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Hosted by Leah Cleary · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 54 episodes
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The podcast where real teachers get real. No Pinterest perfection. No out-of-touch theory. Just honest talk about what teaching actually looks like—failures, wins, and everything in between. Hosted by Leah Cleary, a 25-year classroom veteran who says what we’re all thinking. If you're burned out, doubting yourself, or sick of impossible expectations, you're not alone—and you're not broken. Let’s give teachers a voice. New episodes weekly. Finally, someone’s saying what teachers are thinking.
Leah Cleary hosts If Teachers Ruled the World, a education show with 54 episodes published.
Leah kicks off Season 2 talking about a late ADHD diagnosis, the masking that hid it for years, and a Friday afternoon where working late was warranted. She's teaching seventh grade ELA for the first time in over 20 year
What happens when the research driving school technology bans doesn't actually apply to classroom technology? Adam Sparks, founder of Short Answer and former classroom teacher, joins Leah Cleary for a conversation about
Nine teacher voices on technology in the classroom (and not one said get rid of it). Leah Cleary hands the mic to nine educators across subjects and grade levels. A special education teacher, an ESOL teacher, a media spe
A student once accused Leah of writing with AI. The evidence was her em dash. One tiny but incredibly versatile piece of punctuation. In this episode, she makes the case for why AI detection in the classroom's a losing g
In this episode of If Teachers Ruled the World, Leah Cleary talks about her own complicated relationship with rest and screen time. From a walk that turned into an unexpected lesson on creativity to a confession about th
In this episode of If Teachers Ruled the World, Leah Cleary cuts through the noise on classroom technology decisions with a five-question framework built for real teachers in real classrooms. From note-taking to a Theory
Schools are banning AI. But 86% of students are already using it (with or without teacher guidance). In this Teacher Reality Check, Leah makes the case that ignoring artificial intelligence in schools doesn't protect stu
The anti-technology movement in schools is moving fast -- 26 states have passed laws limiting or banning classroom devices, and 22 of those happened in 2025 alone. But is the backlash actually solving the right problem?
What's the best teacher summer advice? I asked nine of my colleagues on the last day of school. And what they said will stick with you all summer. From permission to fully unplug, to a two-part summer strategy for vetera
Are you actively choosing your teaching career, or just never choosing to leave? In this episode, Leah Cleary talks about her own teaching career change after 25 years in the classroom. What led her to resign, why she is
You've made it to the final two weeks. But if you teach AP, IB, or any high-stakes course, your students are already done with the real work. So what do you actually do with them now? In this episode, Leah Cleary introdu
Ever had a student ask "when will we ever use this?" and known immediately it wasn't really about curiosity? In this episode, high school teacher and 25-year classroom veteran Leah Cleary shares a real story about handli
It's the end of the year, and your students need to review. But re-reading notes isn't going to cut it. In this short episode, Leah shares a simple, low-prep sorting strategy that helps students stop memorizing random fa
If you're a social studies teacher trying to figure out what you're allowed to say in the classroom, this episode is for you. Leah Cleary breaks down Georgia House Bill 1084, the Protect Students First Act, a divisive co
Teacher workload management is one of the biggest challenges educators face — and most productivity advice completely misses the mark on what teaching actually looks like. In this episode, Leah Cleary breaks down the rea
In this episode of If Teachers Ruled the World , Leah Cleary sits down with literacy expert Patty McGee to rethink how grammar is taught in today’s classrooms. If grammar instruction has ever felt disconnected, ineffecti
You've tried the self-care advice. You've set the boundaries. You've done everything right. And you're still exhausted. Here's what nobody is telling you: that's not a you problem. That's a system problem. In this episod
You've built the relationships. You've established the procedures. And yet every single day, the same student walks in with headphones blasting, sits wherever they want, and acts like your classroom expectations are opti
It's AP season, and I'm hitting pause on new episodes for two weeks to record ahead, build content, and finally finish a writing program I started ten years ago. But before I go, I'm leaving you with something worth sitt
It's time for your mid-year Teacher Reality Check. Back in the summer and fall, I broke down three major education policy trends: cell phone bans, teacher evaluations, and the executive order to dismantle the Department
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