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🎙️ What is a teacher, really? And what’s it actually like inside a New York City school? Welcome to Playing Teacher , where veteran educators Matt and Rob —with over 40 years of combined experience teaching in NYC—pull back the curtain on the myths, realities, and moments that make education unforgettable (for better or worse). From the mysterious teacher’s lounge to the myth of “summer off,” they explore what really happens when the classroom door closes. This isn’t a shiny brochure version of school. It’s the real deal: 🧠 Learning vs. schooling. ❤️ What kids actually carry with them. 🔥 How teachers and counselors survive systems built to burn them out. And when we’re lucky enough to have her, we’re joined by Beanie —school counselor, educator, and recurring co-host—who brings powerful insight, grounded compassion, and the kind of perspective only someone who's worked both inside and
Unknown Host hosts Playing Teacher, a education show with 29 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Graduation is supposed to be about the students—but anyone who has worked in a school knows the ceremony often comes with a backstage show of adult politics, bruised egos, seating drama, award rivalries,
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 28, we catch up with Ms. Henriquez, though longtime listeners will understand why she will forever be known to us as Slagle — which, yes, rhymes with Bagel. The episode begins with a 20-year-o
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt, Rob, and Brugge pull back the curtain on one of the least-discussed realities of working in schools: teachers are not only instructors, they are also emergency managers, crowd-cont
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the Playing Teacher team sits down with Dr. Neil for a wide-ranging conversation about education, leadership, and the relationships that shape a career in schools. The discussion moves f
Send us Fan Mail In this milestone 25th episode of Playin’ Teacher, the crew looks back at the podcast’s growth, biggest episodes, and where listeners are tuning in from around the world. What starts as a stats check qui
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 24 of Season 1, the Playing Teacher team explores the surprisingly loaded topic of desks in schools. From bizarre desk drawer discoveries to classroom desk placement strategies, the conversati
Send us Fan Mail Episode 23 of Playing Teacher tackles one of the biggest questions in education today: What happens when classrooms become dominated by screens, software, and artificial intelligence? Robert, Matthew, an
Send us Fan Mail What actually happens in a teacher’s final years in the classroom? In this episode, Matt, Robert, and Jeannine dig into the lived reality of the aging educator —not as a comparison to younger teachers, b
Send us Fan Mail Tech trouble, Mario cosplay, workplace mishaps, and way too many stories about falling down. In this episode, Robert, Matthew, and Brugge dive into a chaotic mix of muted microphones, Halloween go-kart a
Send us Fan Mail Every NYC teacher has a horror story — but this one starts with a parking meter. In this episode, Matthew, Brugge, and Robert tackle the ultimate urban educator struggle: finding a parking spot in New Yo
Send us Fan Mail Overview In this milestone episode, the hosts celebrate reaching 500 podcast downloads and reflect on personal experiences that reveal how trust, credentials, and communication shape everyday life — from
Send us Fan Mail A glitchy start becomes a candid systems-level conversation about age dynamics and professional identity across schools and clinics. After wrangling audio issues, the team unpacks how age and experience
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt, Rob, and Brugge share candid reflections on the challenges of maintaining health and balance as educators. The conversation spans from their high school experiences to their ongoin
Send us Fan Mail Getting hired in the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) isn’t just about what you know—it’s often about who you know. In this episode of Playing Teacher: The Podcast, we pull back the curtain
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Playing Teacher, Robert, Matthew, and Brugge dive deep into the bittersweet—and sometimes hilarious—world of teachers leaving their jobs and the hidden realities behind the classroom d
Send us Fan Mail In this unforgettable episode of Playing Teacher, Rob, Brugge, and Matthew take us behind the scenes of one of the most chaotic rituals in education: the school field trip . It all begins with a subway d
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 13 of Playing Teacher, we pull back the curtain on one of the most absurd realities of working in education: calling out sick . From planning sub folders while mid-fever to writing emergency p
Send us Fan Mail 📘 Episode Description: In this episode of the Playing Teacher Podcast, we debut a brand-new segment: 🎤 Teacher Headlines with Janine Brugge , where we explore what’s really going on in the world of edu
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Playing Teacher Podcast, we delve into the vibrant world of education, sharing personal anecdotes and professional insights that resonate with educators, students, and lifelong lea
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Playing Teacher Ep. 10 – Pacing, Pop Culture, and the 30-Second Reprimand Description: In this episode of Playing Teacher, Matt recounts a jaw-dropping moment when he was called out in front of stude
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