Untidy Teacher

<p>Some students act like they don’t care about anything we’re teaching. They argue, refuse to try, and say school is pointless. In this episode, I talk about the students who pretend not to care and share a story from...

<p>Teaching isn’t just lesson plans, grades, or classroom management. Sometimes, it’s showing up every day while your heart is breaking.</p><p>In this episode, I share what it’s like to hold it together for your...

<p>You know the kid who’s perfect in the hallway… and then turns into a full-blown gremlin the second they walk into your classroom? Yep. That kid. Let’s talk about why it happens, how to reframe your thoughts about it...

<p>My students think I live at school, never get tired, and always know what I’m doing. In this episode, I’m unpacking the version of me they see, the parts they don’t, and why teaching is so much more than what happens...

<p>Warning: may cause excessive laughing, nodding, and sudden validation of your teacher brain. Teaching requires endless smiling while thinking unhinged thoughts. This episode spills everything teachers never can...

<p>Teaching is loud, exhausting, and mentally overwhelming… but every once in a while, everything gets quiet.</p><p>In this episode, I’m talking about the small, unexpected moments that remind us why we do this job...

<p>This episode is the final update on Operation Filling Bellies - a project that stretched me, stressed me out, and reminded me why this work matters so much. From paying for thousands in groceries out of pocket, to...

<p>Teachers on Christmas break hit different. After a week in Hawaii with zero thoughts about school or the podcast, I decided to take the entire month of December off, no guilt attached. But between coming home and...

<p>Friends… Operation Filling Bellies has been a whirlwind, and I’m spilling it all. From feeling completely overwhelmed when I realized how many families needed help, to the stress of wondering if I could even make it...

<p>Let’s be honest: if teachers ran the world, things would function a whole lot better. This episode, we’re breaking down exactly how... with a little humor, a little chaos, and a lot of... low key... “you know I’m...

<p>I’m sharing a story that genuinely melted my heart and reminded me why I love teaching so dang much.</p><p>A new student joined our class, and what happened next was one of the purest, sweetest displays of kindness...

<p>Listen… I love teaching, but there are days where the weight of it all feels heavy in a way I can’t explain.</p><p>Because teachers aren’t just teaching. We’re therapists, protectors, detectives, comforters...

<p>Okay friends… buckle up. Because I’ve got some major teacher wins to share and I am not keeping them to myself 😂. You know those moments that seem so small to anyone else... but to us teachers, they’re...

<p>This episode is a heavy one.</p><p>We’re talking about the teacher who was shot by her first grader.<br><br></p><p>I’ve seen it all over social media, and honestly, it’s shaken me. Between the court case, the details...

<p>This one’s straight from my heart, Untidy Fam💛. In this episode, I’m sharing a story that completely changed me. One that opened my eyes to what some of our students face when the school doors close for the...