In this week's episode, the students truly have become the teachers. TOD Live episodes at the Saved By the Beach Bored Teachers Comedy Fest 2025: https://www.savedbythebeachfest.com Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ Sometimes, we get so caught up in lesson plans and teaching, we forget that we ...
Dec 08, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 68
It's about time to break out that advent calendar… Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ Happy holidays everyone, and welcome to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Gabe Dannenbring, Anna Kowal, ...
Dec 01, 2024•55 min•Season 6Ep. 67
You wouldn’t believe how quick our lesson plans go south… TOD Live episodes at the Saved By the Beach Bored Teachers Comedy Fest 2025: https://www.savedbythebeachfest.com Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ As teachers, we always want to try to create fun and new ways of teaching our students, an...
Nov 24, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Sometimes it's not about the destination, it's the journey. TOD Live episodes at the Saved By the Beach Bored Teachers Comedy Fest 2025: https://www.savedbythebeachfest.com Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ For students, a break from the classroom is a dream come true, however for us teachers, ...
Nov 17, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 65
We all have that coworker we can’t stand, and if you don’t… we got some bad news for you. Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/BTCTSpring25TOD Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a bit quirky, but ...
Nov 10, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 64
These kids really made all this hard work worth it! Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ We can't speak for everyone, but we didn't become teachers for the pay, or the free coffee in the breakroom,...
Nov 03, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 63
Casualties of the copy machine—every teacher's unsung Halloween horror. Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ It's about that time of the year, and we're getting pretty spooky on this week's episode...
Oct 27, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 62
You wouldn't believe what started this fight in the hallway…. Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT TOD Live episodes at the Saved By the Beach Bored Teachers Comedy Fest 2025: https://www.savedbythebeachfest.com Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Listen to the podcast anywhere you stream your favorite shows: Spotify: https://open.spoti...
Oct 20, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 61
You know, if the teacher is 15 minutes late we get to go home… Right? 🚨 Big Announcement! 🚨 The Teachers Off Duty Podcast is hosting its very FIRST LIVE event—and YOU’RE invited! Join us for an epic 3-day getaway in Cancun at the first ever Bored Teachers Comedy Festival! 🌴 Get ready for sun, laughter, and unforgettable moments with your teacher besties. Sign up to be the first to know when tickets go on sale for this ultimate teacher vacation! ✈️ savedbythebeachfest.com Grab your tickets for...
Oct 13, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 60
What qualities does it take to make a parent easy or difficult to work with? Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ The dynamics of teacher-parent relationships can be dicey to say the least, and on ...
Oct 06, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 59
As R.L Stein once said, viewers beware, you're in for a scare… Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ Our hosts Gabe Dannenbring, Bri Richardson, and Jess Smith celebrate Halloween on this week's epi...
Sep 29, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 58
So, why do we need to do a dance party in the staff meeting again? Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ You’d think staff meetings would be boring but strap in for these ridiculous stories! Our hos...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 57
Can saying 'no' actually make you a better teacher? Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ From saying "no" to overwork and underappreciated responsibilities, to discussing the harsh financial realit...
Sep 15, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 56
From breakups to viral TikToks, student drama isn't what it used to be… Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Get Teachers Off Duty Premium to access EXCLUSIVE content at: https://teachersoffduty.supercast.com/ Listen to the podcast anywhere you stream your favorite shows: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69pLuB4cKPCP8UG3eCImfP Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teachers-off-duty/id160...
Sep 08, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 55
Can wearing all black really make you a criminal? Some schools seem to think so! Can wearing all black really make you a criminal? Some schools seem to think so! Grab your tickets for the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour here: https://bit.ly/TODBTCT Check out our new MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com Listen to the podcast anywhere you stream your favorite shows: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69pLuB4cKPCP8UG3eCImfP Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teachers-off-duty/id1602160612...
Sep 01, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 54
Teaching isn’t just about lesson plans… 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 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod _________________________________ Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Gabe Dannenbring, Leslie Rob, and Tyler Jackow...
Aug 25, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 53
Find out how a Teacher's Quick Comeback Made a Student Rethink Everything! Get 30 days of Teacher Style Box for free by going to https://teacherstylebox.com and using promo code TOD30. Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Gabe Dannenbring, Leslie Rob, and Tyler Jackowski share their funniest classroom moments! We kick off this week's episode with some of the weirdest situations our hosts have found themselves in. For example our teachers have been put in a lot of positions that...
Aug 18, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Shadow Boxing Helps you with your Algebra!? Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Jess Smith, and Tyler Jackowski share their best games for student engagement. Everyone loves a good game of Smash Bros or Monopoly, but how does this help us in the classroom? Well maybe these games won't help, but this week we give our opinions on how helpful playing a simple learning game could be, to not only help our students understand our curriculum more, but also have fun in...
Aug 11, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 51
There’s no way your student said that… Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Jess Smith, and Tyler Jackowski share the craziest things that students have said to them. We all love a good roast, but it really doesn’t hit when it's coming from a twelve year old kid. Our students can be really brutal, and we start off the episode by saying the worst insults our students have given us. Some of these are really hurtful, from making fun of our fashion, to our career de...
Aug 04, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 50
What does it really take to keep educators motivated and effective? Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Jess Smith, and Tyler Jackowski talk about a hot button issue, how can schools retain their educators? To find out how to keep teachers, we think it's smart to first figure out why they are leaving in the first place. We use our personal experiences as teachers, and a bit of research we've found, to really unpack all the problems that teachers are facing toda...
Jul 28, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 49
If you can dodge a desk you can teach a classroom! Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Jess Smith, and Tyler Jackowski share their experiences as first year teachers. From being unprepared to teach the curriculum, to students questioning your abilities, the first year of teaching can prove to be extremely overwhelming. That's specifically true for our guest host Tyler, and he's here to tell you guys about all the mistakes he made his first year of teaching, and...
Jul 21, 2024•53 min•Season 26Ep. 1
Our teachers have had the weirdest summer jobs… Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Devin Siebold, and Jess Smith share their most unforgettable side hustles. Sometimes teachers need a bit of extra cash when summer break rolls around, and when they need a break from teaching summer school, they have to look into other side hustles. Our hosts each have extremely diverse resumes, from working in a frozen pizza factory assembly line to being a DJ for weddings, our...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Did admin really just call me trash?! Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Devin Seibold, and Jess Smith share some of the worst observations they've ever had! Wouldn’t you think it would be fun to invite admin in for a little fun game with students? Well we’ve tried that and when the kids got a bit too competitive things quickly spiraled out of control. This week we shared some real horror stories from our classroom observations. From literal fires, accidental ...
Jul 07, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 46
This Teacher Math Doesn't Add Up. Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Devin Seibold, and Jess Smith discuss schools newest subject, teacher math! Now if you don’t know what girl math is, don't worry, we didn't know either, but essentially it's just doing mental gymnastics to justify large purchases. Like yea, buying a new purse for 300 bucks sounds rough, but when you're returning a clutch worth 250, you're essentially only paying 50 bucks right? And a little b...
Jun 30, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 45
We have a feeling the five-day school week is outdated… Welcome back to another episode of Teachers Off Duty! In this episode, Bri Richardson, Jess Smith, and Devin Siebold discuss a hot topic in the education world: 4-day school weeks. With the constant pressure to improve student performance and reduce costs, many school districts are considering switching to a 4-day school week. On paper, it seems like a win-win situation - students get an extra day off and schools save money. But is it reall...
Jun 23, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Teaching really isn’t what it used to be… Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Gabe Dannenbring, and Jess Smith break down some of the morally gray areas of teaching. Here’s a hot take, homework is overrated. We had an intense debate over whether or not homework is even necessary in schools. Should students bring their studies home, or should teachers give them time for after school activities? Between grading, lesson plans, and babysitting, teachers have a lot ...
Jun 16, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 43
I don’t think we should trust these people with classroom advice… Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Gabe Dannenbring, and Jess Smith share stories of the worst unsolicited advice they've been given. As teachers, we are constantly bombarded with well-meaning but misguided advice. From "just get another job if you're unhappy" to "you need to strictly enforce classroom rules" these suggestions may seem like the solution to our problems, but are they really? And ...
Jun 09, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Our middle school students did what!? Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Gabe Dannenbring, and Jess Smith give you the lowdown on the world of middle school education. We know a thing or two, because we've seen a thing or two. You would not believe some of the hectic and hormonal things we’ve seen middle schoolers do. From giggling at textbook questions to making roaches class pets, they have some unhinged tendencies. But it’s not all bad, we also have our fai...
Jun 02, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Hey best friends! Welcome to this week's episode of "Teachers Off Duty" with Bri Richardson aka HonestTeacherVibes and give a welcome back to these Bored Teachers and Teacher Off Duty OGs Jess Smith and Gabe Dannenbring! The end of the year is here and we're diving into the highs and lows. From moving classrooms to the dreaded end-of-year checklists, we've got some stories you got to hear to believe! Don't Miss: HonestTeacherVibes' hilarious flashbacks to year-end classroom chaos Jess Smith's ti...
May 26, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Ex boyfriends and rogue bats… It's been a weird news day Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty! This week our hosts Bri Richardson, Devin Siebold, and James Yon unpack the weirdest teachers of the news, that you have to see to believe. Sick days are hard to come by, but luckily for this teacher, while battling cancer, his fellow teachers came to his rescue. Although it's a heartwarming story of comradery between peers, should he have to take his friends sick days? While most teachers seem to have ba...
May 19, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 39
