as Hone...
May 05, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Gen Z's sass meets classroom brass…. Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty with our hosts KC Mack, HonestTeacherVibes: Bri Richardson, and the Angry Gym Teacher, Tom Filline! Let’s have a real talk about Gen Z. They’re just built different. What is up with these snack smugglers and TikTok pre-stars? Maybe we shouldn’t cry or laugh at the hilarious yet frustrating reality of teaching Gen Z students who don't know how to do a simple signature. It's a skill we often take for granted, but for this new g...
Apr 28, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Exploding urinal duckies and tornado drills: just another school day. Put away your Sunday scaries, it's time for Teachers Off Duty!! Join our hosts, KC Mack, The Angry Gym Teacher: Tom Filline, and HonestTeacherVibes herself: Bri Richardson. (Crowd goes wild!!) Teaching can be loud and chaotic, just the volume in the hallway is enough to make any teacher want to scream. But the louder the teachers scream, the louder the kids will be. It's a never-ending cycle of noise. 🍎 Featured Stories: Ring...
Apr 21, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Get ready to dodge, duck, and dive! Twin with HonestTeacherVibes with the 'Ya'll Gonna Learn Today Crew Neck! https://bit.ly/BTGonLearnToday Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! Join our hosts KC Mack, Bri Richardson as known as HonestTeacherVibes, and The Angry Gym Teacher himself, Tom Filline for some of the funniest stories that NEVER made it to the yearbook. In what might be a "you gotta be there to believe it" situation, imagine KC Mack's tetherball turnarounds that defy physics. Let's not fo...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 34
TWIN with HonestTeacherVibes with the LET TEACHERS TEACH! Tee https://bit.ly/BTLetTeachersTeachTee Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty with our hosts Bri Richardson, KC Mack and joining us one more time, Mark Schumacher! We’re stirring the pot of WILD school cafeteria moments, from ‘Mystery Meat Mondays’ to the insane food fights - cue the battle shield food trays! Hold on to your milk cartons!! We're talking clandestine tater tot trade territory, PTA bake sale fiascos, but more importantly remini...
Apr 07, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Haircut empire in the bathroom: an SRO's wildest crackdown…. Match HonestTeacherVibes with your own "I Need to Pee" Tee! https://bit.ly/BTIneedtoGoTee We totally didn’t make these up…. Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty with our hosts KC Mack, Mark Schumacher, and Bri Richardson aka HonestTeacherVibes! You assumed the classroom was for ABCs and 123s, but this week's episode turns the tables with stories that will leave you questioning what's truly going on during recess! This week, the hall pass ...
Mar 31, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Stop! Admin said what?! Get your own 'Teacher Besties' Tee! https://bit.ly/BTBestiesTee Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! Join our hosts KC Mack, the hilarious HonestTeacherVibes: Bri Richardson, and our Bored Teachers Comedy Tour mate Mark Schumacher as they dive into the most unbelievable and heartwarming admin stories from schools around the nation! 👟💨 Find out what happens when a principal with a history as an Olympic sprinter challenges students to a foot race – and wins! Ever seen a pri...
Mar 24, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Who are the parent-teacher conferences even for!? Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! Join our hosts Mark Schumacher, KC Mack, and HonestTeacherVibes herself, Bri Richardson as they hold nothing back and spill the teacher tea of the drama that unfolds when overzealous parents meet questionable school policies. Could you believe a parent would actually sneak around and go through another students’ files? They just wanted to know what other students scores were so they knew their son’s “ranking”. S...
Mar 17, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Calling in but actually straight into the nurse's office! Welcome to another episode of the Teachers Off Duty podcast! Where your hosts KC Mack, HonestTeacherVibes, and Devin Siebold are starting to feel the call of Spring Break but before that gift is bestowed upon us, you got to hear these school nurse stories! Devin will have you on the edge of your seat with stories of unexpected injuries and peculiar parental requests for medical advice on everything from STDs to foot warts. Don't miss KC's...
Mar 10, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Ever seen a teacher square up after school!? Welcome to another episode of the Teachers Off Duty podcast! We’ve got KC Mack, Honestteachervibes, and Devin Siebold back for another hilarious episode. Where we cover everything teachers do that get on each other’s nerves. In a world where admin beefs with teachers and educators clash over resource hoarding, we've got stories that'll have you nodding in agreement or shaking your head in disbelief. Whether it's the battle for the title of Teacher of ...
Mar 03, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 28
I can’t believe they let that slide 10 years ago! Devin Siebold, KC Mack, and Bri Richardson are back at it again as they take us on a throwback to the olden days, comparing the things teachers could get away with back then compared to now! We've got a crazy classroom birthday tradition for you, where KC dishes out a story about a teacher who would do birthday spankings to their students on their birthdays. If you think that wasn’t wacky enough, wait till you hear about the time where a teacher ...
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Sorry, this playground wedding is overbooked! Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week Devin Siebold joins KC Mack and HonestTeacherVibes herself Bri Richardson to share some of the most RIDICULOUS and hilarious relationship "tea" from their time in the classroom. You're in for a ride.... KC recounts a love letter passed in class that praised "thick, not fat" thighs then the aftermath of rejection (and the effect on their grades) "Heartbreak ate my homework!" Remember that one time that Devi...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Navigating classroom needs and teacher budgets! In this episode of Teachers Off Duty we will explore the personal spending teachers endure for their classrooms. Our hosts KC Mack, Bri Richardson, and Mike Rivera, share some firsthand experiences and the impacts of these expenses! We begin by recognizing the dedication of teachers who invest their own money into classroom supplies, discussing the effects on both their students and their personal finances. Next, we tackle the mystery of disappeari...
Feb 11, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 25
We’re confronting classroom realities in education! Welcome back to the Teachers Off Duty Podcast. In today’s episode, hosts KC Mack, Bri Richardson, and Mike Rivera, will tackle pressing issues in the education system, sharing experiences and offering insights into what needs to change for the betterment of our schools. We will first delve into the topic of banned books in Florida libraries, questioning the implications of censorship on education. The conversation turns to the necessity of prio...
Feb 04, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 24
When teaching goes off script… Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty, we’re joined by the funny KC Mack, the always entertaining Bri Richardson and Mike Rivera. I hope you’re ready because today we're diving into the hilarious, and sometimes bizarre world of lesson plans gone wrong. Bri kicks things off with a tale of football athletes fighting right in the middle of a school assembly! We dive into the chaos of breaking up a brawl and the unexpected roles we find ourselves in as e...
Jan 28, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 23
We’re showing the heroic side of our school custodians! Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty, where we delve into the world of our beloved custodians! I'm KC Mack, joined by my co-hosts Bri Richardson and Mike Rivera. Today, we're sharing some of the most outrageous and downright funny custodian stories in the classroom. We're tipping our hats to the unsung heroes who aren't just janitors but our confidants, the ones who've heard it all – from student antics to the mysteries of t...
Jan 21, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Skills you never knew teachers had in the classroom! Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty. Where KC Mack is joined by the dynamic duo Jay Yoder and Bri Richardson. Today, we're diving into the little-known, often hilarious skills that teachers possess – the ones that go far beyond lesson planning and grading. Jay's up with a story about a chance encounter with a former student who credited him for career inspiration. He'll also spill the beans on our uncanny ability to read a roo...
Jan 14, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 21
We’ve got clever hacks for everyday challenges Welcome to the latest episode of Teachers Off Duty, where we turn classroom chaos into clever conveniences! On this episode we’ve got our hilarious host KC Mack, joined by the hack maestros themselves, Bri Richardson and Jay Yoder. Buckle up, because we're about to dish out some of the funniest and most ingenious teacher hacks you've ever heard! First up, Jay's taking us into the Shark Tank – not with business moguls, but in a school project that's ...
Jan 07, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Teachers return to reality! Welcome to another episode of Teachers Off Duty, where we peel back the curtain on the real world of teaching. I'm KC Mack, here with the delightful Bri Richardson and the ever-insightful Jay Yoder, ready to spill the beans on what teaching is REALLY like after winter break. Join us as we navigate the maze of returning to school life, from the laughable little hiccups to the unexpected roles we find ourselves in, like suddenly becoming a long-term sub. We'll also get ...
Dec 31, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 19
We’re talking all things teachers really do on break! Ho ho ho, and welcome back to Teachers Off Duty, your festive retreat from the classroom chalkboard! We’ve got our cheer filled host KC Mack, joined by the jolliest elves in the education workshop, Jay Yoder and Bri Richardson. In this holiday special, we're diving headfirst into the snowy mystery of what students *think* we do over the break versus the cozy reality. In this episode, we're unwrapping the gift of truth about teacher life durin...
Dec 24, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 18
We’re unwrapping the holiday hysteria! Welcome to another episode of Teachers Off Duty! Today, we've got our hilarious host KC Mack, and with him are the ever-entertaining Jay Yoder and Bri. Buckle up, because we're about to unwrap the honest and darkly humorous reality of teaching during the holiday season. We've got stories about our desperate attempts to keep the peace by playing movies, the interruptions from never-ending assemblies and school plays, and the heartfelt, and sometimes quirky, ...
Dec 17, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Teacher Talk You Won’t Find Anywhere Else! Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty, the podcast where the classroom meets comedy! I'm KC Mack, joined by the always fantastic Bri and Liz. This week, we're diving into the wild, weird, and wonderfully wacky world of things only teachers say. Trust us, you won't find these phrases in any other job! As soon as that school bell rings, the adventure begins. But let's face it, our students sometimes seem like they're on a different planet. ...
Dec 10, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 16
The real story behind teachers' "paid" holiday "breaks". Myths, facts, and down right lies. Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! Join us as KC Mack and guest hosts HonestTeacherVibes and Liz Blanc share what we wish non-teachers knew. First, all-too-common misconception that teachers enjoy a paid summer vacation. We're here to clear the air and bring the facts. We're also shedding light on the extra duties teachers often juggle, like covering additional classes. Yes, in some districts, teachers we...
Dec 03, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 15
From smelly teaching lounges to animal infestations in the classroom! Welcome to this week’s laugh-a-minute episode of Teachers Off Duty! KC Mack is back with Bri and we've roped in a special guest to unpack the pandemonium of our beloved school buildings. Ever had a student turn a routine bathroom break into a rescue mission? We've got stories of bathroom escapades that'll have you double-checking these school bathrooms. From the mystery of whether students brave the student bathrooms to the ev...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 14
It’s time to fill you in on the school front desk magic! Welcome to another laughter-laced episode of Teachers Off Duty, where the bell never rings on our offbeat adventures in education. Our host KC Mack is joined with Bri and a special guest, as they take us through the secret diary of school secretaries. You thought teachers had tales? Buckle up, because these front-desk dynamos are the true unsung heroes of the hallways. Brace yourself for a love story with a twist. One audacious student tri...
Nov 19, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 13
When Trial and error meets the classroom… Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty! This week, we're getting real about the differences between textbook classroom management and the reality that hits you when you’re the one in front of the class. Don’t forget the days of trial by fire that is student teaching –, where you balance the hopes of eager kids against the stern gaze of admin authority. Fast forward a bit, as Gabe reveals his unconventional tactic of tears to maintain order,...
Nov 12, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 12
We’re breaking down the world of K-12! Step into the chaotic yet entertaining world of elementary, middle, and high school education with us on the latest episode of Teachers Off Duty! Your host KC Mack is joined by the ever-charming Gabe Dannenbring and the fabulous Jess Smith as they decode the mysteries of the educational levels. From perplexing parent involvement dynamics to the absurdities of dress codes and social media, we leave no stone unturned as Gabe kicks things off by sharing his hi...
Nov 05, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 11
That moment when teachers lose their sanity Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://www.boredteachers.com/comedy-tour Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com/collections/teachers-off-duty Included in your premium subscription are the following benefits: ✭ Ad-free listening (all past episodes available September 1st, 2023) ✭ 4 Bonus Video per month (Games &am...
Oct 29, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://www.boredteachers.com/comedy-tour Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com/collections/teachers-off-duty Included in your premium subscription are the following benefits: ✭ Ad-free listening (all past episodes available September 1st, 2023) ✭ 4 Bonus Video per month (Games & skits with the comedians) ✭ Monthly Premi...
Oct 22, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 9
