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Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching

Hosted by Craig Stage · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 9 episodes

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9
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About this podcast

Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching is where educators get honest. No scripts, no spin—just real conversations about what it’s actually like to teach today. Each month, teachers from the Athens Area School District open up about the moments that shape them: the breakthroughs, the breakdowns, and everything in between.This podcast isn’t about trends or test scores. It’s about the human side of public education—the unplanned lessons that come from being in the classroom every day.Whether you’re a fellow educator, a parent, a student, or someone curious about what really happens behind the

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Craig Stage hosts Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching, a education show with 9 episodes published.

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What Students Wish Teachers & Parents Knew | Real Talk with Graduating Seniors

May 30, 202629mEp. 10S1

For the Season 1 finale of Lessons Unplanned, Craig Stage and Jake Lezak sit down with graduating seniors Brooke Geiger and Owen Wilkinson for an honest conversation about school, careers, stress, motivation, and life af

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Lessons Unplanned Ep. 9 | A Parent’s Honest Take on Schools

May 20, 202635mEp. 9S1

What happens when you bring a parent into the conversation about modern education? In Episode 9 of Lessons Unplanned, Katie Behm joins Craig Stage &Tressa Heffron for a candid discussion about what schools are doing righ

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Schools Are Changing… But Are These New Rules Helping Kids? | Lessons Unplanned Ep. 8

Apr 18, 202636mEp. 8S1

From cursive writing mandates to recess requirements and cell phone bans… schools are changing fast. But are these changes actually helping students? In Episode 8 of Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching, Superintende

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Support or Rescue? Where’s the Line for Our Kids? | Lessons Unplanned Ep. 7

Mar 17, 202627mEp. 7S1

Are we truly supporting kids—or are we rescuing them too much? In Episode 7 of Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching, Superintendent Craig Stage and veteran educators Tressa and Jake tackle one of the toughest questio

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Teaching in 2026: What No One Prepared Us For

Mar 2, 202633mEp. 6S1

College prepared us to write lesson plans. It didn’t prepare us for loaded parent meetings, student trauma, shrinking attention spans, and the emotional weight of modern classrooms. In Episode 6, we talk honestly about t

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The Teacher/ Parent Identity Collision

Dec 22, 202514mEp. 5S1

What happens when your two most demanding roles—parent and teacher—collide? In this episode of Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching, Superintendent Craig Stage sits down with veteran educators (and parents) Tressa an

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Episode 4: Teaching in 2025: What's Changed?

Dec 15, 202527mEp. 4S1

What does it really mean to be a teacher in 2025? In this episode of Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching, Superintendent Craig Stage joins longtime educators Tressa and Jake to unpack how the profession has shifted

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EPISODE 3: What the System Gets Right… and What It Gets Wrong

Nov 27, 202526mEp. 3S1

In Episode 3 of Lessons Unplanned, Craig Stage, Tressa Heffron, and Jake Lezak dive into one of the biggest questions in education: What does our system actually get right, and where is it failing? This conversation is r

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The Joy and the Grind

Nov 16, 202520mEp. 2S1

In Episode 2 of Lessons Unplanned, host Craig Stage sits down again with Tressa Heffron and Jake Lezak to talk about the joy and the grind of teaching. From small moments that remind educators why they love their work, t

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The Work Behind the Work

Nov 8, 202523mEp. 1S1

In this first episode of Lessons Unplanned, host Craig Stage sits down with teachers Tressa Heffron and Jake Lezak to talk about what really happens behind the scenes in education. From teaching kids how to grocery shop

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Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching is hosted by Craig Stage. The show is categorised under education and has published 9 episodes.

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Lessons Unplanned: Realities of Teaching regularly covers education. It sits in the education category.

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